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RYZE 53: Zoned PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders tries to keep at a distance but Nikolaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nikolaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanders did well to prevent Nikolaev getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nikolaev prevents Sanders from standing back up.
Nikolaev is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sanders is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Nikolaev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marrio Marselli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hopkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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147 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marrio Marselli !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marselli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adam Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Marselli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marselli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marselli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hopkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marselli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marrio Marselli just wasn't active enough.
Marselli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marselli is adopting a defensive guard.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Marselli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins with a nice head shot there.
Marselli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hopkins.
Marselli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marselli pulls Hopkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Hopkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marselli keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marselli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marselli is on top in guard.
Marselli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Marselli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marselli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marselli engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hopkins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet but Marselli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marselli wanted to stand there but Hopkins had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marselli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marselli engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marselli slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hopkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marselli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marselli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marselli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marselli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marselli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hopkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marselli trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marselli lands strikes from half guard.
Marselli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marselli stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Marselli dives in and scores a takedown into Hopkins's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marselli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marselli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marselli .
Marselli throwing shots but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Marselli moves nicely into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marselli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hopkins to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins clinches.
Marselli gets control of Hopkins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marselli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marselli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hopkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marselli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hopkins, into his guard.
Marselli stays in close to Hopkins's body and controls the position.
Hopkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marselli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marselli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marselli is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hopkins.
Marselli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hopkins to his feet.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marselli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Marselli dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marrio Marselli dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marselli shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marselli moves into the clinch.
Marselli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marselli uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marselli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hopkins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marselli has picked Hopkins up and slammed him! Hopkins can't keep hold of the triangle and Marselli manages to pass to side control!
Marselli controls the position from side control.
Marselli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hopkins, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marselli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marselli decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marselli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hopkins swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Marselli throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Marselli tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Marselli with a series of wild strikes but Marselli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marselli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marselli showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marselli lands a nice short elbow.
Marselli slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marrio Marselli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hopkins moves into range and clinches up with Marselli .
Marselli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marselli has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Marselli 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins forces Marselli back against the cage and clinches.
Marselli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Marselli on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marrio Marselli . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins drives through and clinches with Marselli against the cage.
Marselli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Marselli keeps moving.
Hopkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marselli is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marselli has escaped and now he's on top!
Marselli stays in close to Hopkins's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marrio Marselli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marselli 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marrio Marselli !
Marrio Marselli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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4 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hobbs wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield feints and then cracks Hobbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hobbs down.
Holyfield moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hobbs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Hobbs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hobbs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hobbs looking to slow down the pace here.
Holyfield breaks the clinch.
Holyfield looks to land a left hand but Hobbs moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hobbs manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobbs's head.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobbs's head.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Hobbs is not content to let Holyfield control the position.
Holyfield throwing shots but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Hobbs trying to control but Holyfield postures up.
Holyfield wants to pass the guard but Hobbs is defending well.
Hobbs is staying active underneath Holyfield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hobbs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbs makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hobbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield pushes Hobbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
Holyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holyfield is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Holyfield.
Holyfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holyfield lands in his opponent's guard.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hobbs working for a triangle but Holyfield defends it easily.
Holyfield postures up in Hobbs's guard and throws a big left but Hobbs blocks it.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses. Hobbs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holyfield's guard. Nice move by Hobbs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Holyfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hobbs is concentrating on defense, preventing Holyfield from advancing position.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holyfield thows a huge punch but Hobbs dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Hobbs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hobbs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holyfield's elbow.
Holyfield has Hobbs pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holyfield pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hobbs tumbling to the mat - Holyfield dives into Hobbs's guard.
Hobbs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holyfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Holyfield is really struggling to control Hobbs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hobbs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield postures up in Hobbs's guard and throws a big left but Hobbs blocks it.
Holyfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hobbs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holyfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holyfield is working Hobbs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is in close to Hobbs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Holyfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holyfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hobbs keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
Hobbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holyfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hobbs's head.
Holyfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holyfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Hobbs has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hobbs has momentary wrist control but Holyfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Holyfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield looking to pass the guard.
Holyfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hobbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holyfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Hobbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holyfield throwing strikes from guard but Hobbs blocks nicely.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield cracks Hobbs with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobbs is adopting a defensive guard.
Hobbs keeping full guard, as Holyfield tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Hobbs's belly button to the back.
Hobbs wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luke Hobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Holyfield circles away.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Holyfield there.
Holyfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobbs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield trying to control the action but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
Holyfield tries to advance position but instead Hobbs slips a leg back in to half guard.
Hobbs trying to control but Holyfield postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holyfield throwing shots but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Holyfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hobbs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holyfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hobbs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holyfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Evander Holyfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield wants to pass to mount but Hobbs is defending the position.
Hobbs wants to control but Holyfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holyfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hobbs is trying to control but can't.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura here.
Holyfield is nestled in close to Hobbs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs trying to control here.
Holyfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hobbs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hobbs sees it coming and defends easily.
Holyfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hobbs defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hobbs trying to control from the bottom.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luke Hobbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holyfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holyfield is looking to take a break and control but Hobbs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura but Hobbs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holyfield to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holyfield 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyfield!
Evander Holyfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jukki Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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2 - 2 - 1 |
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150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukki Makkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.
Cade wants to land a leg kick but Makkonen is out of range.
Cade clinches up with Makkonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Cade cracks Makkonen with a nice body shot.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makkonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cade controls his hands.
A short right from Cade.
A nice left hand lands by Cade.
It looks like Jukki Makkonen has been cut.
Cade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cade blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
Cade lands with a light punch inside.
Makkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cade pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade instigates a clinch.
Cade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Makkonen lands a takedown into guard.
Cade looking for a sweep. Not yet Cade, not yet.
Makkonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cade looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cade looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cade!
Cade staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Makkonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Makkonen trying his best to control but Cade has mounted him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade controlling from the full mount.
Cade prevents Makkonen from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makkonen is working hard here to advance position.
Cade content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throwing strikes but Makkonen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Makkonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Makkonen wants to control but Cade is keeping him busy.
Cade keeps Makkonen under control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen working the ground and pound but Cade is defending the strikes.
Makkonen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Makkonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Makkonen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cade rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Makkonen's guard! Nice work there by Cade!
Cade avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukki Makkonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cade lands with a right hand.
Cade defending well as Makkonen loads up on a big left hand.
Cade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cade.
A short right from Cade on the inside.
Cade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makkonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Cade sprawls well. He's pushed Makkonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade doesn't manage to clinch there - Makkonen circles away.
Cade tries to clinch there but Makkonen circles away.
Cade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makkonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cade closes the distance and pushes Makkonen back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cade.
Cade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makkonen tries for a takedown but Cade manages to get underhooks.
Cade lands a hook that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Cade on the inside.
Makkonen is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Cade.
Oh Makkonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Cade.
Cade throws a big uppercut that drops Makkonen! More strikes from Cade and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Makkonen lies dazed against the cage as Cade celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Cade!
A very excited looking Carl Cade rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins's entrance music is I have the whole world in my hand. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Piere!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Hawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Piere throws a series of strikes that have Hawkins backpedaling.
Piere lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piere stuns Hawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Piere closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piere is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawkins actively working from the bottom here.
Piere trying to control from half guard but Hawkins is working away.
Piere working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Piere is nestled in close to Hawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piere thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Piere is controlling well.
Piere is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Piere sits in half guard.
Piere throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piere throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piere wants to control but Hawkins is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piere.
Piere throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piere wants to pass to mount but Hawkins is defending the position.
Piere thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins wants to control but Piere is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piere is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Piere drops an elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Piere trying to mount his opponent but Hawkins defends it.
Piere missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piere trying to mount his opponent but Hawkins defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Piere connects with a nice short shot to Hawkins's temple.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Piere is controlling well.
Piere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piere scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawkins trying to control here.
Piere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piere winds up and cracks Hawkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piere throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hawkins to regain full guard.
Piere landing some decent shots from guard.
Piere trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Piere with a nice head shot there.
Piere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piere throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
Piere looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Piere dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piere lands a slapping body shot.
Hawkins closes the distance and clinches up with Piere, looking for a takedown. Hawkins pushes Piere against the cage but Piere circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piere lands a lovely overhand right.
Piere moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hawkins goes down! Can Piere finish him!?
Hawkins 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!
Piere won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.
Oh Hawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piere throwing strikes from guard but Hawkins blocks nicely.
Piere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piere content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Piere scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Piere postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hawkins covers up, he's hurt! Piere keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Piere and the ref steps in to end the fight! Piere can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Piere!
George Piere decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demolition Man Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai jabs Randy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Randy moves out of range as Phichai strikes.
Phichai rushes Randy and presses him up against the cage.
Randy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phichai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phichai darts in and clinches Randy up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phichai.
Phichai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phichai gets through Randy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Randy tries to pull guard but Phichai won't allow it.
Randy is trying to drag Phichai to the mat but Phichai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Phraya Phichai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demolition Man Randy.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy has had enough of the clinch but Phichai keeps him there for the moment.
Phichai digs a right hand underneath Randy's ribcage. Randy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phichai misses with a body punch.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Phichai lands a shoulder strike.
Randy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phichai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Randy blocks a body shot from Phichai.
A right hook to the body lands for Phichai.
Phichai lands with a left to the head.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phichai lands a nice shot to the body.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
Phichai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Randy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phichai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Randy manages to get himself to full guard.
Phichai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phichai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phichai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randy on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Randy is still trying to improve position.
Phichai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phichai is working hard here to advance position.
Randy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Randy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phichai is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Randy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phichai defends it easily.
Randy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Phichai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Randy is refusing to be controlled, as Phichai sits in half guard.
Randy tries to get to full guard but Phichai has control of the leg.
Randy moves into full guard.
Randy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Phichai is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Randy.
Randy gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phichai postures up.
Randy 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.
Randy is striking from the bottom but Phichai uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy actively working from the bottom here.
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 Phraya Phichai 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.
Randy misses with a leg kick
and Phichai counters with a nice uppercut.
Phichai looks to land a right hand but Randy moved out of range.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Phichai.
Phichai misses with a wild body shot.
Randy is looking to score with low kicks.
Randy throws a leg kick
and Phichai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phichai.
Phichai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phichai's guard.
Randy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy stopping the sweep attempt from Phichai.
Randy connects with a couple of short punches.
Phichai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phichai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phichai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Randy trying to control but Phichai is working from the bottom.
Randy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demolition Man Randy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phichai wants to sweep but no luck.
Phichai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy has his foot on Phichai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phichai works his way back into a safe position though.
Randy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phichai won't allow Randy to sweep him here.
Randy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phichai defends well.
Phichai passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phichai wants to pass the guard but Randy is defending well.
Randy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Randy is trying to control but can't.
Randy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Phichai wants to control but Randy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Randy is pressing down on Phichai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Randy working a defensive guard here.
Phichai wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Randy is trying to control the position but Phichai postures up.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Phichai from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phichai is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Randy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Phichai is looking to defend but Randy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Phichai! Randy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Phichai taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demolition Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borin Chim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Caballero!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Chim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caballero throws a lazy body kick
and Chim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Caballero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chim.
Chim wants to pass the guard but Caballero is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caballero looking to control.
Chim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caballero keeping moving, preventing Chim from controlling successfully.
Chim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim throwing strikes from guard but Caballero blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caballero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Caballero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David Caballero has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caballero.
Chim 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.
Caballero slips a jab from Chim.
Caballero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chim punishes Caballero's body with a nice straight punch.
Caballero slips a jab from Chim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim with a hook.
Chim tries to move into range but Caballero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caballero moves out of range of the body kick.
Caballero connects with a solid leg kick.
Caballero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caballero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caballero moves out of range of the body kick.
Chim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caballero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Chim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chim prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Caballero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chim trying to control the position but Caballero is working away.
Caballero can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking to control but instead Caballero has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Chim trying to control the action but Caballero is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chim is nestled in close to Caballero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Caballero tries to roll over but Chim keeps him under control.
Chim content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim is trying to control the action in half guard but Caballero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Caballero trying to control but Chim postures up.
Caballero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chim.
Caballero is looking to improve his position.
Chim is just content to waste time from the top position. Caballero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caballero.
Chim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caballero ducks under a wild hook from Chim.
Chim throws the kick towards the body but Caballero avoids it.
Chim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caballero looks to clinch
and Chim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caballero won't be happy with that.
Chim trying to control the position but Caballero is working away.
Caballero dodges the ground and pound from Chim.
Borin Chim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chim tries to move to full mount but Caballero actually manages to regain half guard.
Chim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chim with the ground and pound but Caballero uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Caballero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caballero is pulling down on Chim's head to control his posture.
Caballero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chim throwing strikes from guard but Caballero blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caballero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Caballero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim throws a big elbow that misses.
Caballero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chim scoring with some ground and pound.
Chim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chim wants to control from the top but Caballero keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking to pass the guard.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Caballero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chim working the ground and pound but Caballero is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Chim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chim working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Chim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chim creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Caballero is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Chim.
Caballero wants to control but Chim postures up.
Chim trying to control the action but Caballero is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim throws an elbow but Caballero slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caballero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Caballero doesn't manage to clinch there - Chim circles away.
Caballero forces Chim back against the cage and clinches.
Chim swings wildly with an uppercut but Caballero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caballero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chim.
Chim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caballero tries a head kick but it misses.
Chim throws a poor cross that misses
and Caballero counters with a good low kick that Chim was not able to check.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caballero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chim missing with a left hand there. Caballero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caballero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero blocks a jab.
Caballero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chim throws out the jab.
Chim misses with a few strikes there.
Chim lands a nice looking body shot.
Chim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caballero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Caballero does it's job there.
Chim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caballero's guard.
Chim throws a big right hand that misses.
Chim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caballero trying to keep a closed guard but Chim is proving a slippery customer.
Chim wants to control from the top but Caballero keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim trying to control but Caballero is working from the bottom.
Caballero pulls Chim in close to his closed guard and prevents Chim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caballero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chim.
Chim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim chips away with some ground and pound.
Caballero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chim with a nice head shot there.
Chim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chim trying to control but Caballero is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caballero trying to control the position.
Chim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero controls Chim momentarily but Chim frees himself.
Chim is looking to pass into half guard but Caballero pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Caballero is in guard.
Chim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caballero looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim is controlling Caballero's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caballero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caballero drops his hands momentarily and Chim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chim moves out of range as Caballero strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chim, right into the meat.
Chim is looking to land body kicks.
Chim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caballero counters with an outside leg kick.
Chim tries for a takedown but Caballero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chim throws a leg kick
and Caballero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chim tries to land a front kick but Caballero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chim throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chim's sensitive parts.
Borin Chim is winning the standup battle so far.
Chim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Caballero.
Chim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caballero on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caballero.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero moves out of range of the body kick from Chim.
Chim throws a shot from downtown. Caballero moves away and avoids it.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caballero stuffs the takedown attempt from Chim. Chim gets slowly back to his feet.
Caballero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caballero shoots for a takedown but Chim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chim misses with a lunging right hand
and Caballero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caballero.
Chim connects with a crisp jab.
Caballero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caballero can pounce on him.
Chim throws a leg kick but Caballero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caballero tries to work over Chim's front leg with a kick but Chim checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chim can pounce on him.
Caballero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chim circles away.
Caballero blocks a low kick nicely.
Caballero feints and then cracks Chim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chim down.
Caballero thows a body shot but no joy.
Chim misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chim looks to land a right hand but Caballero moved out of range.
Chim's corner calls for a 1-2. Chim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chim misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chim.
Caballero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chim blocks a body shot from Caballero.
Caballero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chim's elbow.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caballero tries a knee to the head but Chim blocks it.
Chim tries to circle away but Caballero has him pinned against the cage.
Chim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caballero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chim stalling in the clinch but Caballero improves position.
Chim managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
Chim dodges an elbow strike from Caballero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Caballero as the two fighters clinch.
Chim blocks an uppercut.
Chim avoids the elbow strike from Caballero, against the cage.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chim avoids it.
Chim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chim as the two fighters clinch.
Caballero throws an elbow but it misses.
Chim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caballero throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caballero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caballero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caballero tries to land knees in the clinch but Chim avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but David Caballero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chim is looking to score with low kicks.
Caballero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chim.
Chim misses with a wild combination.
Caballero lands a leg kick that knocks Chim off balance momentarily.
Caballero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Chim. That snapped Caballero's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Chim. No joy for Caballero on that attempt.
Chim throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero shoots in looking for a takedown. Chim tries to sprawl out of it but Caballero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chim throws a right hand that Caballero ducks under and follows up with a left that Caballero also avoids with ease.
Chim throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caballero 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 Chim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caballero blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caballero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caballero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caballero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caballero lands a nice looking body shot.
Chim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caballero's head.
Caballero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chim as he jumps to the side.
Borin Chim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Caballero.
Caballero throws a body kick that misses.
Caballero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chim misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caballero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caballero tries to land a front kick but Chim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caballero.
Caballero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caballero closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caballero missing with knees to the body.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chim avoids it.
Chim managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
A right hand to the body from Chim.
Caballero tries a knee to the head but Chim blocks it.
Chim works on Caballero's body with a couple of short punches.
Chim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Caballero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caballero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chim.
Chim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caballero is defending well.
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.
Chim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caballero up against the cage.
Chim is working for takedown but Caballero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caballero stops a takedown attempt from Chim.
Chim goes for a takedown attempt but Caballero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chim.
Caballero instigates a clinch.
Chim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caballero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
David Caballero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caballero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chim on the side of the head.
Chim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caballero tries for a takedown but Chim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caballero instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caballero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caballero scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Caballero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chim 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 John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borin Chim!
Borin Chim is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey Huey comes to the cage accompanied by Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. 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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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvey Huey.
Jab by Garvey Huey.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey shoots in and bounces Gomez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garvey Huey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Garvey Huey from controlling successfully.
Garvey Huey forces his way into half guard.
Garvey Huey is controlling the pace.
Garvey Huey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gomez is just riding it out for now. Garvey Huey eventually gives up the hold.
Garvey Huey moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez prevents Garvey Huey from improving position.
Garvey Huey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gomez!
Garvey Huey unloading with bombs!
Garvey Huey landing punches.
Gomez tries to reverse the position but Garvey Huey maintains control.
Gomez wants to control but Garvey Huey is having none of it.
Gomez regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garvey Huey connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
Garvey Huey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garvey Huey is trying to control. Gomez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to escape.
Gomez is not content to let Garvey Huey control the position.
Garvey Huey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garvey Huey slips a nice elbow through Gomez's hands, connecting with Gomez's forehead.
Garvey Huey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gomez is just riding it out for now. Garvey Huey eventually gives up the hold.
Garvey Huey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey prevents Gomez from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez moves into full guard.
Garvey Huey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garvey Huey tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Garvey Huey 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.
Garvey Huey looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Garvey Huey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garvey Huey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Garvey Huey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garvey Huey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Garvey Huey counter with a right hand.
Gomez with a hook.
Garvey Huey shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Garvey Huey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez takes a swing at Garvey Huey's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Garvey Huey slips a jab from Gomez.
Garvey Huey throws a right hand that misses
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Garvey Huey's shoulder, as Garvey Huey tries to avoid the shot.
Garvey Huey slips under a jab from Gomez.
Garvey Huey slips a jab from Gomez.
Garvey Huey closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Garvey Huey pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garvey Huey.
Garvey Huey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Mario Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez stuns Garvey Huey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garvey Huey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garvey Huey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Garvey Huey cracks Gomez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomez with a jab.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Garvey Huey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garvey Huey blocks a leg kick.
Gomez leaves Garvey Huey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garvey Huey manages to avoid it.
Mario Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Garvey Huey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Garvey Huey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garvey Huey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Garvey Huey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garvey Huey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard.
Garvey Huey trying to mount his opponent but Gomez defends it.
Garvey Huey stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is trying to control but can't.
Gomez gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garvey Huey is one step ahead there.
Garvey Huey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garvey Huey tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garvey Huey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garvey Huey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey Huey passes into half guard.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garvey Huey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garvey Huey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garvey Huey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garvey Huey.
Gomez moves into full guard.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Garvey Huey tries to pass.
Gomez controls Garvey Huey momentarily but Garvey Huey frees himself.
Gomez has his foot on Garvey Huey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garvey Huey works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey Huey wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Garvey Huey tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Garvey Huey stands and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garvey Huey cracks Gomez with a big elbow.
Gomez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garvey Huey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garvey Huey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Garvey Huey has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves into full guard.
Garvey Huey connects with a couple of short punches.
Gomez can't keep his opponent in guard - Garvey Huey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Malcolm Garvey Huey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez wants to improve his position but Garvey Huey is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garvey Huey is trying to control. Gomez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garvey Huey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomez.
Garvey Huey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez controls Garvey Huey momentarily but Garvey Huey frees himself.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Garvey Huey escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garvey Huey is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Garvey Huey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garvey Huey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey Huey cracks Gomez with a big right hand but Gomez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garvey Huey trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
Gomez tries to improve position but can't.
Garvey Huey staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez tries to bench press Garvey Huey off him but Garvey Huey keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Garvey Huey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garvey Huey 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Garvey Huey!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malcolm Garvey Huey thanked Trill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Finkle throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarczynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Tarczynski.
Finkle is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.
Finkle throws a jab when Tarczynski was well out of range.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Tarczynski tries to score with a low kick but Finkle moves his leg out of the way.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Tarczynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finkle rushes Tarczynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarczynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle scores with a jab.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tarczynski misses with a hook. Finkle ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Tarczynski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finkle eats them both and turns towards Tarczynski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Tarczynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski feints and then cracks Finkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finkle down.
Jab by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tarczynski duly obliges.
Tarczynski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finkle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle looks to land a left hand but Tarczynski moved out of range nicely.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Finkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Finkle misses the jab.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finkle.
Finkle looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle scores with a head kick. Tarczynski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finkle scores with a jab. Tarczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Finkle tries to clinch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle thows a body kick. Tarczynski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Finkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Finkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Karol Tarczynski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle connects with the punch.
Tarczynski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finkle is able to avoid easily.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle tests Tarczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle connects with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Finkle scores with a jab to the body.
Finkle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tarczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarczynski cracks a nice hook into Finkle's ribs.
Tarczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkle as he connects with a hook.
Finkle lands with a slapping head kick.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Finkle.
Tarczynski lands a really nice looking cross but Finkle seems unphased.
Finkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarczynski circles away.
A shot to the liver by Finkle. Beautiful body shot.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski tries to keep at a distance but Finkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finkle misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Finkle lands with a short shot to the head.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tarczynski throws an elbow but misses.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Tarczynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finkle is keeping busy.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarczynski avoids it.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finkle presses Tarczynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Finkle lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Tarczynski tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Tarczynski back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarczynski.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Finkle misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Finkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finkle throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Tarczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finkle is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
Tarczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarczynski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Finkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Tarczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarczynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tarczynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarczynski checks it well.
Nice cross by Finkle.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Finkle throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski avoids the body shot from Finkle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Finkle down.
Tarczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finkle's sensitive parts.
Tarczynski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tarczynski cracks Finkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
Finkle misses with a left hand
and Tarczynski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Tarczynski misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tarczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Finkle throws a wild body kick that Tarczynski sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Finkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finkle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarczynski's head backwards.
Finkle throws the left hand but Tarczynski avoids the punch easily.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Tarczynski moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finkle.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
Finkle fakes the leg kick and cracks Tarczynski in the body.
Tarczynski lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle lands a jab.
Tarczynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Finkle down.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karol Tarczynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Finkle misses with a hook.
Finkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finkle dodges the punch combination from Tarczynski.
Finkle lands a slapping body shot.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Finkle checks it.
Jab by Finkle.
Tarczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Finkle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarczynski throws a solid leg kick but Finkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tarczynski.
Finkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Finkle.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Finkle misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries to keep at a distance but Finkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finkle misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finkle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarczynski is keeping busy.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
Tarczynski dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Tarczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finkle connects with a high kick.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Finkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle swings widly with a right hand
and Tarczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Finkle wants to clinch.
Finkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle lands with a shot to the body.
Finkle lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
Tarczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarczynski throws the kick towards the body but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkle thuds a left hand into Tarczynski's body.
Finkle tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Tarczynski's leg. Tarczynski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finkle throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Finkle misses with a wild combination.
Tarczynski throws the kick towards the body but Finkle avoids it.
Tarczynski is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
Finkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle cracks Tarczynski with a good jab.
Finkle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tarczynski backs up against the cage.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Tarczynski.
Good leg kick by Tarczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finkle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarczynski - the referee stops the clock and Finkle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarczynski. Finkle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Finkle throws a body kick that misses.
Finkle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finkle blocks a jab.
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarczynski tries a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Finkle slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Tarczynski avoids the body shot from Finkle.
Tarczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarczynski scores with a kick to the body.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Finkle.
Finkle punishes Tarczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.
A solid body kick from Finkle.
Finkle tries to land a leg kick but Tarczynski saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.
Tarczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finkle jabs Tarczynski right on the nose. Tarczynski blinks but takes it well.
Finkle tries a low kick but Tarczynski avoids it.
A head kick misses from Tarczynski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Finkle.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarczynski misses the target.
Tarczynski swinging wildly here.
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 Karol Tarczynski.
I think Tarczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karol Tarczynski!
Karol Tarczynski retains his middleweight title!
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Gavin.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Gavin's head back.
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gavin tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gavin won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Gavin is defending well.
Gavin is looking for a sweep.
Brown throws an elbow but Gavin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin wants to control but Brown postures up.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gavin prevents Brown from improving position.
Brown tries for a kimura but Gavin is defending well.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gavin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Gavin!
Gavin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gavin.
Gavin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gavin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gavin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gavin passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control but Gavin postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gavin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gavin with a nice head shot there.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Gavin postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead Gavin has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin wants to get back to his feet.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gavin defends well.
Gavin pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown moves into full guard.
Gavin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gavin stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gavin!
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown has his foot on Gavin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gavin works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gavin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Brown.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown slips a jab from Gavin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gavin on the side of the head.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Gavin.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Gavin.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Gavin in a clinch.
Gavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gavin pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Gavin moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown is rocked!
Brown takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown walks straight into a right hand from Gavin - that's dropped him! Gavin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brown from any more punishment! Brown complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Gavin!
A very excited looking Tommy Gavin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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