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UFF 7 - Ultimate Demise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zod Arfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Blaze has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zod Arfel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfel slaps away a takedown attempt from Blaze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arfel rushes Blaze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arfel lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
It looks like Johnny Blaze has been cut.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Arfel.
Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Arfel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arfel throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Arfel misses with a body shot.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Arfel.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Arfel misses the shot to the body.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blaze jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arfel rushes Blaze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze tries to break free but Arfel pushes him back against the cage.
Blaze tries to break free but Arfel pushes him back against the cage.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Arfel.
Blaze looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arfel forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Arfel prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Arfel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Arfel breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Arfel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arfel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Arfel avoids it well.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Arfel avoids nicely.
Arfel ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Arfel stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel scores with a hook to the body.
Arfel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Arfel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.
Arfel lands a body punch.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arfel has managed to clinch.
Arfel has Blaze pressed against the cage.
Arfel gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
Arfel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Johnny Blaze's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
Arfel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arfel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arfel presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Arfel.
Arfel stalling.
Arfel lands an uppercut.
Arfel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Arfel is working Blaze over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfel scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arfel breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arfel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Arfel forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Arfel just leaning against Blaze, taking a breather.
A short right from Arfel.
A short right from Arfel.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Arfel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Arfel misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.
Arfel clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Arfel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Blaze'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.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Arfel.
Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Arfel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Arfel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arfel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arfel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Arfel avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Arfel is out of range.
Arfel moves into the clinch successfully.
Arfel manages to break the clinch.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arfel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arfel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Zod Arfel is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arfel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arfel closes the distance and pushes Blaze back into the cage.
Arfel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Arfel.
Good body shot from Arfel.
Arfel lands a shoulder strike.
Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Arfel lands a right hook to the body.
Arfel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arfel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Arfel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Arfel misses.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Arfel.
Arfel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arfel misses with a double jab.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Arfel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arfel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze with a jab.
Arfel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arfel throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arfel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arfel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze is trying to force a seperation but Arfel has the dominant position.
Arfel wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaze won't allow it.
Arfel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arfel prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arfel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arfel.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zod Arfel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arfel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze slips under a jab from Arfel.
Arfel loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Arfel digs a good body shot into Blaze's ribs.
Arfel misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arfel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze misses the jab.
Arfel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arfel is looking to wear down Blaze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arfel.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Arfel checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Arfel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Blaze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arfel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze tries to bum rush Arfel with a series of wild strikes but Arfel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arfel slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Arfel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arfel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Arfel. That snapped Blaze's head back.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arfel pushes Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Arfel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blaze up against the cage.
Arfel lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Arfel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arfel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Arfel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zod Arfel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arfel looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Arfel takes the fight into the clinch.
Arfel has Blaze pressed against the cage, preventing Blaze from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arfel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Arfel avoids it well.
Arfel avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Arfel rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Arfel is leaning against Blaze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arfel breaks the clinch.
Arfel slips under a jab.
Arfel has managed to clinch.
Arfel'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Arfel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Arfel.
Arfel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arfel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arfel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arfel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arfel.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arfel counters with a three punch combo that has Blaze backing up. Blaze nods at Arfel to acknowledge the strikes.
Arfel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arfel tries to avoid it but Blaze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arfel to the ground. Arfel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arfel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arfel moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Arfel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Arfel.
Arfel breaks from the clinch.
Arfel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arfel throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arfel defends it nicely.
Arfel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaze, pushing him back against the cage.
Zod Arfel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arfel keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arfel is stalling here.
Arfel digs a right hand underneath Blaze's ribcage. Blaze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arfel lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arfel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arfel.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zod Arfel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arfel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zod Arfel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Shifflett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Churko Cridell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shifflett comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Toxicity. 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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210 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Shifflett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Churko Cridell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cridell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shifflett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shifflett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cridell swivels and escapes.
Cridell misses with a wild combination.
Cridell looks to score with a jab to the body but Shifflett is just out of range.
Cridell with a poor takedown
and Shifflett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shifflett drops an elbow to the side of Cridell's head.
Shifflett working over Cridell with some ground and pound. Cridell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shifflett works his way into full mount!
Shifflett working Cridell over with strikes here.
Shifflett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cridell is working to get back to half guard.
Cridell wants to control but Shifflett is having none of it.
Shifflett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifflett breaks from Cridell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shifflett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cridell looks gassed!
Shifflett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shifflett with the ground and pound from mount.
Cridell is rocked!
Shifflett postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Cridell out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Shifflett goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Shifflett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koles Dzikowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Visconti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koles Dzikowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koles Dzikowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Visconti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visconti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dzikowski's waist but Dzikowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Visconti off to one side.
Visconti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzikowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Visconti.
Dzikowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dzikowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Visconti.
Dzikowski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Visconti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dzikowski, who protects the arm well.
Visconti is looking to take a break and control but Dzikowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visconti controlling from side mount.
Visconti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzikowski is looking to reverse the position.
Dzikowski is trying to control Visconti's posture but Visconti avoids it.
Dzikowski dodges the ground and pound from Visconti.
Dzikowski stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Visconti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koles Dzikowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Visconti.
Visconti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzikowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dzikowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Visconti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visconti looks for a takedown but Dzikowski sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dzikowski gets the takedown into side control.
Dzikowski is looking to take a break and control but Visconti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dzikowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Visconti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Visconti is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dzikowski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dzikowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dzikowski controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visconti tries to improve his position but instead Dzikowski has taken his back!
Visconti turns into Dzikowski and is now in his guard.
Dzikowski wants to sweep here but Visconti controlling him for the moment.
Visconti trying to control but Dzikowski is working from the bottom.
Dzikowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Visconti!
Dzikowski content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Visconti is trying desperately to improve position.
Dzikowski controlling from the full mount.
Dzikowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Visconti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dzikowski trying to control but Visconti is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dzikowski fails to advance to Visconti's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koles Dzikowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Visconti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Visconti is looking to land body kicks.
Visconti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dzikowski keeping full guard, as Visconti tries to pass.
Visconti slips nicely into half guard.
Visconti wants to control but Dzikowski is keeping him busy.
Dzikowski wants to improve his position but Visconti is controlling well.
Visconti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dzikowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Visconti trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visconti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Visconti looking to sit in guard and control but Dzikowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dzikowski stopping the sweep attempt from Visconti.
Visconti looking for a guillotine here but Dzikowski defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Visconti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Visconti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dzikowski trying to control but Visconti is working from the bottom.
Visconti looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dzikowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visconti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Visconti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dzikowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dzikowski's back!
Visconti is trying to stick to Dzikowski's back but Dzikowski is turning into Visconti. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Visconti's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dzikowski.
Dzikowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dzikowski stays in close to Visconti's body and controls the position.
Visconti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dzikowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Dzikowski has his foot on Visconti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Visconti works his way back into a safe position though.
Visconti looking to sit in guard and control but Dzikowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dzikowski wants to control from the top but Visconti keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzikowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Visconti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dzikowski stays in close to Visconti's body and controls the position.
Visconti wants to sweep but no luck.
Dzikowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dzikowski trying to control but Visconti is working from the bottom.
Visconti keeping full guard, as Dzikowski tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Visconti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Visconti shoots and misses
and Dzikowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Visconti won't be happy with that.
Visconti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dzikowski off and has taken his back!
Visconti doesn't have the hooks in and Dzikowski manages to turn into his guard.
Dzikowski stays in close to Visconti's body and controls the position.
Visconti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dzikowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Visconti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koles Dzikowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Visconti looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dzikowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dzikowski is trying to control. Visconti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dzikowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dzikowski uses his free foot to push down on Visconti's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Visconti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti is trying to escape the mount.
Visconti slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Visconti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dzikowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Visconti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Visconti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dzikowski's guard.
Visconti is looking to advance position but Dzikowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Visconti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dzikowski controlling from mount.
Visconti is desperately trying to improve his position but Dzikowski has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzikowski controlling the pace for now.
Visconti regains half guard.
Visconti is staying active underneath Dzikowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Visconti moves into full guard.
Dzikowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Visconti is retaining full guard.
Visconti keeping moving, preventing Dzikowski from controlling successfully.
Dzikowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Visconti keeping moving, preventing Dzikowski from controlling successfully.
Dzikowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dzikowski stopping the sweep attempt from Visconti.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Visconti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dzikowski counters with a shoot takedown. Visconti fights it but they end up in guard.
Dzikowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dzikowski wants to control from the top but Visconti keeps moving.
Visconti trying to keep a closed guard but Dzikowski is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koles Dzikowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dzikowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koles Dzikowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xemenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xemenez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonny Bush's chin.
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xemenez !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bush won't allow to sweep him here.
Bush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
tries to land a sweep but no joy.
trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
controls Bush momentarily but Bush frees himself.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bush is trying hard to land a takedown here. sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
misses with a straight left.
throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but swivels and escapes.
throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jonny Bush has been cut.
tries a head kick but it misses.
checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from . No joy for Bush on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bush is working over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush stops from standing up.
Bush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.
Bush trying to control but is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bush slips nicely into half guard.
avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
keeps Bush at a distance using the push kick.
Bush is breathing heavily.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sprawls well. wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
throws a head kick that misses.
scores with a head kick.
Bush is rocked!
Xemenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from .
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
misses with a few strikes there.
misses with a body kick.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in 's guard.
is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bush won't allow to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush shoots in but avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bush closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. did well to prevent Bush getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xemenez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Bush's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Bush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from misses.
tries a head kick but it misses.
throws a head kick that misses.
throws a head kick that misses.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
slaps away a takedown attempt from Bush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. defending well though.
Bush works his way into full mount!
can't escape the position.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
Bush unloading with bombs!
Bush fails to take his opponent's back.
in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bush content just to control the position here.
Bush is working for a guillotine from mount but frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bush has hold of 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
is wriggling around trying to escape.
is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bush fails to move to back control.
Bush avoids the attempt from to control.
is looking to improve his position but Bush isn't that keen on the idea.
Bush controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bush kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bush looking to control but is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bush is working for a kimura but is defending it quite comfortably.
Bush seems to be working for a kimura but defends the submission attempt.
moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bush!
Bush is wriggling around trying to escape.
controlling the pace for now.
Bush is looking to improve his position but isn't that keen on the idea.
is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bush takes a head kick and keeps coming.
throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonny Bush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Bush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Bush with that takedown attempt.
throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
lands with a kick to the ribs.
gets caught flat footed, as Bush shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bush thows a big elbow that misses.
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
wants to sweep but no luck.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bush wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bush is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
is controlling Bush's posture.
Bush drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bush jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
is trying to keep Bush in close.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from finds it's way round the side to connect with Bush's head.
displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
slaps away a takedown attempt from Bush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt - sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
No luck for Bush with that takedown attempt.
misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by which made him look bad.
Jonny Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
is trying to control Bush's posture but Bush avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bush working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to control but is keeping him busy.
Bush controls the position.
Bush is looking to take a break and control but is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pinned against the cage. gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Xemenez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jonny Bush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bush scores a takedown into full mount!
is working to get back to half guard.
Bush throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bush tries to control but wriggling away.
is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bush raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Xemenez has been cut.
is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bush lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hang on?
Jonny Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
is looking to improve his position but Bush isn't that keen on the idea.
Bush working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bush off and cradles 's limp body as Bush celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jonny Bush!
Jonny Bush retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anewt Gelato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anewt Gelato!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gelato.
Nash sneaks back into half guard.
Gelato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gelato is trying to control. Nash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nash is looking for a sweep. Gelato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash is trying to control but can't.
Gelato trying to control from half guard but Nash is working away.
Nash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gelato.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash shoots in for a takedown but Gelato shows good takedown defense.
Gelato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gelato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelato wanted to stand there but Nash had control of the position.
Gelato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.
Nash trying to keep a closed guard but Gelato is proving a slippery customer.
Gelato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gelato wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gelato postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nash is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nash thows a big elbow that misses.
Nash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nash lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelato pulls Nash in close to his closed guard and prevents Nash from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gelato keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
Nash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Nash.
Nash instigates a clinch.
Nash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gelato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nash swivels and escapes.
Gelato looks gassed!
Gelato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
Nash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gelato backs up against the cage.
Joe Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Nash.
Nice takedown defense from Gelato. No joy for Nash on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to clinch up but Gelato keeps it at a distance.
Gelato shoots in for a double leg but Nash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gelato backs up against the cage.
Nash lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelato dodges the punch combination from Nash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nash.
Nice uppercut there from Nash.
Gelato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nash, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nash, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nash.
Nash connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Nash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nash tries to clinch there but Gelato circles away.
Gelato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nash counters with a one-two to the body.
Nash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gelato circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Nash.
Nash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nash clinches with his opponent.
Gelato stalling the fight.
Gelato tries to pull guard but Nash won't allow it.
Nash breaks the clinch.
Nash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gelato tries to pull guard but Nash won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nash is pressed up against the cage. Gelato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nash down to the mat. Nash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anewt Gelato.
Gelato is breathing heavily.
Nash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelato moves out of range of the body kick.
Nash tries to clinch but Gelato moves out of range.
Nash lands with a nice combination. Gelato backs away looking to recover.
Nash clinches up with Gelato and pushes him back against the cage.
Nash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nash looking for a sweep. Not yet Nash, not yet.
Nash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nash is trying to keep Gelato in close.
Nash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gelato's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash drops back looking for a leg! Gelato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gelato manages to kick Nash off! Nash jumps back into Gelato's guard.
Gelato controls Nash momentarily but Nash frees himself.
Gelato striking off his back but it's not causing Nash any problems.
Nash lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gelato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nash thows a big elbow that misses.
Nash has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gelato is proving hard to escape from.
Gelato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gelato.
Nash is looking to clinch.
Nash misses with a takedown attempt
and Gelato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nash's guard.
Nash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Gelato from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nash holds on and takes a little breather.
Nash looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Gelato from controlling successfully.
Nash wants to sweep here but Gelato controlling him for the moment.
Nash is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nash wants to clinch up but Gelato keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Nash.
Nash is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gelato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Nash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Nash dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Nash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nash throws a head kick that misses
and Gelato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nash trying to keep a closed guard but Gelato is proving a slippery customer.
Nash is really struggling to control Gelato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gelato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nash wants to sweep but no luck.
Nash has control of Gelato's left arm, preventing Gelato from doing any damage.
Gelato looking to pass the guard.
Nash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gelato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash wants to sweep but no luck.
Gelato slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gelato tries for a takedown but Nash circles away easily
and Nash counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gelato!
Nash looking to finish Gelato with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gelato!
Gelato is in a horrible position here. Nash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nash postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gelato looks a forlorn figure.
Gelato tries to lock up and control but Nash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelato might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nash kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nash tries to control but Gelato wriggling away.
Nash with a couple of short strikes.
Nash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nash with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gelato wants to control but Nash is having none of it.
Gelato is bucking up trying to escape but Nash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nash cracks Gelato with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nash working the ground and pound effectively.
Nash working Gelato over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nash.
Nash putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Nash.
Gelato is bucking up trying to escape but Nash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nash punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nash working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nash lands a big elbow.
Nash working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nash with shots to the head and body - Gelato looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash landing shots from mount.
Nash with the ground and pound from mount.
Nash landing strikes from the mount and Gelato is in trouble!
Gelato is squirming around, avoiding Nash's attempts to control the action.
Nash looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nash wants to finish this one by submission but Gelato is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nash.
Gelato taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nash with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Nash clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gelato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joe Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
Gelato shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense.
Nash throws a series of strikes that have Gelato backpedaling.
Nash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nash thows a leg kick but Gelato checks it
and Gelato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nash won't be happy with that.
Gelato is looking to take a break and control but Nash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nash manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gelato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nash missing with punches from the bottom.
Gelato trying to control from half guard but Nash is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash pushes Gelato off looking to stand but Gelato dives back in and keeps control.
Nash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nash fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nash's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nash duly obliges.
Nash doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Gelato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nash is trying to keep Gelato in close.
Nash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gelato can do to turn this around?
Gelato throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gelato postures up.
Nash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gelato manages to get himself to full guard.
Gelato keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
Nash scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nash trying to control but Gelato is working from the bottom.
Gelato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gelato keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
Nash distracts Gelato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nash throwing strikes but missing.
Nash trying to control but Gelato is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gelato keeps the fight on the outside.
Nash tries to clinch up.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Anewt Gelato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nash scores with a nice right hand.
Joe Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nash fails to land with a series of punches.
Nash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gelato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gelato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gelato scores a takedown into full mount!
Nash holds on, trying desperately to control.
Nash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nash wants to hold on but Gelato pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gelato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nash is looking to improve his position but Gelato isn't that keen on the idea.
Gelato looking to control but Nash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gelato unloading with bombs!
Nash tries to lock up and control but Gelato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nash is looking to improve his position but Gelato isn't that keen on the idea.
Gelato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nash is looking to escape.
Gelato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to reverse the position but Gelato maintains control.
Nash wants to control but Gelato is having none of it.
Nash slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nash manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nash has control of Gelato's left arm, preventing Gelato from doing any damage.
Nash wants to sweep here but Gelato controlling him for the moment.
Gelato postures up.
Nash is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gelato postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gelato trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Anewt Gelato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nash pulls Gelato in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anewt Gelato.
Well Nash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Nash!
Joe Nash retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Piaggi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Piaggi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate drops Piaggi with a right and a left! Tate comes rushing in but Piaggi regains his composure and manages to keep Tate in guard.
Piaggi is rocked!
It looks like Tony Piaggi has been cut.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Piaggi is still in real trouble! Can Tate finish him?
Tate gets to his feet and stands over Piaggi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Piaggi felt that one! Tate unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Piaggi from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tate!
Rob Tate retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mintz comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy. Nagano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ashes to ashes - Saxon. Makoto Nagano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, murray mintz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makoto Nagano!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nagano is looking to slow mintz down with leg kicks.
mintz tries to clinch up but Nagano circles away and keeps his distance.
mintz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for mintz.
Nagano fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
mintz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nagano's head.
The fighters circling - Nagano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagano misses with a two punch combination.
Nagano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
mintz scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagano. mintz does a little dance to reset his feet.
mintz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagano can't break the clinch.
mintz stalling.
Knees to the body from mintz.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagano. mintz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
mintz slips under a jab from Nagano.
Nagano throws a hook but mintz avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for mintz.
Nagano looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
mintz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nagano's head.
mintz thuds his shin into the meat of Nagano's side.
mintz closes the distance and pushes Nagano back into the cage.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz pushes Nagano away with a front kick.
mintz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from mintz. Nagano shrugs it off though.
mintz lands with a slapping head kick.
mintz has Nagano up against the cage in a clinch.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
mintz manages to break the clinch.
mintz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagano, pushing him back against the cage.
mintz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nagano wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagano.
mintz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz moves into the clinch.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
Nagano tries to keep at a distance but mintz has taken the fight into the clinch.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
Nagano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. mintz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
mintz scores with a head kick.
Nagano throws a shot from downtown. mintz moves away and avoids it.
mintz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
mintz fakes the leg kick and cracks Nagano in the body.
mintz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
mintz lands a knee to the body.
mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.
mintz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
mintz is stalling here.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from mintz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano working hard to break the clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mintz clinches with his opponent.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
mintz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nagano will feel that in the morning.
mintz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Nagano won't want to take too many of those.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Nagano won't want to take too many of those.
mintz stalling.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Nagano won't want to take too many of those.
mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano takes a swing at mintz's ribcage but misses.
Nagano walks forward, straight into a front kick from mintz.
mintz lands with a nice body kick.
mintz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nagano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from mintz.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nagano tries to break the clinch but mintz is controlling the position.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz has him pressed against the cage.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nagano's efforts to push away.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by mintz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagano tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
mintz slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by murray mintz.
Nagano misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
mintz clinches up against the cage.
mintz misses with a knee strike.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
Nagano avoiding damage as mintz throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from mintz.
Nagano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mintz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nagano's head.
Nagano tries to keep at a distance but mintz has taken the fight into the clinch.
mintz trying to land knees to the body.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz is controlling him.
Nagano takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
mintz breaks the clinch.
mintz slips a jab and a cross from Nagano.
Nagano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but mintz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagano.
mintz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nagano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows mintz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
mintz has gone for a leg lock! Nagano slips out almost immediately though and dives into mintz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz controlling the position.
Nagano throws a strike but mintz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
mintz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nagano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nagano looking to control.
mintz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nagano throws a hook but mintz avoids it easily.
Makoto Nagano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagano throws the left hand but mintz avoids the punch easily.
Nagano tries to clinch but mintz moves away
and mintz counters with a leg kick.
mintz closes the distance and pushes Nagano back into the cage.
mintz blocks a body shot from Nagano.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into Nagano's ribcage.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mintz moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mintz has him pressed against the cage.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
Nagano tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz darts in and clinches Nagano up against the cage.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by mintz.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
Nagano working hard to break the clinch.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz moves into the clinch.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nagano can't break the clinch.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
mintz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by mintz.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mintz leaning against his opponent.
mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mintz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Nagano is predictable there
and mintz counters by clinching up.
mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagano misses with a double jab.
mintz lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for mintz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by mintz.
mintz scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by mintz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
mintz rushes Nagano and presses him up against the cage.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
Nagano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
mintz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
murray mintz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mintz scores with a kick to the midsection.
mintz fails to land the takedown.
Nagano tries to keep at a distance but mintz has taken the fight into the clinch.
mintz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagano can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
Nagano takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
mintz working Nagano over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as mintz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
Nagano wants to break free but mintz has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
Nagano wants to break free but mintz has control.
mintz keeps control of Nagano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz thuds his shin into the meat of Nagano's side.
Nagano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from mintz. That one must have hurt.
mintz throws a quick inside leg kick.
mintz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nagano misses with a body punch
and mintz counters with a solid body kick.
mintz thumps Nagano with a low kick.
Nagano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagano misses with a looping left.
mintz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
mintz cracks the inside of Nagano's front leg.
mintz gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz with a knee to the head.
mintz lands a knee to the body.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
mintz closes the distance and clinches.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Nagano blocks it.
mintz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nagano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Nagano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagano has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
Nagano wants to get back to striking at distance but mintz won't allow it.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagano tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz has him pressed against the cage.
mintz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz with a knee to the head.
Nagano tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
mintz avoiding damage.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Nagano blocks it.
Nagano manages to break the clinch.
mintz closes the distance and clinches.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz is controlling him.
mintz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nagano is keeping busy.
mintz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagano is defending well for now.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz taking a breather.
Nagano lands a hook to the side of the head.
mintz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz is controlling him.
mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz moves away from the strike by Nagano.
mintz moves in looking to clinch but Nagano pushes him off.
mintz darts in and clinches Nagano up against the cage.
mintz prevents Nagano from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagano throws a head punch that misses.
Nagano working hard to break the clinch.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but Nagano blocks with his arms.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mintz prevents Nagano from breaking the clinch.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz tries to stall but Nagano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
mintz tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nagano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from mintz - the referee stops the clock and Nagano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says mintz. Nagano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
mintz clinches.
mintz keeps control of Nagano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for mintz to work.
mintz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nagano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
mintz cracks the inside of Nagano's front leg.
Nagano throws a jab when mintz was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nagano throws a predictable looking body shot
and mintz moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagano is trying to force a seperation but mintz has the dominant position.
mintz has Nagano pressed against the cage, preventing Nagano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Nagano
and mintz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
mintz slips under a jab from Nagano.
mintz clinches.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagano throws a hook but mintz blocks it.
Nagano misses with an uppercut. mintz saw that one coming.
mintz throws a head kick that Nagano semi-blocks.
mintz fails with an attempt to clinch.
mintz drives through and clinches with Nagano against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nagano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mintz scores with a leg kick.
mintz rushes Nagano and presses him up against the cage.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Nagano blocks it.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz keeps control of Nagano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
mintz working Nagano over with knees to the body.
mintz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nagano takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz keeps control of Nagano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mintz breaks from the clinch.
Nagano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
mintz keeps Nagano at a distance using the push kick.
Crunch! mintz slams his shin into Nagano's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz lands a two punch combo.
mintz gets a clinch.
Nagano tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nagano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
mintz stalling.
Nagano breaks from the clinch.
mintz clinches up with Nagano and pushes him back against the cage.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nagano's face.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from mintz.
mintz clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Nagano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for mintz to work.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz has him pressed against the cage.
murray mintz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mintz has him pressed against the cage.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but Nagano blocks with his arms.
Nagano misses with the head strike.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
Nagano is trying to break the clinch but mintz is controlling him.
mintz leaning his opponent against the cage.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nagano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
mintz tries to stall but Nagano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from mintz.
mintz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into Nagano's ribcage.
mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz forces Nagano back against the cage and clinches.
mintz with a knee to the head.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nagano blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagano breaks the clinch.
Nagano misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
mintz misses with a head kick.
Nagano throws a combination that misses
and mintz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagano throws a leg kick
and mintz counters with an outside leg kick.
mintz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
mintz moves into the clinch successfully.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mintz pushes Nagano up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagano has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
Nagano tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
Nagano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nagano wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
murray mintz had his way with Makoto Nagano in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
mintz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagano. That did some damage!
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
mintz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagano swats away the attempt to clinch by mintz.
mintz wants to clinch up but Nagano keeps it at a distance.
mintz tries to clinch up but Nagano circles away and keeps his distance.
mintz instigates a clinch.
Nagano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nagano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A low kick from Nagano misses
and mintz counters with a nice body kick.
Nagano tries to keep at a distance but mintz has taken the fight into the clinch.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nagano's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz breaks the clinch.
Nagano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract mintz.
Nagano lands a jab.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagano tries to bum rush mintz with a series of wild strikes but mintz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mintz drives through and clinches with Nagano against the cage.
mintz leaning against his opponent.
Nagano misses with a hook from the clinch.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by mintz.
mintz has Nagano pressed against the cage, preventing Nagano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
mintz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mintz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
murray mintz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano throws a head kick that misses
and mintz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nagano's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as mintz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagano up against the cage.
Nagano has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mintz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagano.
mintz defending well as Nagano loads up on a big left hand.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mintz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
Nagano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nagano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
Makoto Nagano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nagano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nagano lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from mintz.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagano has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
mintz has Nagano pushed against the cage.
mintz breaks the clinch.
Nagano throws a leg kick
and mintz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nagano fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
mintz misses with a knee strike.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagano wants to get back to striking at distance but mintz won't allow it.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
mintz has Nagano pressed against the cage, preventing Nagano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nagano lands a shot to the body.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but Nagano blocks with his arms.
Nagano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagano tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nagano working hard to break the clinch.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz stalls.
mintz breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
murray mintz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mintz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:44
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... murray mintz!
murray mintz retains his bantamweight title!
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