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ECFC 5 - Bova vs Riley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyka should have avoided that one.
It looks like Juri Boyka has been cut.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Boyka shrugs it off though.
Thompson is looking to slow Boyka down with leg kicks.
Thompson thows a body kick. Boyka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boyka walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boyka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson digs a good hook to Boyka's body.
Boyka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws an overhand right that drops Boyka like a sack of potatoes! Thompson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razul Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Mortensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick Mortensen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Razul Hampton's chin.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razul Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Mortensen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Our spies down at at HARRY'S $300 inform us that Mortensen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hampton being controlled here momentarily.
Hampton 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.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Mortensen keeps moving.
Mortensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hampton is one step ahead there.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Mortensen keeps moving.
Hampton preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mortensen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razul Hampton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mortensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mortensen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hampton dives on top into guard.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Mortensen keeps moving.
Mortensen pulls Hampton in close to prevent any damage.
Mortensen wants to sweep here but Hampton controlling him for the moment.
Mortensen pulls Hampton in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Razul Hampton.
Mortensen tries to sprawl but Hampton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hampton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mortensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Mortensen keeps moving.
Mortensen is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing good reports from Hampton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Razul Hampton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hampton scores with a takedown into Mortensen's guard.
Mortensen pulls Hampton in close to prevent any damage.
Mortensen working for a triangle but Hampton defends it easily.
Mortensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hampton!
Hampton is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton is working hard here to advance position.
Hampton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hampton advances position into side control!
Hampton working away.
Mortensen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hampton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortensen tries to hold on but Hampton pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hampton throwing strikes here but Mortensen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mortensen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mortensen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Razul Hampton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mortensen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mortensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mortensen seems to be working for a kimura but Hampton defends the submission attempt.
Mortensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hampton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortensen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hampton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mortensen.
Mortensen is trying to work for a kimura but Hampton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton is trying to control but can't.
Mortensen wants to pass the guard but Hampton is defending well.
Mortensen is working for a submission of some sort.
Mortensen is trying to work for a kimura but Hampton is defending well.
Mortensen is trying to work for a kimura but Hampton is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to roll over but Mortensen keeps him under control.
Hampton missing with punches from the bottom.
Mortensen prevents Hampton from improving his position.
Mortensen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hampton still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hampton has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hampton wants to control but Mortensen is keeping him busy.
Mortensen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton wants to control but Mortensen is keeping him busy.
Hampton moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mortensen.
Hampton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mortensen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hampton trying to control from the bottom.
Hampton missing with punches from the bottom.
Hampton wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mortensen seems to be working for a kimura but Hampton defends the submission attempt.
Hampton is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mortensen in particular looking to stall.
Hampton is defending against the submission attempts here by Mortensen.
Hampton is trying to stand up here but Mortensen is controlling him well.
Mortensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hampton sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mortensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hampton is in trouble now - Mortensen has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Mortensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mortensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hampton to score with a decent uppercut.
Brick Mortensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mortensen keeping full guard, as Hampton tries to pass.
Hampton trying to control but Mortensen is working from the bottom.
Mortensen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hampton is trying to stand back up but Mortensen is controlling him
Mortensen trying to control the action but Hampton is working from the bottom.
Hampton is defending against the submission attempts here by Mortensen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mortensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hampton is just riding it out for now. Mortensen eventually gives up the hold.
Mortensen is looking to advance position but Hampton won't allow it.
Mortensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hampton is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen works his way into side control.
Mortensen tries for a kimura but Hampton is defending well.
Mortensen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hampton is not content to let Mortensen control the position.
Hampton wants to control but Mortensen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mortensen tries to control but Hampton wriggling away.
Mortensen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hampton has worked his arm free - good work by Hampton!
Hampton is looking for a sweep.
Mortensen tries for a kimura but Hampton is defending well.
Hampton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mortensen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hampton is just riding it out for now. Mortensen eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hampton defends it well.
Hampton is pressing down on Mortensen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hampton trying to keep a closed guard but Mortensen is proving a slippery customer.
Mortensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hampton wants to stand up but Mortensen is controlling him.
Mortensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hampton is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brick Mortensen.
I think Mortensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brick Mortensen!
As Brick Mortensen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey, I just wanna say thanks to the people down at Harrys Gym, the best gym in New York and the reason for all my success here today'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard Play Hard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perreira De Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Perreira De Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart wants to stand but Perreira De Souza is controlling the position.
Perreira De Souza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perreira De Souza pushes down on Stewart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Perreira De Souza thows a huge punch but Stewart dodges it nicely.
Perreira De Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perreira De Souza controlling the pace.
Perreira De Souza drops an elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza not doing much here.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stewart's head.
Stewart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perreira De Souza slips a nice elbow through Stewart's hands, connecting with Stewart's forehead.
Perreira De Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perreira De Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perreira De Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perreira De Souza drops an elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perreira De Souza works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza looks up at the clock and then as Stewart takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perreira De Souza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Perreira De Souza grinds an elbow into Stewart's temple.
The referee asks Perreira De Souza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Perreira De Souza prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've been hearing that Perreira De Souza has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perreira De Souza scoring with punches and elbows.
Perreira De Souza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stewart is rocked!
A big shot lands for Perreira De Souza! That's hurt Stewart! Will he recover? Perreira De Souza fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Eric Stewart had this to say: 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Daman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Daman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Dan Daman has been cut.
Stockton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daman at a distance.
Daman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stockton manages to avoid it.
Daman tries to clinch up.
Daman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stockton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stockton instigates a clinch.
Daman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stockton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stockton manages to end up in side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Daman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stockton.
Daman tries to bench press Stockton off him but Stockton keeps the position.
Daman can't do much from the bottom here.
Stockton controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockton wants to stand but Daman has his arm trapped.
Stockton decides to stand back up. Stockton steps back and let's Daman get back to his feet.
Stockton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stockton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stockton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stockton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daman fails with the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Stockton has knocked Daman down with a huge combo! Stockton steps away and waves a wobbly Daman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Daman is rocked!
Daman tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Daman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daman seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stockton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daman doesn't seem bothered though.
Daman is breathing heavily.
Stockton throws a monster overhand right that drops Daman! Stockton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Stockton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roque Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roque Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Trap's body.
Trap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Trap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Trap. Trap gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Trap fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Trap is now in Johnson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trap passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trap working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Trap.
Trap is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trap wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Trap tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Trap is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trap throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Trap in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trap throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Trap tries to move to full mount but Johnson actually manages to regain half guard.
Johnson won't allow Trap to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap lands strikes from half guard.
Trap scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is not content to let Trap control the position.
Trap landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trap takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trap wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Trap is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trap thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trap trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Trap controlling the pace.
Trap throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trap wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trap is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Trap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trap fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Trap is now in Johnson's guard.
Trap looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trap controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Trap striking off his back, scoring a few points.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trap is on top in guard.
Trap wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Trap throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trap in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trap accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trap throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trap trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trap throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trap trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Trap is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to control but Trap is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roque Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Trap drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trap has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trap drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trap has Johnson in his guard.
Johnson trying to control but Trap is working from the bottom.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trap is proving hard to escape from.
Trap controlling Johnson's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trap is on top in guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Trap from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trap looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Trap dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Trap shoots in.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Trap, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trap circles away.
Trap has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trap shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Roque Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Trap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Trap takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trap under the eye.
Trap is rocked!
Johnson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Trap falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johnson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Johnson!
Roque Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jon Trap had this to say: 'its not my fault!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal King had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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37
182 lbs
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32
179 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shula tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shula to the ground. Shula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Shula sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King is breathing heavily.
King fails with the takedown
and Shula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hannibal King has been cut.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shula holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shula prevents King from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King breaks the clinch.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Shula counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King throws a right hand that Shula ducks under and follows up with a left that Shula also avoids with ease.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shula counters with a right hand to the body.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shula defends it nicely.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shula but Shula pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Shula stuffs the takedown.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shula as he jumps to the side.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King fails with the takedown.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shula but Shula pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula ducks under a wild hook from King.
King dives in and grabs Shula's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shula pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King looks for a takedown but Shula sprawls well.
King dives in and grabs Shula's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shula pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Shula leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Shula which made him look bad.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shula as he jumps to the side.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Shula tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shula manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mort Shula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King has a takedown stuffed.
King shoots for a takedown but Shula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King throws the left hand but Shula avoids the punch easily.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Shula sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Shula as King shoots in.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mort Shula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Shula. No joy for King on that attempt.
Shula slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shula tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shula to the ground. Shula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Shula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shula as he avoids it easily.
King is looking to clinch but Shula is avoiding it.
Shula defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hannibal King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Shula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Shula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Shula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King fails to land the takedown.
Shula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Shula displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
Hannibal King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King shoots in for a double leg but Shula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Shula.
King shoots for a takedown but Shula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shula displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Shula sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shula breaks from the clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Shula which made him look bad.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fails with the takedown
and Shula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King looks for a takedown but Shula sprawls well.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King tries to clinch up.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shula sprawls well. Shula wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shula circles away.
Shula leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shula pinned against the cage. Shula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shula circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mort Shula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hannibal King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King has a takedown stuffed.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shula was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shula pinned against the cage. Shula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shula stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shula manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. King keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
King tries to break the clinch but Shula is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shula avoids it really well and circles away.
King shoots in for a double leg but Shula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shula circles away.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hannibal King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shula enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shula manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shula wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shula dives on top into guard.
Shula decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shula pinned against the cage. Shula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Shula gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Shula wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
Shula is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shula is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shula has escaped and now he's on top!
Mort Shula is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
King is working an open guard so Shula takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from King.
King fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hannibal King.
I think Shula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mort Shula!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Machida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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29
270 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Machida!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots and misses
and Jefferson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jefferson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Adam Machida has been cut.
Jefferson stalks Machida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machida's face. Machida staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jefferson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown.
Jefferson rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jefferson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jefferson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Adam Machida's cut even more.
Jefferson throws a big uppercut that drops Machida! More strikes from Jefferson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Machida lies dazed against the cage as Jefferson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jefferson!
Jeff Jefferson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micah Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Yakety Sax as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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31
190 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micah Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fatu throws a big shot that misses.
Fatu missing with a left hand there. Fernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fatu feints and then cracks Fernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernandez down.
Fatu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fatu misses with a combination
and Fernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu throws a series of punches but Fernandez avoids them all with ease.
Fernandez slips a straight right by Fatu.
Fatu misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fatu misses the target.
Fatu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fatu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fernandez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
Fernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fatu.
Fatu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
Fatu has closed the distance and engaged Fernandez in a clinch.
Fatu throws a head punch that misses.
Fernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Fatu.
Fernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fatu throws an elbow but misses.
Fernandez throws a head punch that misses.
Fernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernandez backwards.
Fatu misses with an elbow over the top.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fernandez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fatu lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandez misses with a body punch.
Fernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fatu's elbow.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Fatu.
Fernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Fatu.
Fatu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fernandez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fatu.
Fatu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu lands an uppercut.
Fatu throws a head punch that misses.
Fatu working aggressively here.
Fernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fatu tries a body shot but Fernandez blocks it.
Fernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fatu is keeping busy.
Fatu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fatu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fatu.
Fatu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernandez breaks the clinch.
Fatu throws an off balance right hand
and Fernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fatu looks to land a combination. Fernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Micah Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatu misses with a two punch combination.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
Fatu is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Fatu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez avoids a kick to the body.
Fatu misses with a combination
enabling Fernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Fatu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fatu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatu with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu misses with an uppercut
and Fernandez counters with a left to the body.
Fatu cracks Fernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Fatu.
Fatu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Fatu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fatu just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fatu.
Fernandez moves forwards but Fatu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Sloppy strikes from Fatu. Those never looked like landing.
Fatu drives through and clinches with Fernandez against the cage.
Fernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Fatu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fatu misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Fatu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fatu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatu won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandez.
Fatu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez digs a right hand into Fatu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fatu's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a body punch.
Fernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fatu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu blocks an uppercut.
Fatu struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandez controls his hands.
Fatu lands a nice uppercut.
Fatu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Fernandez.
Fatu pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandez.
Jason Fernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Fernandez.
Fatu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Micah Fatu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Fatu throws a poor cross that misses
and Fernandez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fatu looks to land a right hand but Fernandez moved out of range.
Fatu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fatu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fatu throws a hook to the side of Fernandez's head but Fernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fatu misses with a combination
and Fernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fatu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandez counters with a left to the body.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a series of punches but Fernandez avoids them all with ease.
Fatu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fatu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fatu moves into the clinch.
Fatu tries to work over Fernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fernandez pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandez is still trying to improve position.
Fatu is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandez has wrist control.
Fernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fatu defends well.
Fatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fatu won't allow Fernandez to sweep him here.
Fernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fatu's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fernandez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fatu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandez lands a couple of digs.
Fernandez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fatu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Fatu misses the target.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Fatu.
Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fatu.
Fatu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fatu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fatu connects with a right hand. Fernandez shakes it off.
Fatu misses with a body shot.
Fatu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Fatu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
Fatu misses with a head kick.
Fatu clinches up against the cage.
Fernandez gets control of Fatu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fernandez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fernandez is on top in guard.
Fernandez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatu trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Fernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Fernandez cracks Fatu with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez trying to control but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Fatu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez with a nice head shot there.
Fernandez cracks Fatu with a solid left hand.
Fernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fatu's head.
Fernandez lands a couple of elbows.
Fernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Fatu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fatu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez lands a couple of digs.
Fernandez landing with the ground and pound.
Fernandez stands up over Fatu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fatu is rocked!
Fatu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fernandez passes into half guard.
Fernandez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fernandez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Fatu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatu missing with punches from the bottom.
Fatu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fernandez is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Fatu is hurt! He's hurt bad - Fernandez fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Fatu from any more punishment! Congratulations to Fernandez! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Fernandez!
After the big win, Jason Fernandez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser FightGear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (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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281 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matt Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serra's head backwards.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serra tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King lands the left hand.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Serra.
Don King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Serra misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from King.
King cracks Serra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Serra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can King finish him?
It looks like Matt Serra has been cut.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King rushes Serra with punches - Serra moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Serra goes down! King follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Bova!
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, Devin Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Bova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Bova moved out of range nicely.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bova tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley walks into a jab.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Bova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riley's knee momentarily.
Bova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bova counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bova defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Bova keeps Riley at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bova connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riley misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bova.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Bova moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bova clinches with his opponent.
Bova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riley scores with a hook to the body.
Bova trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bova into the cage.
Bova prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Bova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Bova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Bova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova is controlling him.
Riley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bova is trying to stall.
Riley can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Bova to work.
Bova looking to slow down the pace here.
Riley's coach down at BigMouth Cabrons was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Bova.
A frustrated look appears on Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bova looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lenny Bova.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Bova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Bova saw that one coming.
Bova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Bova.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bova is just out of range.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bova.
Bova moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Bova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Bova looks for the body kick but Riley saw that one coming.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Bova moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley defending well as Bova loads up on a big left hand.
Bova ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Bova moved out of range nicely.
Bova throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Bova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Bova slips the punch.
Bova tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Bova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bova moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bova trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bova into the cage.
Bova prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova is controlling him.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Riley blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Bova dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bova is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Bova connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bova staying out of range there.
Bova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bova staying out of range there.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Bova moved out of range nicely.
Bova throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Bova connects with a leg kick. Riley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riley clobbers Bova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Devin Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bova throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Bova's head but Bova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bova throws a jab but it's blocked by Riley.
Bova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley throws the left hand but Bova avoids the punch easily.
Bova is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley moves out of range as Bova throws a body kick.
Riley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Bova tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Bova's shoulder, as Bova tries to avoid the shot.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Bova slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Riley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bova counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Bova misses with a few strikes there.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bova.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Bova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Bova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bova counters with a nice body kick.
Bova darts in and clinches Riley up against the cage.
Bova lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bova.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bova controls his hands.
Come on Bova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from Bova.
Bova prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Bova scores with a knee to the head.
Bova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bova won't allow it.
Bova keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Bova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Bova trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
Bova connects with a knee to the head.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova is controlling him.
Bova stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bova.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bova.
Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bova has double underhooks.
Bova stalling.
Bova tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Bova is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riley is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Bova fails to land.
Bova wants to stall.
Bova has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bova has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Riley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bova lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bova lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bova.
It looks like Devin Riley has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Bova.
Riley tries to circle away but Bova has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Bova dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devin Riley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bova has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bova darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bova.
Lenny Bova is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Bova is out of range.
Bova tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Bova scores with a hook.
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bova counters with a stiff right hand.
Bova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bova's head.
Bova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Bova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Bova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Bova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bova closes the distance and clinches.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bova throws an elbow that misses.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Bova is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Bova into the cage.
Bova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riley tries to work over Bova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley dodges an elbow strike from Bova.
Bova prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Lenny Bova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Bova misses with an elbow strike.
Bova has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Nice elbow from Bova.
Bova throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bova.
Bova lands with a light punch inside.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bova misses with the head strike.
Riley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bova is trying to stall.
Riley tries to circle away but Bova has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bova lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bova lands a nice elbow.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Bova trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bova into the cage.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Bova crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but Bova keeps him there for the moment.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Bova has him pressed against the cage.
Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bova is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bova creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riley's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bova stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bova.
Riley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bova lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off.
Riley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bova is trying to stall.
Bova landing knees to the head.
Bova connects with a knee to the head.
Bova scores with a shoulder strike.
Riley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bova throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Bova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova effectively controlling the action here.
Bova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Bova clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Riley'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.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Bova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bova to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Bova moved out of range.
Bova lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bova moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Bova throws out a powerful jab.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bova.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Bova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bova counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Bova is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bova loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bova counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bova counters with a solid body kick.
Riley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Bova counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bova lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Riley misses its intended target.
A head kick from Bova lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Bova lunges at Riley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riley's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crunch! Bova slams his shin into Riley's torso.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Bova counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bova moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova misses with a head kick.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bova.
Bova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley avoids the head kick by Bova.
Bova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley throws a body punch but Bova moves out of range.
Riley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Bova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Bova counters with a body kick that stops Riley in his tracks momentarily.
Bova bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Bova misses.
Bova slips a straight right by Riley.
Bova moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bova swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bova lands a nice uppercut.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley is trying to force a seperation but Bova has the dominant position.
Bova keeps control of Riley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley can't break the clinch.
Riley blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bova takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Bova had his way with Devin Riley in that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Riley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bova wants to clinch.
Bova is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Riley.
Bova misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bova.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Bova.
Bova tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a left hand
letting Bova counter with a right hand.
A big right from Riley misses.
Bova throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
Bova throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Bova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Bova slips the punch.
Bova staying out of range there.
Riley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bova.
A head kick from Bova lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bova throws out the jab.
Bova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
Riley tests Bova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Riley catches Bova right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a poor cross that misses
and Riley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riley jabs at Bova's body.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bova.
Bova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bova tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riley is out of range and Bova settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Bova.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Bova throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Bova throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bova lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Bova's shoulder, as Bova tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Nice uppercut lands for Riley. That snapped Bova's head back.
Bova slips a straight right by Riley.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley thuds a left hand into Bova's body.
Riley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Bova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Riley.
Bova defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Riley lands a two punch combo.
Riley cracks a nice hook into Bova's ribs.
Bova needs to keep his hands up - Riley had a free shot at his head there.
Riley lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Bova ducks down to avoid it.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley misses with a right hand
and Bova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Bova tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Devin Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Bova does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bova 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Bova!
Lenny Bova retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Lenny Bova, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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