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INY 110: Sato vs Richards PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zayed Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah comes to the cage accompanied by Kalluri Vaanil. Kowski has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayed Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah tries to clinch
and Kowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abdullah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kowski tries to keep at a distance but Abdullah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abdullah pushes Kowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Abdullah has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah stalling in the clinch but Kowski improves position.
Kowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdullah walks away with a smile on his face. Kowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdullah wants to clinch up but Kowski keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah has managed to clinch.
Kowski told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Abdullah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowski.
Kowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowski wants a takedown.
Abdullah lands with a right to the head.
Kowski fails to pull guard.
Zayed Abdullah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gronk Kowski.
Abdullah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abdullah lands with a right to the head.
Kowski can't get the takedown.
Kowski looks winded!
Abdullah lands an elbow just above Kowski 's eye.
Abdullah lands a shot to the body.
Abdullah lands a right hand.
A short right from Abdullah on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abdullah obliges.
Abdullah is leaning against Kowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdullah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdullah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowski backwards.
Abdullah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdullah drops Kowski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kowski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kowski is rocked!
Abdullah lands a big right hand that drops Kowski! The killer instinct kicks in and Abdullah finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Abdullah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zayed Abdullah!
Zayed Abdullah took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I AM THE KING! THANK GOD! YOU ALL BOW TO ME! I AM ONLY GOOD FIGHTER IN IMMORTALS! YOU ALL SUCK! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila comes into the arena with The Best Is Yet To Come blaring out of the sound system. Malone has chosen Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash 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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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Jutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a body kick.
A jab from Jutila misses.
Malone shoots in but Jutila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Jutila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jutila did well to prevent Malone getting side control.
Malone throwing shots but Jutila is blocking nicely.
Malone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malone tries to pass to full mount but Jutila defends it.
Malone is looking to stall here but Jutila recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone wants to control from the top but Jutila keeps moving.
Jutila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Jutila's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jutila is looking to pass into half guard but Malone pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malone is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jutila is trying to keep Malone in close.
Jutila keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
Jutila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jutila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malone defends it easily.
Jutila is trying to keep Malone in close.
Malone wants to control from the top but Jutila keeps moving.
Malone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jutila looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Malone passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone has hold of Jutila's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jutila seems comfortable defending it but Malone has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jutila is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jutila is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Malone couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zoey Malone!
Zoey Malone took some time post fight to say the following; 'Yo your fro ain't got nothing on this beautiful Afro! This is a man's fro!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard has chosen Everlast - What Its Like as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edilhson under the eye.
Edilhson thows a body shot but no joy.
Finyard looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson misses with a wild combination.
Finyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edilhson momentarily.
Edilhson throws an overhand right that lands on Finyard's shoulder, as Finyard tries to avoid the shot.
Finyard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edilhson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Finyard is in Edilhson's guard.
Edilhson looking for subs off his back but Finyard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Edilhson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finyard is working away from the top position though.
Edilhson wants to get back to full guard but Finyard has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Finyard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson sneaks back into half guard.
Finyard trying to control the action but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
Finyard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finyard seems to be looking for submissions.
Edilhson wants to get back to full guard.
Edilhson gets full guard.
Edilhson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Finyard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Finyard wants to control from the top but Edilhson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard stopping the sweep attempt from Edilhson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edilhson is on top in guard.
Edilhson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finyard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edilhson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Edilhson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Finyard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Edilhson pulls down on the head and he's put Finyard to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edmundo Edilhson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren comes to the cage accompanied by OK State Fight Song. Sagdiyev has chosen Mamaliga as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev tried to score with a low kick but Alldren checks it.
Alldren looks to land a right hand but Sagdiyev moved out of range.
Alldren ducks under a wild hook from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev needs to keep his hands up - Alldren had a free shot at his head there.
Sagdiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alldren moves away.
Alldren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alldren lands a head shot.
Sagdiyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sagdiyev thuds a left hand into Alldren's body.
Sagdiyev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alldren. That did some damage!
Sagdiyev walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev tries to move into range but Alldren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alldren looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagdiyev is just out of range.
Alldren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagdiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alldren throws an overhand right that lands on Sagdiyev's shoulder, as Sagdiyev tries to avoid the shot.
Sagdiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Alldren's shoulder, as Alldren tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev lands with a good body shot.
Alldren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alldren lands a right hook to the body.
Sagdiyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sagdiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Alldren slips under a jab.
Alldren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sagdiyev on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Alldren misses.
Alldren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alldren walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown by Alldren or perhaps it was just good defense by Sagdiyev which made him look bad.
Sagdiyev blocks a jab.
Alldren looks to land a right hand but Sagdiyev moved out of range.
We've been informed that Sagdiyev 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.
Good exchange - Alldren coming out on top.
Alldren moves away from the strike by Sagdiyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alldren throws a shot from downtown. Sagdiyev moves away and avoids it.
Alldren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alldren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alldren cracks Sagdiyev with a big elbow.
Sagdiyev prevents Alldren from improving position.
Alldren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren working the strikes but Sagdiyev uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alldren passes to side control.
Sagdiyev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alldren.
Alldren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alldren misses with the ground and pound.
Alldren is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Alldren.
Alldren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alldren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alldren wants to control but Sagdiyev is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Alldren are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Alldren crashes against the mat.
Alldren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alldren throws an elbow but Sagdiyev slips to the side and avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagdiyev is not content to let Alldren control the position.
Alldren landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Alldren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alldren scores with the left hand. Sagdiyev knows he should have avoided that one.
Alldren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sagdiyev on the side of the head.
Alldren feints and as Sagdiyev raises his hands in defense, Alldren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alldren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alldren trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagdiyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagdiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alldren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alldren postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sagdiyev is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alldren, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alldren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate Alldren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alldren is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alldren controlling Sagdiyev's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Borat Sagdiyev.
Alldren misses with a body punch
and Sagdiyev counters with a low kick, right behind Alldren 's knee.
Alldren throws a lazy uppercut
and Sagdiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Alldren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sagdiyev.
Alldren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagdiyev.
Alldren 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagdiyev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alldren is able to avoid easily.
Alldren cracks Sagdiyev with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren misses with a body shot.
It looks like Alldren has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Alldren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sagdiyev throws a series of punches but Alldren moves out of range.
Sagdiyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alldren throws out the jab.
Sagdiyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Alldren.
Alldren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagdiyev moves away.
Alldren misses with a hook. Sagdiyev ducked under it nicely.
Sagdiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alldren.
Sagdiyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alldren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alldren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sagdiyev but Sagdiyev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alldren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagdiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alldren was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagdiyev.
Alldren misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren throws the left hand but Sagdiyev avoids the punch easily.
Sagdiyev takes one to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev drops his hands momentarily and Alldren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alldren connects with a jab.
Sagdiyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sagdiyev throws a lazy right hand but Alldren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sagdiyev.
A swing and a miss from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev slips under a jab from Alldren.
Alldren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alldren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagdiyev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagdiyev. Alldren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alldren lands a glancing blow to the side of Sagdiyev's head.
Alldren throws a hook to the side of Sagdiyev's head but Sagdiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Alldren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alldren misses the body punch
letting Sagdiyev counter with a right hand.
Sagdiyev throws a lazy right hand but Alldren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alldren throws an overhand right that lands on Sagdiyev's shoulder, as Sagdiyev tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Sagdiyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alldren doesn't seem phased though.
Alldren moves out of range as Sagdiyev throws a body kick.
Sagdiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagdiyev misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alldren.
Alldren misses the jab.
Sagdiyev lands a jab to the head.
Alldren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagdiyev moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagdiyev blocks a jab.
Alldren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagdiyev.
Alldren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sagdiyev's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Alldren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alldren looks to throw the jab but Sagdiyev is out of range.
Alldren misses the jab.
Alldren fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagdiyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagdiyev thuds a left hand into Alldren's body.
Alldren moves out of range as Sagdiyev throws a body kick.
Sagdiyev fails to land with a series of punches.
Alldren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagdiyev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alldren misses the jab.
Borat Sagdiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alldren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Sagdiyev thuds a left hand into Alldren's body.
Alldren misses with a hook. Sagdiyev ducked under it nicely.
Sagdiyev takes a swing at Alldren's ribcage but misses.
Sagdiyev lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Alldren misses.
Sagdiyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alldren throws a big shot that misses.
Alldren misses with a double jab.
That kick from Sagdiyev tenderised Alldren's leg. Alldren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alldren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alldren checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Alldren.
Borat Sagdiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren throws a hook to the side of Sagdiyev's head but Sagdiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagdiyev throws a right and a left that Alldren avoids nicely.
Alldren scores with a nice right hand.
Alldren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev misses the shot to the body.
Sagdiyev throws out a loose jab but Alldren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagdiyev throws a shot from downtown. Alldren moves away and avoids it.
Alldren shoots in looking for a takedown but Sagdiyev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alldren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borat Sagdiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Sagdiyev as he connects with a hook.
Sagdiyev misses with a straight right.
Sagdiyev throws a body punch but Alldren moves out of range.
Alldren misses the shot to the body.
Sagdiyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alldren.
Sagdiyev leaves Alldren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nate Alldren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Alldren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagdiyev throws a hook but Alldren avoids it easily.
A left lands for Alldren.
Sagdiyev misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alldren. Sagdiyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Sagdiyev misses.
Sagdiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alldren throws a hook but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sagdiyev! Alldren is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borat Sagdiyev!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Borat Sagdiyev waved his t-shirt featuring Elite Canadian Threads's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mac Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Vince Noir!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot by Noir.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Royal Guard | London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Noir in the body.
Noir keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Noir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir checks a low kick from Jackson.
Noir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noir.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noir avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Noir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Noir's head.
Noir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Noir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Noir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson has Noir pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vince Noir wasn't active enough on the ground.
Noir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noir counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Mac Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Noir misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson cracks Noir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Noir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Noir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Noir tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Noir are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Noir looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Noir wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Noir misses with a leg kick.
Noir's coach down at The Rat Cage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Noir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Noir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Noir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Noir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vince Noir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noir throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noir on the side of the head.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Noir's knee but Noir avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Noir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Noir does no damage.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Jackson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Noir is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Noir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Noir takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noir takes one to the chin there.
Noir lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Noir staying out of range there.
Noir connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Noir staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Noir moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Noir has double underhooks.
Noir jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Noir around his waist. Noir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noir landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noir has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Noir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noir's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noir defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Noir slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Noir counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Noir misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noir.
Noir missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noir shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A lazy left from Noir finds it's target.
Noir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noir looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
A low kick from Noir misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noir's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Noir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Noir throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Noir's body. Noir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noir throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson works over Noir's head and body with a nice combination.
Noir defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Noir blocks the leg kick.
Noir digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson cracks the inside of Noir's front leg.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noir's head backwards.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Noir's body. Noir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson lands with a hook. Noir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Noir.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Noir counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Noir moved out of range nicely.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noir. Noir obviously looking to wear him down.
Noir shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noir throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Noir, right into the meat.
Donk. Jackson catches Noir right on the button with a cross.
Noir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Noir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Noir persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Noir misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson punishes Noir's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Noir saw that one coming.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Noir looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Noir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Noir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Noir circles away.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noir goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Mac Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Noir.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Noir.
Jackson slips a jab from Noir.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Noir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson had his way with Vince Noir in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Noir looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Noir staying out of range there.
Noir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noir 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Noir's belly button to the back.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Noir's head.
A clash of legs there as Noir blocks the low kick.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Noir checks it
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson cracks Noir with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Noir is controlling the position.
Noir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vince Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir stalls.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Noir has him pinned against the cage.
Noir cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Noir looking for a sweep. Not yet Noir, not yet.
Noir is still trying to improve position.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noir wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mac Jackson.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Noir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mac Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Noir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Jackson has Noir up against the cage in a clinch.
Noir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Noir gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson gets to his feet. Noir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
Mac Jackson is the new featherweight champion!
Mac Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by Work Hard, Play Hard. Jose Brandao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Brandao slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandao checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Brandao moved out of range nicely.
Brandao misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brandao has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Brandao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao wants to stall.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
A solid body kick from Brandao.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson works on Brandao's body with a couple of short punches.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Brandao's ribcage. Brandao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Brandao is trying to stall.
Tyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandao up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Tyson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson stalling.
A short left from Brandao.
Tyson wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandao seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tyson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyson tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Tyson.
Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meldrick Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brandao missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao throws out a leg kick but Tyson moves out of range and Brandao only half commits.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao has Tyson pressed against the cage.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
A short right from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to stall.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandao darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Brandao misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson is stalling here.
Brandao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Tyson presses Brandao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyson working aggressively here.
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!
Brandao looking to stall.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Meldrick Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Come on Brandao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao with a knee to the head.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Brandao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandao under the eye.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Tyson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tyson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Brandao connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyson's calf.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Tyson 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandao throws a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Meldrick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
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!
Brandao moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson slips a straight right by Brandao.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brandao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandao under the eye.
Brandao checks a low kick from Tyson.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
A bit of stalling here from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Brandao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
Tyson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Brandao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brandao throws the kick towards the body but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson misses with a leg kick.
Tyson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandao checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tyson tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyson checks the leg kick.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Brandao blocks a low kick nicely.
Meldrick Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Brandao misses with a left hand
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brandao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyson. Tyson obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tyson checks a low kick from Brandao.
Brandao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tyson tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Brandao throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Brandao moves his leg out of the way.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao misses with a looping left.
Jose Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meldrick Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meldrick Tyson!
Meldrick Tyson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Paul Orndorf you mother fuckin rent boy - do you see me now!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dobson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stig Helmer's chin.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Dobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dobson.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Helmer lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Helmer checks it.
Dobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dobson throws out a loose jab but Helmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobson tries to land a front kick but Helmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dobson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Helmer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Helmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Dobson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Helmer works over Dobson with some ground and pound from guard.
Dobson has Helmer pulled in close to control his posture.
Dobson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobson is keeping the position for now.
Helmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Dobson pulls Helmer in to control the position.
Helmer postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Dobson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dobson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Helmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dobson circles away.
Dobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helmer's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helmer.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Helmer 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.
Helmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dobson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dobson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is in close to Dobson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Helmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Dobson seems keen to control Helmer's posture.
Helmer postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dobson has wrist control.
Dobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Dobson just wasn't active enough.
Dobson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helmer.
Dobson throws a low kick but Helmer moves out of range easily.
Helmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dobson sends Helmer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dobson is motioning to the referee to let Helmer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Helmer is rocked!
That has opened up Stig Helmer's cut even more.
Helmer has a takedown stuffed.
Helmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobson finish him?
Ben Dobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Helmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Helmer is out of range.
Helmer seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dobson. That's going to slow Helmer down.
Dobson throws a leg kick which misses Helmer's front leg but catches the back leg as Helmer tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Dobson.
Helmer shoots in and bounces Dobson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dobson pulls Helmer in to control the position.
Dobson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dobson has his foot on Helmer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helmer works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobson trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helmer lands a couple of digs.
Dobson trying to control the position.
Helmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobson's head.
Helmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Helmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dobson has his hands on Helmer's head, controlling the position.
Helmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobson looking to control.
Helmer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Helmer drops back looking for a leg! Dobson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dobson manages to kick Helmer off! Helmer jumps back into Dobson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dobson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
That kick from Dobson tenderised Helmer's leg. Helmer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dobson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dobson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helmer shoots for a double leg takedown but Dobson sprawls well. He's pushed Helmer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dobson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Helmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stig Helmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helmer shoots in for a takedown but Dobson shows good takedown defense.
Ben Dobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dobson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Helmer.
Ben Dobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Helmer.
Dobson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Helmer if he has to take too many more of those.
Helmer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson lands a big uppercut and Helmer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Helmer looks OK. Dobson waves Helmer back to his feet!
The cut above Stig Helmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson throws a lazy right hand but Helmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helmer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dobson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
Our winner, Ben Dobson, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho walks into a left hand.
Dixon moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Dixon moves into the clinch successfully.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Dixon tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon has Camacho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Camacho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dixon misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Dixon 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.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon tries to score a body lock takedown but Camacho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Dixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho tries to stall but Dixon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Camacho stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries for a takedown but Camacho manages to get underhooks.
Miguel Camacho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho is trying to maintain a safe position but Dixon gets an underhook and turns Camacho into the cage.
Dixon blocking some punches.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon.
Camacho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dixon looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon is rocked!
Camacho drops Dixon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dixon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Camacho finish him?
Camacho throws a big uppercut that drops Dixon! More strikes from Camacho and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dixon lies dazed against the cage as Camacho celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Camacho!
Miguel Camacho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham comes to the cage accompanied by Creed - My Sacrifice. Daniels has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels punishes Strongham's body with a nice straight punch.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bobby Lee Daniels has been cut.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strongham counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Strongham avoids it.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Strongham.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Strongham looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strongham clinches up against the cage.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Strongham has double underhooks.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels digs a right hand underneath Strongham's ribcage. Strongham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Strongham controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strongham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels pushes Strongham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strongham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strongham tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strongham manages to break the clinch.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Strongham misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Strongham misses
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strongham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strongham is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Strongham throws a sloppy body shot
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strongham's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Strongham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Strongham is keeping the position.
Daniels pushes down on Strongham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels prevents Strongham from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Strongham is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strongham is trying to escape back to his feet but Daniels uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Daniels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Strongham is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
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.
Daniels jabs Strongham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Daniels
and Strongham counters with a leg kick.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strongham moves away.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strongham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strongham.
Strongham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
A clash of legs there as Strongham blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strongham takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daniels stuns Strongham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels swings for the body but Strongham moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Strongham misses the target.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
Daniels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strongham misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels cracks Strongham with a good jab.
Strongham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham is looking to clinch.
Strongham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strongham was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Strongham lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Strongham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tedd Strongham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Strongham misses.
Strongham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strongham. Strongham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Strongham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strongham!
Strongham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Daniels throws a strike aimed at the side of Strongham's head but Strongham avoids it well.
Daniels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Daniels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Strongham is avoiding damage well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Daniels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Strongham's legs.
Daniels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Daniels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Daniels trying to control the position but Strongham is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham tries to buck Daniels off but Daniels is having none of it.
Strongham is not content to let Daniels control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strongham throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels misses the jab.
Strongham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Strongham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strongham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Strongham.
Strongham scores with a jab.
Daniels walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strongham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strongham rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Strongham checks a low kick from Daniels.
Strongham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Strongham.
Strongham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strongham blocks the body kick.
Strongham pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Strongham is trying to break free.
Strongham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strongham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Daniels is leaning against Strongham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strongham wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strongham wants to stall.
Strongham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strongham works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels tries to work over Strongham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Strongham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Strongham.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to work over Strongham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Strongham misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strongham.
Strongham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is looking to take this one to the mat.
Strongham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Strongham.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strongham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Strongham.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Strongham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Strongham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strongham.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Strongham controls his hands.
Strongham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham looking to slow down the pace here.
Strongham struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Strongham.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels lands with a hook. Strongham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniels checks a low kick from Strongham.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Strongham avoids it.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Strongham in the body.
Strongham throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Strongham does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strongham. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels cracks Strongham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strongham throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Strongham misses with a kick to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strongham won't be happy with that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position but Strongham is working away.
Strongham dodges the ground and pound from Daniels.
Daniels tries to advance to mount but can't.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Strongham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Strongham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strongham is working hard here to advance position.
Daniels throws a strike aimed at the side of Strongham's head but Strongham avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Strongham!
Daniels content just to control the position here.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strongham wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels trying to control but Strongham is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Strongham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Strongham off the cage and back into range.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Strongham moves out of range easily.
Strongham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strongham motions for Daniels to come forward. Strongham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Strongham cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strongham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Strongham's defenses.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strongham throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strongham.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strongham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Strongham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strongham. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tedd Strongham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Strongham scores with a head kick. Daniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strongham at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Strongham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strongham digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Strongham cracks Daniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strongham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strongham lands a nice uppercut.
Strongham misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Strongham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Strongham is working Daniels over against the cage.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Strongham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Strongham.
Still in the clinch, Strongham scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Strongham fails to land.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Strongham's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strongham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Strongham is retaining full guard.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daniels passes Strongham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daniels is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels blocks Strongham's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lee Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lee Daniels!
Bobby Lee Daniels is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bobby Lee Daniels tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Tedd Strongham spoke after the fight, saying 'When Power faces Power it all comes down to who's having the better day. I guess Bobby Lee was the better man today. Congratulations.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Richards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato counters with a single leg into guard. Richards didn't expect that.
Sato advances position into side control!
Richards is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato seems to be looking for submissions.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sato wants to pass to mount but Richards is defending the position.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sato controlling the action here.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing that Sato has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sato is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sato trying to control from half guard but Richards is working away.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sato.
Sato passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Richards!
Sato is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sato unloading with bombs!
Richards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sato throws some wild stikes that Richards manages to avoid easily.
Sato cracks Richards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Richards tries to reverse the position but Sato maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards gets back to half guard.
Sato is looking to advance position but Richards won't allow it.
Richards keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Richards is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to control Sato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?
Sato content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Richards desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyler Richards wasn't active enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Sato there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richards blocks a jab.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato checks a leg kick.
Sato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards avoids the body shot from Sato.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Sato delivers a nice body kick.
Richards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Sato gets caught flat footed, as Richards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Richards trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Richards postures up.
Katsuro Sato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards preventing the sweep.
Sato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richards's guard.
Richards seems keen to control Sato's posture.
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Richards had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sato defends it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards is trying to keep Sato in close.
Sato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage.
Richards is trying to keep Sato in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Richards down.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Sato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richards's guard now.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Richards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richards postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sato's head.
Sato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Richards working his ground and pound in the gym.
Sato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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 Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Sato jabs at Richards's body.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Richards throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Sato stuffs the takedown.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
Richards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Richards slips under a jab from Sato.
Richards is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Richards defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato counters with a shoot takedown. Richards fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Sato distracts Richards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richards has control of Sato's left arm, preventing Sato from doing any damage.
Sato connects with a couple of short punches.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sato wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Richards looking to control.
Richards looking for a guillotine here but Sato defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
Sato throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards looking to control.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sato postures up and lands a big shot to Richards's brow.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Sato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richards's guard.
Richards is looking to control Sato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?
Sato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards trying to control but Sato postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Sato tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Katsuro Sato did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards lands the left hand.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sato wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.
Tyler Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Richards's defenses.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Sato avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sato lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sato leaves Richards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richards thumps Sato with a low kick.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Richards tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sato is in Richards's guard.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sato is one step ahead there.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards working a defensive guard but Sato manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato tries to score with some ground and pound. Richards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Richards can't do much from the bottom here.
Richards is looking to regain half guard here but Sato keeps moving and retains side control.
Richards gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sato.
Sato prevents Richards from improving his position.
Richards is in trouble now - Sato has advanced to mount!
Sato wants to control the pace but Richards is squirming around nicely.
Sato working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Richards tries to hold on but Sato postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is bucking up trying to escape but Sato cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sato.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.
Sato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato had his way with Tyler Richards in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Sato gets caught napping as Richards dives in and scores a takedown. Sato manages to retain guard.
Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sato working for a triangle but Richards defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Richards wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards works over Sato with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyler Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato working a defensive guard here.
Richards wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Richards looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato postures up and lands a big shot to Richards's brow.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sato postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
Richards has Sato pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Katsuro Sato.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato 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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