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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caldeira comes to the cage accompanied by seperate my sides- red hot chili peppers. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira fails to land the takedown.
Caldeira shoots for a double leg takedown but Porterfield sprawls well. He's pushed Caldeira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Caldeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldeira tries for a takedown but Porterfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Porterfield. No joy for Caldeira on that attempt.
Porterfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caldeira, pushing him back against the cage.
Porterfield lands an elbow just above Caldeira 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caldeira tries to pull guard but Porterfield won't allow it.
Porterfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Porterfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
Caldeira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porterfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porterfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caldeira managing to block the knees to the body from Porterfield.
Caldeira tries to pull guard but Porterfield won't allow it.
Caldeira is trying to break the clinch but Porterfield has him pressed against the cage.
Caldeira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caldeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caldeira looking to slow down the pace here.
Caldeira letting Porterfield take a breather here.
Caldeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porterfield walks away with a smile on his face. Caldeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Caldeira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porterfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caldeira somewhat.
Caldeira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Caldeira blocks the low kick.
Porterfield pushes Caldeira up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porterfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldeira's brow.
Porterfield trying to land knees to the body.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caldeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porterfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Porterfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caldeira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield slows down the pace here.
Porterfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Caldeira tries to stall but Porterfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Porterfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Porterfield lands an elbow that stopped Caldeira in his tracks for a moment.
Porterfield lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Porterfield missing with knees to the body.
Porterfield avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Porterfield's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Caldeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Porterfield.
Porterfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caldeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porterfield walks away with a smile on his face. Caldeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Caldeira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Porterfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Porterfield lands an elbow inside that Caldeira shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Porterfield.
Nice elbow from Porterfield.
Caldeira looking to stall.
Porterfield misses with a knee to the head.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porterfield trying to land knees to the body.
Caldeira letting Porterfield take a breather here.
Porterfield tries a knee to the head but Caldeira blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Porterfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caldeira shoots in and drives through. Porterfield sprawls well.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caldeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porterfield pushes Caldeira up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caldeira missing with knees to the body.
Porterfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porterfield avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Porterfield.
Caldeira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Caldeira.
Porterfield leaves Caldeira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Caldeira shoots for a takedown but Porterfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Porterfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but Caldeira blocks with his arms.
Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldeira's defenses.
Porterfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caldeira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Caldeira is trying to drag Porterfield to the mat but Porterfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield stalling.
Caldeira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porterfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Porterfield is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
Porterfield missing with knees to the body.
Porterfield is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porterfield.
Caldeira takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Porterfield slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Porterfield.
Porterfield clinches.
Caldeira letting Porterfield take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Porterfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
That's time! Caldeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Porterfield is looking to clinch.
Porterfield clinches up with Caldeira and pushes him back against the cage.
Porterfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Porterfield.
Caldeira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porterfield's waist but Porterfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caldeira off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porterfield forces Caldeira back against the cage and clinches.
Caldeira missing with knees to the body.
Porterfield misses with a knee to the head.
Porterfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caldeira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porterfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caldeira looking to slow down the pace here.
Porterfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caldeira takes an elbow to the temple.
Porterfield stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Porterfield.
Caldeira tries to keep at a distance but Porterfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caldeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porterfield stalls.
Caldeira avoiding damage as Porterfield throws knees to the body.
Porterfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caldeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porterfield walks away with a smile on his face. Caldeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield wants to clinch.
Porterfield throws a leg kick but Caldeira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Porterfield clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porterfield as Caldeira tries to tie him up.
Caldeira blocks an elbow strike from Porterfield.
Caldeira blocks the elbow strike.
Porterfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Caldeira jumps guard but Porterfield stands there with Caldeira around his waist. Caldeira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Porterfield lands a damaging elbow.
Porterfield stalls.
Arturo Caldeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porterfield misses with a knee strike.
Caldeira tries to pull guard but Porterfield won't allow it.
Porterfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Caldeira won't want to take too many of those.
Caldeira looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porterfield has Caldeira pushed against the cage.
Porterfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Porterfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porterfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Porterfield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillinger comes to the cage accompanied by Randy Orten Theme Song. Tiger Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Dillinger's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dillinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Dillinger as Cruz shoots in.
Dillinger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillinger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dillinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dillinger counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger thows a big elbow that misses.
Dillinger stops Cruz from standing up.
Dillinger won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dillinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Dillinger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dillinger 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.
Dillinger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillinger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dillinger thows a big elbow that misses.
Cruz has his foot on Dillinger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dillinger works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Cruz wants to stand up but Dillinger is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dillinger trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches.
Dillinger jumps guard.
Dillinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillinger is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dillinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Dillinger's legs - danger averted.
Dillinger has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Dillinger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dillinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillinger won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Dillinger with a nice head shot there.
Dillinger distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dillinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillinger is one step ahead there.
Dillinger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cruz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cruz has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dillinger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz lands a jab to Dillinger's midsection.
Dillinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dillinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Dillinger drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz avoiding damage as Dillinger throws knees to the body.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillinger has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Dillinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Dillinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Dillinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dillinger pulls guard effortlessly.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillinger managing to control the position.
Dillinger trying to control the position.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dillinger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cruz stacks Dillinger 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 Cruz!
The ground and pound from Cruz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and beckons Dillinger to his feet.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiger Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Dillinger against the cage.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillinger has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz is trying to drag Dillinger to the mat but Dillinger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz wants to break free but Dillinger has control.
Dillinger lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Dillinger won't allow it.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dillinger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcus Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Cruz.
Dillinger fails to pull guard.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillinger is trying to trip Cruz. He has hold of a leg but Cruz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dillinger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dillinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dillinger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dillinger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz wanted to stand there but Dillinger had control of the position.
Dillinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into half guard.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dillinger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiger Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dillinger has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Dillinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Dillinger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Dillinger is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dillinger holds on and takes a little breather.
Dillinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz won't allow Dillinger to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dillinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillinger working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillinger is on top in guard.
Dillinger looking to pass the guard.
Dillinger won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz has control of Dillinger's left arm, preventing Dillinger from doing any damage.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dillinger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dillinger has Cruz in his guard.
Dillinger has his hands on Cruz's head, controlling the position.
Dillinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Dillinger has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
Dillinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillinger pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Dillinger working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dillinger looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcus Dillinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dillinger is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Dillinger trying to control the position.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillinger has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dillinger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dillinger 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dillinger!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Terror. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasconcelos misses the jab.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasconcelos sizes up Teixeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasconcelos swings for the body but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira clobbers Vasconcelos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasconcelos defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
Vasconcelos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Vasconcelos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasconcelos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Vasconcelos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasconcelos.
Teixeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasconcelos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasconcelos misses with a wild combination.
Vasconcelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasconcelos walks into a straight right hand from Teixeira.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasconcelos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teixeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teixeira takes a shot to the head.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Teixeira won't allow it.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Teixeira won't allow it.
Vasconcelos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teixeira smiles and moves away.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Vasconcelos.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teixeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasconcelos throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Teixeira.
Vasconcelos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasconcelos.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Vasconcelos slips the punch.
Teixeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasconcelos misses with a combination
and Teixeira counters with a crisp one two that drops Vasconcelos! Teixeira thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vasconcelos to his feet! Vasconcelos is in big trouble!
Vasconcelos is rocked!
Vasconcelos wants to clinch but Teixeira slips to the side
and Teixeira counters with a right hand from hell and Vasconcelos is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Teixeira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Deliz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joseph willam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Deliz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, joseph willam!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deliz throws out a leg kick but willam moves out of range and Deliz only half commits.
Deliz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deliz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to willam's calf.
Deliz fails to land with a series of punches.
willam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
willam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deliz avoids it really well and circles away.
willam needs to keep his hands up - Deliz had a free shot at his head there.
Deliz connects with a solid leg kick.
willam shoots in looking for a takedown. Deliz tries to sprawl out of it but willam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deliz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deliz misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deliz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deliz.
Good leg kick by Deliz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deliz stuffs the takedown.
Kai Deliz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph willam.
Deliz throws a right and a left that willam avoids nicely.
willam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
willam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Deliz misses.
Some bone on bone action there as willam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deliz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with willam, pushing him back against the cage.
Deliz breaks the clinch.
Deliz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deliz takes a swing at willam's ribcage but misses.
willam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deliz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
willam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deliz's waist but Deliz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing willam off to one side.
Deliz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps willam's head backwards.
willam keeps the fight on the outside.
willam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deliz moves into the clinch successfully.
willam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deliz has willam pushed against the cage.
Deliz lands a body shot.
Deliz breaks from the clinch.
Deliz lands a nice looking kick to the body. willam takes a step back to recover.
Deliz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Deliz.
Deliz connects with a solid leg kick.
Deliz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but willam manages to avoid it.
willam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deliz just misses with a punch to the body.
Deliz tried to score with a low kick but willam checks it.
willam tries for a takedown but Deliz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
willam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
willam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deliz.
Deliz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
willam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
willam shoots in looking for a takedown. Deliz tries to sprawl out of it but willam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deliz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deliz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deliz throws a shot from downtown. willam moves away and avoids it.
willam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deliz throws out the jab.
willam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deliz.
willam closes the distance and clinches up with Deliz, looking for a takedown. willam pushes Deliz against the cage but Deliz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deliz throws a looping overhand right but willam ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Deliz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deliz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. willam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deliz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deliz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deliz throws a low kick but it's checked well by willam.
Nice sprawl there from Deliz as willam shoots in.
Deliz connects with a solid leg kick.
Deliz moves into range and clinches up with willam.
Deliz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deliz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deliz misses with a wild combination.
Deliz throws a shot from downtown. willam moves away and avoids it.
Deliz misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deliz throws a right hand that willam ducks under and follows up with a left that willam also avoids with ease.
Deliz misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deliz, right into the meat.
Deliz instigates a clinch.
Deliz cracks willam with a nice body shot.
Deliz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deliz has willam pressed against the cage.
Deliz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Deliz breaks from the clinch.
Deliz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but willam was well out of range. Poor timing from Deliz.
Deliz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. willam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deliz throws and low kick but willam moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
willam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deliz.
Deliz throws a push kick but willam slaps the foot to one side.
Deliz throws a head kick but willam moves out of range.
Deliz slaps away a takedown attempt from willam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deliz just misses with a punch to the body.
Deliz throws a series of punches but willam moves out of range.
Deliz just misses with a punch to the body.
Deliz has closed the distance and engaged willam in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Deliz.
Deliz breaks the clinch.
willam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kai Deliz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph willam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
willam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deliz.
Deliz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
willam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deliz misses with a double jab.
Deliz throws a chopping leg kick but willam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deliz scores with the left hand. willam knows he should have avoided that one.
Deliz looks for the body kick but willam saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Deliz. No joy for willam on that attempt.
willam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deliz circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Deliz misses with a double jab.
willam ducks under a wild hook from Deliz.
Deliz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deliz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai Deliz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deliz misses with a kick to the body.
willam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deliz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Deliz misses.
Deliz misses with a double jab.
willam slips a jab and a cross from Deliz.
Deliz rushes willam and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Deliz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Deliz gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deliz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Deliz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deliz cracks willam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Deliz misses with a kick to the body.
Deliz just misses with a punch to the body.
Deliz misses with an uppercut.
Deliz has closed the distance and engaged willam in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deliz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deliz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by willam.
Deliz throws a chopping leg kick but willam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deliz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from willam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deliz misses with a body shot.
Deliz darts in and clinches willam up against the cage.
Deliz breaks from the clinch.
Deliz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but willam moves away.
Deliz motions for willam to come forward. Deliz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
willam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Deliz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for willam.
A big left from Deliz misses.
willam slips under a jab.
Deliz scores with a decent looking hook.
willam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deliz tries to buck willam off but willam is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
willam throws a strike aimed at the side of Deliz's head but Deliz avoids it well.
Deliz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deliz trying to remain calm as willam controls from the top position.
willam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deliz keeps working.
willam wants to control for a moment but Deliz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
willam stops Deliz from getting back to his feet.
willam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
willam trying to pass the guard but Deliz defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
willam is just content to waste time from the top position. Deliz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
willam wants to control from the top but Deliz keeps moving.
joseph willam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deliz clinches with his opponent.
willam fails to pull guard.
Deliz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kai Deliz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deliz throws a head kick but willam moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Deliz.
willam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deliz closes the distance and pushes willam back into the cage.
Deliz breaks the clinch.
willam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Deliz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deliz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Deliz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slip Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Jazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gio Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slip Kid!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid throws a body punch but Jazz moves out of range.
Jazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Jazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jazz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jazz wants it to stay on the feet.
Jazz scores with a shot to the body.
Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jazz. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jazz.
Kid struggling a bit here.
Jazz tries for a kimura but Kid is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jazz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jazz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kid dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jazz pushes Kid off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jazz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jazz showed some decent athleticism there.
Kid is looking to improve his position.
Jazz is looking for submissions but instead, Kid has regained full guard.
Jazz wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Kid striking off his back but it's not causing Jazz any problems.
Jazz passes Kid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jazz seems to be looking for submissions.
Jazz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jazz.
Jazz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid gets full guard.
Jazz postures up.
Kid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jazz!
Kid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jazz is looking to escape.
Jazz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kid throwing strikes here but Jazz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kid is working for a guillotine from mount but Jazz frees his head quite easily.
Jazz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kid content just to control the position here.
Jazz really wants to buck Kid off and get back to his feet.
Jazz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jazz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jazz is trying to stand.
Jazz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kid punching from mount but Jazz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jazz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kid scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jazz?
Kid cracks Jazz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jazz tries to buck Kid off but he can't manage it.
Kid sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kid tries to control but Jazz wriggling away.
Kid won't let Jazz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kid with shots to the head and body - Jazz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jazz wants to get back to his feet.
Jazz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kid.
Jazz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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 Gio Jazz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jazz manages to avoid it.
Kid misses with a takedown attempt - Jazz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jazz takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid avoids the body shot from Jazz.
Nice body punch from Kid.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gio Jazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Kid.
Kid throws a nice head kick!
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Jazz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kid to the mat! Kid manages to get full guard.
Kid keeping full guard, as Jazz tries to pass.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jazz is one step ahead there.
Kid trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jazz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kid trying to strike off his back.
Jazz drops back looking for a leg! Kid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kid manages to kick Jazz off! Jazz jumps back into Kid's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kid moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kid trying to stall but Jazz improves his position.
Kid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jazz.
Kid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jazz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid is struggling to control the position.
Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kid lands a damaging elbow.
Kid lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kid.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kid tries to pull guard but Jazz won't allow it.
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those.
Kid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kid.
Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jazz is trying to force a seperation but Kid has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Kid.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jazz wants to break free but Kid has control.
Kid just leaning against Jazz, taking a breather.
Kid jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jazz walks away with a smile on his face. Kid gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kid scores with a head kick.
A combination from Kid does no damage.
Jazz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Jazz throws a right and a left that Kid avoids nicely.
Jazz misses the shot to the body.
Jazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Jazz jabs at Kid's body.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Jazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gio Jazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jazz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kid looks to throw the jab but Jazz is out of range.
Kid closes the distance and pushes Jazz back into the cage.
Kid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz tries to break free but Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Kid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jazz backwards.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kid lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Kid.
Kid prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch.
Jazz tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Kid keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Jazz's ribcage.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kid won't allow it.
Kid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Kid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands a body punch.
Jazz is trying to break free.
Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jazz takes a shot to the head.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
Kid lands an elbow just above Jazz 's eye.
Kid manages to pull guard.
Jazz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jazz has Kid in his guard.
Kid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jazz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kid off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jazz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kid.
Jazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kid is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jazz's half guard.
Jazz pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid throwing shots but Jazz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slip Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jazz swivels and escapes.
Kid pushes Jazz up against the cage in a clinch.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Jazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jazz tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kid won't allow it.
Kid crunches a lovely knee into Jazz's ribcage.
Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Jazz is trying to break free.
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Jazz wants to break free but Kid has control.
Jazz working hard to break the clinch.
Jazz wants to break free but Kid has control.
Jazz is trying to break free.
Jazz tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kid lands a nice uppercut.
Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Kid.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Kid is controlling him.
Jazz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kid keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kid tries to pull guard but Jazz won't allow it.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Kid landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Jazz tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away.
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those.
Kid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Jazz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jazz tries to break free but Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jazz's elbow.
Kid lands an elbow just above Jazz 's eye.
Kid has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jazz uses from the top position.
Jazz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jazz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jazz is looking to advance position but Kid has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jazz is trying to stand up.
Jazz is squirming around, avoiding Kid's attempts to control the action.
Kid looking to ground and pound but Jazz is blocking nicely.
Jazz is trying to stand.
Kid punching from mount but Jazz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jazz tries to buck Kid off but he can't manage it.
Kid thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jazz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Kid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kid is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jazz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jazz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jazz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kid.
Jazz tries to buck Kid off but he can't manage it.
Kid tries to control but Jazz wriggling away.
Jazz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kid looking to control but Jazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jazz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kid.
Jazz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Kid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jazz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jazz really wants to buck Kid off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slip Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slip Kid!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgardo Alfonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes into the arena with Wasted remix blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgardo Alfonzo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alfonzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tanner throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Alfonzo lands a head kick!
Alfonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Alfonzo throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tanner's head.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Edgardo Alfonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner with a nice cross.
Alfonzo gets a takedown into half guard.
Alfonzo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tanner is just riding it out for now. Alfonzo eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Tanner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tanner pushes Alfonzo off looking to stand but Alfonzo dives back in and keeps control.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alfonzo is trying to control. Tanner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanner is trying to stand up here but Alfonzo is controlling him well.
Alfonzo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alfonzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alfonzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alfonzo looks gassed!
Alfonzo misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanner.
Alfonzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner misses with a two punch combination.
Alfonzo shoots in and drives through. Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner throws a head kick that half lands.
Alfonzo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner clinches with his opponent.
Tanner prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tanner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner stalling in the clinch but Alfonzo improves position.
Tanner seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Alfonzo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Alfonzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner stalling in the clinch but Alfonzo improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Tanner.
Alfonzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tanner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alfonzo missing with knees to the body.
Alfonzo avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Alfonzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner works over Alfonzo's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanner. That's going to slow Alfonzo down.
Tanner connects with a right hand. Alfonzo shakes it off.
Tanner tries to clinch but Alfonzo moves out of range.
Tanner connects with a single shot there.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanner throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alfonzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanner fakes the leg kick and cracks Alfonzo in the body.
A head kick by Alfonzo misses
and Tanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tanner cracks Alfonzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alfonzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tanner.
John Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick
and Tanner counters with a nice kick to the body.
A lazy left from Tanner finds it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tanner. Alfonzo shrugs it off though.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanner scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner tries to clinch but Alfonzo is having none of it.
Tanner lands a two punch combo.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfonzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alfonzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Alfonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tanner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alfonzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanner.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick by Alfonzo misses
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanner connects with a high kick.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfonzo circles away.
Tanner pushes Alfonzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner throws out a powerful jab.
John Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfonzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner thuds a left hand into Alfonzo's body.
Alfonzo is breathing heavily.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alfonzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Alfonzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alfonzo tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alfonzo can do to turn this around?
Tanner is trying to break free.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Tanner.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanner.
Alfonzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Alfonzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanner.
Tanner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tanner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Tanner catches Alfonzo right on the button with a cross.
Alfonzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Alfonzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner lands a nice hook to Alfonzo's body. Alfonzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo tries to pull guard but Tanner holds him up against the cage and eventually Alfonzo drops back down to his feet.
Tanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner cracks Alfonzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alfonzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alfonzo.
Good shot there by Tanner.
Alfonzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanner can pounce on him.
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alfonzo walks into a jab.
Alfonzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks Alfonzo with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alfonzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanner catches Alfonzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Alfonzo.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Alfonzo is controlling him.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alfonzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner scores with a nice strike.
Alfonzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alfonzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alfonzo.
John Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgardo Alfonzo.
Alfonzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alfonzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanner gets a clinch.
Tanner gets through Alfonzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to circle away but Alfonzo has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanner's efforts to push away.
Tanner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alfonzo is keeping busy.
Tanner lands a left hand.
Alfonzo misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to break the clinch but Alfonzo is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Alfonzo has Tanner pressed against the cage, preventing Tanner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Alfonzo shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alfonzo tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alfonzo.
Tanner wants to break free but Alfonzo has control.
Tanner is looking to control Alfonzo's arms but Alfonzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tanner has his back to the cage.
Tanner can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tanner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alfonzo trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner tries to work over Alfonzo's front leg with a kick but Alfonzo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tanner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alfonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Alfonzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner throws a nice looking combination but Alfonzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a series of strikes. Alfonzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alfonzo misses with a hook to the body
and Tanner counters with a solid body kick.
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanner lands with a cross.
Tanner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Tanner.
Alfonzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tanner swivels and escapes.
Alfonzo blocks a head kick by Tanner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Alfonzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a three punch combo!
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner throws a series of strikes that have Alfonzo backpedaling.
Tanner tries to bum rush Alfonzo with a series of wild strikes but Alfonzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanner. That's going to slow Alfonzo down.
Nice straight punches there by Tanner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tanner.
Tanner scores with a sloppy right hand. Alfonzo should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Tanner.
Alfonzo drops his hands momentarily and Tanner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Alfonzo shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Alfonzo is controlling him.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but Alfonzo keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner connects with a crisp jab.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alfonzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alfonzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
A left and a right from Tanner both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alfonzo backs up against the cage.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner cracks Alfonzo with a good jab.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo has a takedown stuffed.
John Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgardo Alfonzo.
Tanner tries to bum rush Alfonzo with a series of wild strikes but Alfonzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alfonzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner scores with a jab.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alfonzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alfonzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alfonzo at a distance.
Alfonzo is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
Tanner throws a wild body kick that Alfonzo sees coming a mile off.
Tanner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to slow Alfonzo down with leg kicks.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Alfonzo moves out of range easily.
Alfonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanner tries to land a front kick but Alfonzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alfonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alfonzo misses with a takedown attempt - Tanner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanner lands a front kick.
Tanner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alfonzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tanner.
Tanner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tanner tests Alfonzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanner tries to break the clinch but Alfonzo is controlling the position.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alfonzo's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tanner clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tanner misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Alfonzo misses
and Tanner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alfonzo thinking.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Alfonzo misses
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a left to the body.
Alfonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tanner counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alfonzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner sizes up Alfonzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tanner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alfonzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanner lands a head kick. Alfonzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tanner works over Alfonzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Alfonzo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfonzo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanner jabs at Alfonzo's body.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alfonzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Alfonzo on the inside.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner lands with a kick to the temple. Alfonzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alfonzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanner but Tanner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tanner.
Tanner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tanner tries to clinch but Alfonzo moves out of range.
Tanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alfonzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alfonzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alfonzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tanner.
Tanner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alfonzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner scores with a one two! Alfonzo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner lunges at Alfonzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alfonzo's hand.
Tanner throws a head kick but Alfonzo moves out of range.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Alfonzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alfonzo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alfonzo backs up against the cage.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Tanner counters with a nice body shot.
Tanner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alfonzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
Alfonzo shoots in and drives through. Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alfonzo.
Tanner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tanner tries to clinch but Alfonzo is having none of it.
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alfonzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner scores with a jab to the head.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tanner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfonzo walks into a jab.
Tanner lunges at Alfonzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alfonzo's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonzo shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgardo Alfonzo.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tanner had his way with Edgardo Alfonzo in 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. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Tanner.
Alfonzo shoots in for a double leg but Tanner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick from Tanner lands but Alfonzo takes it in his stride.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner misses with a double jab.
Alfonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alfonzo misses with the body kick
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alfonzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alfonzo ducks right into an uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner throws a head kick that Alfonzo semi-blocks.
Alfonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanner throws a shot to the body.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alfonzo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanner stalling in the clinch but Alfonzo improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner gets through Alfonzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alfonzo tries for a takedown but Tanner manages to get underhooks.
John Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgardo Alfonzo.
A shot in the inside from Tanner.
Tanner lands a body punch.
Tanner wants to break free but Alfonzo has control.
Still in the clinch, Tanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alfonzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tanner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Tanner.
Alfonzo being controlled against the cage.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alfonzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner tries to circle away but Alfonzo has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner pushes Alfonzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alfonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tanner counters with a series of strikes. Alfonzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alfonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alfonzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a good, hard body kick but Alfonzo shrugs it off.
Tanner wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tanner.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Edgardo Alfonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanner lands with a short shot to the head.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Alfonzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfonzo wants to clinch.
Tanner clobbers Alfonzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alfonzo shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alfonzo.
A head kick by Alfonzo misses
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Alfonzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanner counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alfonzo in his tracks.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Alfonzo in a clinch.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner darts in and clinches Alfonzo up against the cage.
John Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Alfonzo, against the cage.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alfonzo fails to pull guard.
Alfonzo is working for takedown but Tanner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner clinches with his opponent.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner tries to clinch but Alfonzo moves out of range.
A big left from Alfonzo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanner darts in and clinches Alfonzo up against the cage.
John Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alfonzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:41
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:41
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tanner!
John Tanner retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Ironman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele jabs at Case's body.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
A shot to the body from Case misses
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Case is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steele's half guard.
Steele trying to control from the bottom.
Steele is trying to control but Case passes into side control!
Case lands a nice forearm strike.
Case is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steele regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to improve his position but Case is controlling well.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Case thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steele is not content to let Case control the position.
Case trying to control from Steele's half guard. Steele has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steele wants to control the pace but Case is squirming around nicely.
Case really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele trying to control but Case is having none of it.
Case really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Case tries to hold on but Steele postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
Case really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Case somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Case throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Case.
Case with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Cedric Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Case.
Case misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case slips under a jab.
Case walks into a left hand.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
Case shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Case was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele is looking to improve his position but Case isn't that keen on the idea.
Case lands a heavy elbow.
Case trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele tries to hold on but Case pushes him away.
Case raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Case.
Case works over Steele's head and body with a nice combination.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Case tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Case somewhat.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Case's head.
Steele misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.
Cedric Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Case.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Case shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steele but Steele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Case is breathing heavily.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Case fails with the takedown
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Justin Case is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele sizes up Case with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Case takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Steele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Case doesn't seem phased though.
Case uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
A punch lands to the side of Case 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
Case feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Case throwing strikes but missing.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Case drops back looking for a leg! Steele is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steele manages to kick Case off! Case jumps back into Steele's guard.
Steele seems keen to control Case's posture.
Case throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele is trying to keep Case in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steele!
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Case drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Case wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Steele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Case shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.
Case shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Case moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Case shoots in and bounces Steele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Case trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Case drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Steele manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Case has Steele in his guard.
Case working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Case looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily.
Case has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Case has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Steele 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 Case.
Case struggling a bit here.
Steele trying to control the position but Case is working away.
Case struggling a bit here.
Case manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Justin Case has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steele keeping full guard, as Case tries to pass.
Steele looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case throwing strikes but missing.
Case is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steele is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steele has escaped and now he's on top!
Steele advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves into full mount!
Case is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Case wants to hold on but Steele pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case is trying desperately to improve position.
Steele thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cedric Steele did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
Case shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Case misses with a double jab
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Case darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele works his way to full guard. Good work.
Case throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Case is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Case working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele can't keep his opponent in guard - Case advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
Steele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Case is working away from the top position though.
Case stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Steele to get to his feet.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Case moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Case is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a head shot.
Steele throws the left hand but Case avoids the punch easily.
Case fails to land the takedown.
Case doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cedric Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Case.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Case moved out of range.
Case tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Case.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a two punch combination.
Case closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
Case trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele pulls Case in close to prevent any damage.
Case stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Case!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Case looks a forlorn figure.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Case is looking to escape.
Case trying desperately to get to his feet.
Case is desperately trying to improve his position but Steele has a good base and remains in mount.
Case flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cedric Steele will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Case fails with a takedown attempt.
Case fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Case falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele counters with a left to the body.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Case shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cedric Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Case.
Case is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Case takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case tries to move into range but Steele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cedric Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Case cracks Steele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Case changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Case manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele throws a one two combo.
Steele cracks Case with an open hand slap.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Case shoots and misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Case gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Case misses.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Case backs up against the cage.
Case with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele cracks Case with a good jab.
Case tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Case on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele scores with the left hand. Case knows he should have avoided that one.
Case slips a straight right by Steele.
Case shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steele pinned against the cage. Steele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Case doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Case slips under a jab from Steele.
Case gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cedric Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Steele.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Case wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Case has his takedown stuffed
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele lands with a cross.
Steele stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele slips a straight right by Case.
Steele slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:44
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:44
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Steele!
Cedric Steele retains his featherweight title!
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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