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RYZE 67: Gavin vs. Magetsu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Philip Brown has been cut.
Washington misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Washington is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Brown has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Washington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown walks into a jab.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Denver Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Washington cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Washington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses the body punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Washington.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
Brown keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Washington catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washington scores with a jab.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Denver Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Washington misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Brown stands and throws Washington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Washington is defending well.
Brown tries to advance position but instead Washington slips a leg back in to half guard.
Brown prevents Washington from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Washington wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denver Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Washington dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Washington duly obliges.
Philip Brown's cut is getting worse.
Washington misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Washington.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown is rocked!
Brown walks into a jab.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Washington throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington lands an overhand right.
Washington scores with a punch to the head.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington misses the jab.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denver Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Washington misses with a right hand
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Washington throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philip Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown avoids the body shot from Washington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denver Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denver Washington!
After winning the bout, Denver Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. back passage only kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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142 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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24
154 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Nice cross by Norton.
Norton looks to clinch
and McGill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norton just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGill's brow.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
Norton tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but McGill avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
McGill throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton misses with a body punch.
McGill looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that McGill has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
McGill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as McGill controls the action.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as McGill controls his hands.
Norton missing with knees to the body.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
McGill trying to land knees to the body.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
McGill wants a takedown.
Norton misses with some punches.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGill lands a knee to the head.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton lands a right hand.
McGill trying to land knees to the body.
Norton misses with some punches.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGill tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
McGill blocks an uppercut.
McGill is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton gets underhooks to prevent McGill's takedown attempt.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
McGill has Norton pressed against the cage, preventing Norton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill prevents a body shot from Norton.
McGill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Norton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGill tries to score a body lock takedown but Norton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Norton misses with some punches.
Norton digs a right hand underneath McGill's ribcage. McGill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton trying to land knees to the body.
McGill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGill or not.
Norton digs a right hand underneath McGill's ribcage. McGill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGill is breathing heavily.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Norton tries to work over McGill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGill blocks a body shot from Norton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton gets through McGill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by McGill.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGill trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but McGill avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
McGill prevents a body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
McGill missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
McGill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norton gets underhooks to prevent McGill's takedown attempt.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton working aggressively here.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton lands with a left to the head.
McGill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Norton dominated that round.
That's time! McGill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGill checks a low kick from Norton.
McGill avoids the body shot from Norton.
McGill tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
McGill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norton lands a nice uppercut.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGill.
McGill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGill has Norton pressed against the cage.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGill darts in trying to clinch
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norton takes a swing at McGill's ribcage but misses.
McGill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norton avoids it really well and circles away.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - McGill circles away.
Norton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGill.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norton is fending him off so far but McGill persists. Nope, Norton circles away and we're back to standing.
Norton's corner calls for a 1-2. Norton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Norton misses its intended target.
Graeme Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGill moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGill doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGill rather than just go for the knockout.
McGill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton swings for the body but McGill moves out of range.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.
Norton throws a series of punches but McGill avoids them all with ease.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGill was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGill moves into the clinch.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGill.
Norton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graeme Norton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGill is stalling here.
Norton tries a body shot but McGill blocks it.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
McGill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but McGill uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGill landing knees to the body.
McGill stalls.
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!
McGill lands a knee to the head.
McGill lands a nice knee to the body.
McGill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
McGill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norton lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as McGill controls his hands.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton throws an elbow but it misses.
Norton tries a body shot but McGill blocks it.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGill was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
McGill blocks a leg kick.
McGill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGill blocks an uppercut.
McGill trying to stall but Norton improves his position.
McGill landing knees to the head.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton misses with a body punch.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
McGill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norton is keeping busy.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but McGill avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGill goes for a takedown attempt but Norton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norton takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
McGill blocking some punches.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norton as McGill tries to tie him up.
McGill is looking for a takedown.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Norton fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from McGill.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norton as McGill tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGill slows down the pace here.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGill blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
McGill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGill or not.
McGill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGill missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGill's elbow.
Norton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGill has Norton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norton stops a takedown attempt from McGill.
Norton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGill.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton lands a right hand.
McGill takes a shot to the head.
Norton lands a nice uppercut.
Norton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bogie McGill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Norton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton digs a right hand into McGill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGill's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton tries to land knees in the clinch but McGill avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
Norton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGill.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
McGill tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton working hard to break the clinch.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graeme Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norton 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Norton!
In his post fight interview, Graeme Norton gave a big smile as he said 'Im back the power in my hands was too much for him and he just gave up. Train harder and we will fight again.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cees Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cees Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cees Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gunn checks a leg kick.
Shang wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Shang.
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shang lands a nice shot that snaps Gunn's head back.
Gunn shoots in but Shang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shang.
Shang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shang just leaning against Gunn, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Shang has him pressed against the cage.
Shang lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Shang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gunn tries to pull guard but Shang won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cees Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Gunn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shang scores with a knee to the head.
Shang misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Shang as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn jumps guard but Shang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shang lands a knee to the head.
Shang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Shang lands an uppercut.
Shang lands with a right to the head.
Gunn is rocked!
Shang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shang working the clinch nicely. Gunn is working for position but Shang cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gunn crumples up against the cage and Shang lands two more shots before the ref can save Gunn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Hai Shang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Im on my Level as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor wants to clinch
and Cade counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cade wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Taylor is working an open guard so Cade takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cade can't get the takedown.
Cade tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade looking to slow down the pace here.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade tries to stand but Taylor is controlling from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand but Cade is controlling the position.
Cade wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cade looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
I've been told that Taylor has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to stand but Cade is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cade tries to stand but can't do so whilst Taylor controls his leg.
Cade is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cade.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade stalling away here and it's allowed Taylor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cade wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor pushes Cade off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Tat Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor wants to slow Cade down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade 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.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Cade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Cade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Cade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tat Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cade fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Cade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cade darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Cade into the cage.
Cade wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cade is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Taylor regains guard.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cade breaks from the clinch.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to clinch but Cade moves out of range.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Cade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Cade counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Cade has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cade has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cade shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Cade finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cade wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.
Cade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Cade is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Cade decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cade slips under a jab.
Cade throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cade but Cade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade dominated that second round.
That's time! Cade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Cade or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cade connects with a solid leg kick.
Cade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cade. That did some damage!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Cade pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cade counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Cade circles away.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Cade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tat Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor wants to clinch but Cade slips to the side
and Cade counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Cade has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Cade defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the action here.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tat Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor throws the left hand but Cade avoids the punch easily.
Cade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cade dives in and grabs Taylor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Cade's head and hops out.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Cade avoids nicely.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Cade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick
and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor looking to stall.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tat Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Cade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cade is out of range and Taylor settles back down.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Cade.
Carl Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tat Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cade 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Cade!
Carl Cade decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortune throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little swinging wildly here.
Little has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fortune is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fortune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortune dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws a combination. Fortune tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fortune drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fortune is controlling him.
Fortune is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune scoring with some ground and pound.
Fortune is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fortune's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Little is looking to stand up but Fortune isn't so interested in that idea.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fortune is controlling him.
Little keeping full guard, as Fortune tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortune is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fortune controls the pace.
Little is looking to stand up but Fortune isn't so interested in that idea.
Fortune trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fortune trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortune controls from within his opponent's guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Fortune from controlling successfully.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fortune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fortune is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fortune trying to keep a closed guard but Little is proving a slippery customer.
Fortune is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune avoids them all with ease.
Fortune misses with a low kick.
Fortune avoids a kick to the body.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune avoids them all with ease.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Fortune.
Little misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Little finds it's target.
Little works over Fortune's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a right and a left that Fortune avoids nicely.
Fortune lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortune avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fortune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little misses with the combination.
Little avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fortune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
Fortune tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Fortune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little looks to land a combination but Fortune avoids it well.
Fortune throws a big shot that misses.
Little misses with a low kick.
Fortune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune misses with a low kick.
Little tests Fortune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a solid leg kick but Little takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortune.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fortune fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Fortune has a takedown stuffed.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Fortune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little closes the distance but Fortune moves to the side
and Fortune counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Little!
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fortune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortune tries to score with some ground and pound. Little controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fortune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dalton Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Fortune's shoulder, as Fortune tries to avoid the shot.
Little throws a right hand that Fortune ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortune also avoids with ease.
Little throws a lazy head kick
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little won't be happy with that.
Fortune landing a few strikes.
Fortune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little regains half guard, as Fortune was trying to land strikes.
Fortune wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it.
Fortune working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Little taking shots to the head.
Fortune has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Little's face.
Fortune fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Little can do anything to dispel that myth.
Little is in a horrible position here. Fortune smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Little is squirming around, avoiding Fortune's attempts to control the action.
Fortune is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fortune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grant Fortune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is squirming around, avoiding Fortune's attempts to control the action.
Fortune lands a big elbow.
Little is rocked!
Little takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Little is still in real trouble! Can Fortune finish him?
Fortune lands a big elbow - Little is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Little is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grant Fortune!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuoppala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Warheart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Kuoppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries to move into range but Kuoppala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuoppala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kuoppala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
A nice left hand lands by Kuoppala.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez wants to break free but Kuoppala has control.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Kuoppala keeps him there for the moment.
Kuoppala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuoppala lands a knee to the head.
Gomez is rocked!
Kuoppala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuoppala finish him?
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Kuoppala working the clinch nicely. Gomez is working for position but Kuoppala cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gomez crumples up against the cage and Kuoppala lands two more shots before the ref can save Gomez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Alexander Kuoppala!
Our winner, Alexander Kuoppala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breannain Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Breannain Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich tries to bum rush Moroba with a series of wild strikes but Moroba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miletich is looking to clinch but Moroba is avoiding it.
Miletich misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Miletich misses.
Miletich fails to land with a series of punches.
Miletich moves in looking to clinch but Moroba pushes him off.
Miletich misses with a hook.
Moroba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Caveman Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Moroba keeps the fight on the outside.
Moroba lands a body shot.
Miletich throws an off balance right hand
and Moroba counters with a single leg into guard. Miletich didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miletich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moroba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moroba connects with a couple of short punches.
Miletich working a defensive guard but Moroba manages to pass into side control anyway.
Miletich gets back to half guard.
Moroba passes to side control.
Miletich gets back to half guard.
Miletich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moroba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moroba's back!
Miletich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miletich has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Moroba is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moroba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moroba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Moroba is pushing down on Miletich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miletich is fighting to maintain full guard but Moroba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moroba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miletich wants to hold on but Moroba pushes him away.
Moroba raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moroba landing punches.
Miletich gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moroba wants to free his trapped foot but Miletich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miletich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moroba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba wants to advance to full mount but Miletich doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moroba passes Miletich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moroba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moroba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miletich manages to get to full guard.
Miletich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moroba is one step ahead there.
Moroba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miletich looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba won't allow Miletich to sweep him here.
Miletich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moroba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
Moroba working some strikes from top position.
Miletich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moroba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moroba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moroba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moroba prevents Miletich from getting back to his feet.
Moroba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moroba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miletich's head.
Miletich controls Moroba momentarily but Moroba frees himself.
Moroba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moroba wants to control from the top but Miletich keeps moving.
Miletich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miletich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jun Moroba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moroba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moroba tries to free his leg and advance position but Miletich is retaining full guard.
Moroba advances position into side control!
Miletich tries to improve position but can't.
Moroba working the ground and pound from side control.
Miletich sneaks back into half guard.
Moroba working Miletich over with strikes.
Moroba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miletich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miletich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moroba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miletich keeping full guard, as Moroba tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miletich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miletich looking for a sweep. Not yet Miletich, not yet.
Miletich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moroba.
Miletich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moroba passes into half guard.
Moroba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moroba working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich tries to get to full guard but Moroba has control of the leg.
Miletich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moroba is working away from the top position though.
Moroba winds up and cracks Miletich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miletich wants to control but Moroba is keeping busy.
Moroba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moroba with shots to the head and body - Miletich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moroba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Miletich really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Miletich is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Miletich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miletich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moroba with the ground and pound from mount.
Miletich is rocked!
Moroba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miletich hang on?
Miletich is still in real trouble! Can Moroba finish him?
Moroba landing strikes from the mount and Miletich is in trouble!
Moroba drops a big elbow. That's hurt Miletich! More shots from Moroba and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Moroba!
After the fight, Jun Moroba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Sagat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Yossarian's chin.
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182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yossarian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John Yossarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yossarian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sagat is able to avoid easily.
Yossarian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yossarian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sagat's calf.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Yossarian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yossarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Yossarian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yossarian misses with a body kick.
Yossarian throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Sagat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Yossarian counters with a single leg into guard. Sagat didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian advances to half guard.
Yossarian is looking to stall here but Sagat recovers full guard.
Yossarian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yossarian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yossarian throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Yossarian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yossarian misses with a straight right.
Sagat seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yossarian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sagat to the mat! Sagat manages to get full guard.
Sagat seems keen to control Yossarian's posture.
Yossarian trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Sagat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sagat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yossarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sagat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sagat is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Sagat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Yossarian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sagat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sagat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yossarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yossarian. Yossarian obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sagat enables Yossarian to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sagat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sagat is adopting a defensive guard.
Yossarian trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian dominated that round.
That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yossarian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yossarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sagat.
Yossarian works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Yossarian sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yossarian.
Yossarian thumps Sagat with a low kick.
Yossarian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Yossarian throws a solid leg kick but Sagat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yossarian.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a thumping low kick.
Yossarian throws a lazy right hand but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yossarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Yossarian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian connects with an inside leg kick.
Sagat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yossarian throws a lazy body kick
and Sagat counters with a low kick, right behind Yossarian 's knee.
Sagat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yossarian.
Sagat throws an overhand right that lands on Yossarian's shoulder, as Yossarian tries to avoid the shot.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yossarian moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
Yossarian punishes Sagat's body with a nice straight punch.
Sagat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yossarian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sagat did well to prevent Yossarian getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat is trying to maintain the position but Yossarian is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian controlling the action here.
Yossarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yossarian throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sagat to regain full guard.
Yossarian throwing strikes from guard but Sagat blocks nicely.
Sagat keeping full guard, as Yossarian tries to pass.
John Yossarian has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throws an elbow that misses. Sagat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yossarian's guard. Nice move by Sagat!
Yossarian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sagat defends well.
Yossarian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sagat passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yossarian is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yossarian throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sagat to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Yossarian scoring well with a low kick there.
Yossarian throws the kick towards the body but Sagat avoids it.
Yossarian lands a front kick.
Sagat lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Yossarian misses
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yossarian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sagat to score with a decent uppercut.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
Yossarian throws a low kick but Sagat avoids it.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yossarian slips under a jab from Sagat.
Yossarian tries to land a front kick but Sagat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian misses with a hook to the body
and Sagat counters with a good, hard body kick but Yossarian shrugs it off.
Yossarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yossarian throws a low kick but Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yossarian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yossarian throws a strike but Sagat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yossarian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Victor Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yossarian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yossarian is trying to keep Sagat in close.
Yossarian throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sagat escapes and throws Yossarian's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Yossarian looks to move to half guard but instead Sagat has passed into mount! Damn!
John Yossarian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sagat misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian is desperately trying to improve his position but Sagat has a good base and remains in mount.
Sagat wants to control the pace but Yossarian is squirming around nicely.
Yossarian is desperately trying to improve his position but Sagat has a good base and remains in mount.
Sagat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Sagat.
Well Yossarian 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Yossarian!
As John Yossarian got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jabroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jango Fett Unleashed. Jabroni has chosen Whatever as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ricardo Jabroni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Jabroni!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabroni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jabroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabroni dives in and grabs Fett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fett pushes down on Jabroni's head and hops out.
Jabroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Jabroni with a hook.
Jab, jab by Jabroni - just one landing.
Fett moves forwards but Jabroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jabroni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jabroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabroni throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Jabroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett misses with a hook
and Jabroni counters with a shoot takedown. Fett fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jabroni has gone for a leg lock! Fett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jabroni's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabroni controlling Fett's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabroni working a defensive guard here.
Fett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabroni looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricardo Jabroni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jabroni avoids the body shot from Fett.
Jabroni darts in looking for a takedown but Fett gets double underhooks and turns Jabroni into the cage.
Jango Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Jabroni.
Fett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabroni.
Nice body punch from Fett.
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fett misses with a punch to the body.
Fett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jabroni looking for submissions off his back.
Jabroni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fett slips a nice elbow through Jabroni's hands, connecting with Jabroni's forehead.
Fett throwing shots but Jabroni is blocking nicely.
Jabroni is refusing to be controlled, as Fett sits in half guard.
Jabroni trying to control but Fett postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fett lands a nice short elbow.
Fett tries to pass to full mount but Jabroni defends it.
Fett prevents Jabroni from improving his position.
Jabroni is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabroni's head.
Jabroni wants to get back to full guard.
Jabroni keeps trying to improve his position.
Jabroni is looking to get back to full guard here but Fett has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fett tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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 Jango Fett 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.
Fett jabs Jabroni right on the nose. Jabroni blinks but takes it well.
Jabroni throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett lands a head shot.
Jabroni is rocked!
Jabroni closes the distance and clinches up with Fett, looking for a takedown. Jabroni pushes Fett against the cage but Fett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jabroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Fett finish him?
Fett sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Jabroni's defenses. It connects perfectly with Jabroni's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jango Fett!
Jango Fett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gavin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aldo Magetsu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magetsu throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magetsu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magetsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magetsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Gavin misses the jab.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magetsu checks it well.
Gavin throws a head kick but Magetsu moves out of range.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin throws a hook but Magetsu avoids it easily.
Gavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magetsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Nice jab there from Magetsu.
The fighters circling - Magetsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin misses with a series of wild punches.
Magetsu throws a low kick, looking for Gavin's leg but Gavin calmly moves out of range.
Gavin throws the left hand but Magetsu avoids the punch easily.
Magetsu misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Magetsu moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Magetsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magetsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magetsu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavin misses with a leg kick
and Magetsu counters with a head kick. That will keep Gavin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Gavin throws a jab when Magetsu was well out of range.
Magetsu takes one on the button.
Gavin tests Magetsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin throws a leg kick
and Magetsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Magetsu moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Magetsu punishes Gavin's body with a nice straight punch.
Gavin throws a leg kick
and Magetsu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Magetsu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Magetsu. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws out a leg kick but Magetsu moves out of range and Gavin only half commits.
Gavin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magetsu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gavin somewhat.
Magetsu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Gavin lands a nice looking body shot.
Magetsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Magetsu slips under a jab.
Gavin throws a low kick but Magetsu avoids it.
Magetsu throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magetsu thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Gavin.
Magetsu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gavin should have avoided that one.
Magetsu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Magetsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Magetsu is out of range.
Magetsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Magetsu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magetsu is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Magetsu connects with a jab.
Magetsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magetsu has time to react.
Magetsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magetsu scores with a shot to the body.
Aldo Magetsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magetsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gavin thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Magetsu.
Nice body kick from Magetsu.
Magetsu moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Magetsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Magetsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magetsu connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magetsu.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magetsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Magetsu is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Gavin misses.
A big left from Magetsu misses.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Magetsu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gavin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Magetsu misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magetsu.
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magetsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aldo Magetsu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gavin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magetsu lands with a cross.
Gavin throws a hook but Magetsu avoids it easily.
Magetsu throws the kick towards the body but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Magetsu throws a head kick that misses.
Magetsu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Magetsu moves away and avoids it.
Gavin swings for the body but Magetsu moves out of range.
Magetsu moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo Magetsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magetsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magetsu.
Gavin connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Magetsu finds it's target.
Gavin throws a front kick aimed at Magetsu's knee but Magetsu avoids it well.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Magetsu avoids it.
Magetsu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magetsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
Magetsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Magetsu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin tries to land a leg kick but Magetsu saw it coming and moves away.
Magetsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin tried to score with a low kick but Magetsu checks it.
Magetsu throws a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin tries a low kick but Magetsu avoids it.
Gavin misses with a hook. Magetsu ducked under it nicely.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Magetsu's head but Magetsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magetsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magetsu can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Gavin misses
and Magetsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Magetsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magetsu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gavin takes a swing at Magetsu's ribcage but misses.
Gavin misses with a hook
and Magetsu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gavin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magetsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Magetsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magetsu under the eye.
Magetsu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Magetsu misses with a straight left.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magetsu slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gavin. Gavin gets slowly back to his feet.
Magetsu checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Magetsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magetsu checks it well.
Magetsu misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gavin. Beautiful body shot.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magetsu wants to land a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magetsu moves away.
Gavin throws a front kick aimed at Magetsu's knee but Magetsu avoids it well.
Gavin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Magetsu counters with a good low kick that Gavin was not able to check.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin throws a hook but Magetsu avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Magetsu with a jab.
Gavin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magetsu checks a low kick from Gavin.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magetsu checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magetsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magetsu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gavin's calf.
Magetsu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magetsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Magetsu.
Magetsu slips a straight right by Gavin.
Gavin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magetsu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gavin somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Gavin 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.
Gavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magetsu can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magetsu. That's going to slow Gavin down.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Magetsu digs a good body shot into Gavin's ribs.
Magetsu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magetsu.
Magetsu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magetsu lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magetsu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magetsu.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Magetsu throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin connects with a crisp jab.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magetsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magetsu.
Gavin thumps Magetsu with a low kick.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Magetsu blocks the low kick.
Magetsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Magetsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magetsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magetsu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magetsu throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Gavin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magetsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Magetsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Magetsu.
Magetsu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a combination. Magetsu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magetsu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magetsu throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magetsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin avoids the head kick by Magetsu.
Magetsu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gavin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magetsu walks into a straight right hand from Gavin.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magetsu is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magetsu. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magetsu.
Magetsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Magetsu's leg but Magetsu calmly moves out of range.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Gavin feints and then cracks Magetsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magetsu down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magetsu slips under a jab.
Magetsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magetsu ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Magetsu's leg but Magetsu calmly moves out of range.
Magetsu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magetsu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Gavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magetsu on the side of the head.
Magetsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magetsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magetsu scrambles back to his feet.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magetsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magetsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magetsu lands a nice hook to Gavin's body. Gavin 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!
Magetsu feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Gavin throws a hook but Magetsu blocks it.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Magetsu lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Magetsu - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magetsu thuds a left hand into Gavin's body.
Gavin moves out of range as Magetsu throws a body kick.
Magetsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magetsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magetsu misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Magetsu misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Magetsu really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gavin lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Magetsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gavin's sensitive parts.
Gavin shoots for a takedown but Magetsu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but Magetsu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Magetsu slips a straight right by Gavin.
Magetsu moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Gavin avoids the head kick by Magetsu.
Magetsu tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Magetsu feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
A big left from Magetsu misses.
Magetsu tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gavin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magetsu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magetsu gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magetsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Gavin trying to move into half guard but instead Magetsu has managed to sweep!
Magetsu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gavin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magetsu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magetsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gavin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gavin.
Gavin tries to roll over but Magetsu keeps him under control.
Magetsu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Magetsu is looking to advance position but Gavin won't allow it.
Gavin trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldo Magetsu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gavin walks into a jab.
Magetsu throws a leg kick that misses.
Gavin throws a hook but Magetsu avoids it easily.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Magetsu moves his leg out of the way.
Magetsu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Magetsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin is looking to chop away at Magetsu's legs.
Magetsu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Magetsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Magetsu misses
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magetsu.
Gavin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Magetsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Magetsu. That one must have hurt.
Gavin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Magetsu is looking to slow Gavin down with leg kicks.
Gavin misses with a body shot
letting Magetsu counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magetsu connects with an inside leg kick.
Magetsu feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magetsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Magetsu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin lands a head shot.
Magetsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Magetsu dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gavin defending well as Magetsu loads up on a big left hand.
Magetsu throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Magetsu moves away and avoids it.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magetsu.
Nice straight punches there by Gavin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gavin.
Magetsu with a hook.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magetsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin slips a straight right by Magetsu.
Magetsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
A shot to the body from Gavin misses
and Magetsu counters with a thumping low kick.
Magetsu misses with the body kick
and Gavin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gavin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gavin trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gavin is keen to just control but Magetsu is a slippery customer.
Gavin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gavin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magetsu wants to improve his position but Gavin is controlling well.
Gavin trying to mount his opponent but Magetsu defends it.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gavin.
Gavin trying to mount his opponent but Magetsu defends it.
Gavin is trying to control the action in half guard but Magetsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gavin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magetsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gavin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magetsu is staying active underneath Gavin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gavin throwing shots but Magetsu is blocking nicely.
Gavin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Magetsu to regain full guard.
Gavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tommy Gavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magetsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gavin trying to hold on to Magetsu's head to control him but Magetsu postures up.
Magetsu trying to control the action but Gavin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin trying to control from the bottom.
Magetsu wants to free his trapped foot but Gavin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gavin trying to control from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Gavin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A leg kick checked by Magetsu.
Gavin lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magetsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin slips a straight right by Magetsu.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gavin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magetsu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Magetsu!
Aldo Magetsu is the new featherweight champion!
Aldo Magetsu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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