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CONFLICT LXVIII on PPV (NY) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future has chosen Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Future!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wollsey shoots for a double leg takedown but Future sprawls well. He's pushed Wollsey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Future throws a push kick but Wollsey slaps the foot to one side.
Wollsey feints and then cracks Future's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Future down.
Wollsey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wollsey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wollsey tries to land a front kick but Future steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wollsey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wollsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Mordecai Wollsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Future fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Future avoids the head kick by Wollsey.
Wollsey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Future throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wollsey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Future counters with a thumping low kick.
Wollsey thows a leg kick but Future checks it
and Future cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wollsey lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Future counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Future.
Future avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wollsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Future moves away.
Future attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wollsey cracks the inside of Future's front leg.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut. Future saw that one coming.
John Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wollsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Future.
Wollsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Future cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wollsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Wollsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Future sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wollsey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Future throws the kick towards the body but Wollsey avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Future checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Future as he checks the leg kick.
Wollsey scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Wollsey misses
and Future counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wollsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Future is just out of range.
Future explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wollsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Future.
Wollsey throws a hook but Future blocks it.
Wollsey misses with a wild body shot.
Wollsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Future buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Future goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Future slips a straight right by Wollsey.
Wollsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Future.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wollsey.
A swing and a miss from Wollsey.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wollsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wollsey misses with a body shot.
Future connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Future on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Future has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wollsey misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Future lands a jab to Wollsey's midsection.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey avoids the head kick by Future.
Future misses with a body shot.
Future uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wollsey.
Future throws a body punch but Wollsey moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wollsey shoots for a double leg takedown but Future sprawls well. He's pushed Wollsey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wollsey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wollsey misses with a lunging right hand
and Future counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wollsey thinking.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Future.
Wollsey tries to work over Future's front leg with a kick but Future checks it.
Future motions for Wollsey to come forward. Future throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wollsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Future sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wollsey throws a solid leg kick but Future takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wollsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Future will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Future paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Future moves forwards but Wollsey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Future closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John Future seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Wollsey lands.
Wollsey moves out of range as Future strikes.
Wollsey throws a lazy uppercut
and Future counters with a body kick.
Wollsey thumps Future with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wollsey.
Future throws a nice inside leg kick.
Future tries to bum rush Wollsey with a series of wild strikes but Wollsey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wollsey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Future connects with a jab.
Wollsey blocks a head kick by Future.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wollsey throws a right and a left that Future avoids nicely.
Future throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wollsey throws a solid leg kick but Future takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wollsey.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Future lands with a thumping leg kick.
Future uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
Future moves out of range of the body kick.
Wollsey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Future ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wollsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Future bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wollsey's head backwards.
Future throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Future misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wollsey cracks Future with a good jab.
Wollsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wollsey throws a right hand that misses
and Future counters with a straight right hand.
Wollsey looks to land a right hand but Future moved out of range.
Future scores with a nice body kick.
Future thuds his right hand into Wollsey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wollsey cracks Future with an open hand slap.
Future feints and then cracks Wollsey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wollsey down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wollsey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Future throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wollsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wollsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wollsey throws an off balance right hand
and Future counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Future.
No joy there for Future, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Future takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wollsey misses with a kick to the body
and Future counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Future throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wollsey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Future pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wollsey back to the cage. Future follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut. Future saw that one coming.
Future tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wollsey throws a good cross that connects.
Wollsey misses with a hook.
Future closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wollsey is rocked!
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!
Future drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wollsey right on the button. Wollsey goes down! Future follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Future gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Future!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Truth by Alexander kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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212 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syn ducks under a wild hook from Nash.
A jab lands there for Syn.
Syn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nash is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nash misses with a looping right.
Syn misses with a hook.
Syn wants to clinch.
Syn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nash takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Syn missing with a left hand there. Nash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nash tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Syn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nash avoids the body shot from Syn.
Syn stuffs the takedown attempt from Nash. Nash gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Syn scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brutus Nash has been cut.
Syn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nash.
Nash lands with an uppercut that bounces Syn off the cage and back into range.
Franky Syn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syn.
Syn tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Nash shoots in but no luck this time.
Nash is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Syn pinned against the cage. Syn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash dodges the punch combination from Syn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syn throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Syn as he connects with a hook.
Nash throws a one two combo.
Syn lands a jab-cross combination.
Syn swinging wildly here.
Nash's jab looks to have found its range, popping Syn under the eye.
Syn lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash looks to land a left hand but Syn moved out of range nicely.
Syn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Syn throws a nice looking combination but Nash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Syn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nash lands a nice shot that snaps Syn's head back.
Nash moves out of range as Syn strikes.
Nash shoots in looking for a takedown. Syn tries to sprawl out of it but Nash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Syn misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nash.
Syn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nash in his tracks.
Syn instigates a clinch.
Nash can't find room to land a body shot as Syn controls the action.
Syn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Syn fails to land.
Syn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syn working aggressively here.
Nash can't break the clinch.
Nash tries to circle away but Syn has him pinned against the cage.
Syn pushes Nash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nash manages to pull guard.
Syn wants to stand and escape but instead Nash has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Syn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Nash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nash slips a jab and a cross from Syn.
Syn throws a solid leg kick but Nash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Syn.
Franky Syn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Syn.
The crowd cheers as Syn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nash doesn't seem phased though.
Syn just misses with a punch to the body.
Syn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syn looks to land a right hand but Nash moved out of range.
Syn misses with a combination
and Nash counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash misses with a body shot.
Nash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nash tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Syn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nash is looking to take a break and control but Syn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
A lull in the action here.
Syn is looking to regain half guard here but Nash keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn is trying to control Nash's posture but Nash avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Nash seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Syn wants to control but Nash postures up.
Nash slows the pace down.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Syn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nash working the ground and pound but Syn is defending the strikes.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nash is looking to take a break and control but Syn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Nash.
Syn lands a head kick. Nash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nash throws a nice looking combination but Syn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nash misses with a wild body shot.
Franky Syn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Syn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Nash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Nash's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Syn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nash.
Syn misses with an uppercut.
Syn staying out of range there.
Syn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Syn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Syn misses.
Nash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syn.
Nash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nash shoots in and drives through. Syn sprawls well.
Nash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syn is fending him off so far but Nash persists. Nope, Syn circles away and we're back to standing.
Nash takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Syn is looking to chop away at Nash's legs.
Syn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Syn lands a jab.
Nash throws a body punch but Syn moves out of range.
Syn throws a jab when Nash was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with a left hand
and Syn counters with a good low kick that Nash was not able to check.
Syn is looking to score with low kicks.
Syn throws a head kick that Nash semi-blocks.
Nash ducks under a wild hook from Syn.
Syn throws a looping overhand right but Nash ducks down to avoid it.
Syn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nash's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Syn jabs Nash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Syn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Syn wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash looks to land a combination but Syn avoids it well.
Nash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Syn swings for the body but Nash moves out of range.
Nash just misses with a punch to the body.
Nash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Syn.
Nash is rocked!
Syn throws a right hand that Nash ducks under and follows up with a left that Nash also avoids with ease.
Oh Nash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syn.
Syn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Syn drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nash right on the button. Nash goes down! Syn follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Syn gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Syn!
Franky Syn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Moment. 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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199 lbs
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy tries to clinch but Noel is having none of it.
Grundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel throws a hook but Grundy blocks it.
Grundy lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grundy scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grundy.
Noel throws a hook to the side of Grundy's head but Grundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grundy.
Grundy scores with a kick to the body.
Grundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grundy is looking to clinch.
Grundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Noel.
Grundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Noel circles away.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Noel throws a hook but Grundy avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Grundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grundy throws a hook to the side of Noel's head but Noel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Grundy moved out of range.
Grundy tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Noel misses with a lunging right hand
and Grundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noel 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.
Nice body kick from Grundy.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Grundy moved out of range.
Grundy cracks Noel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Noel misses with a hook.
Grundy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noel scores with a shoulder strike.
Grundy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel is looking to break free of the clinch but Grundy has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel dodges an elbow strike from Grundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noel's defenses.
Noel is trying to break free.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grundy has Noel pressed against the cage.
Grundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Noel gets an underhook and turns Grundy into the cage.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Grundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grundy trying to land knees to the body.
Noel cracks Grundy with a nice body shot.
Noel looking to slow down the pace here.
Grundy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noel lands an uppercut.
Noel working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grundy.
Noel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy takes one to the side of the head.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel jabs Grundy right on the nose. Grundy blinks but takes it well.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Grundy ducks down to avoid it.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Grundy moved out of range nicely.
Grundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Noel misses with a looping right.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Grundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Grundy moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Grundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel looks to land a right hand but Grundy moved out of range.
Grundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Grundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grundy.
Grundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Grundy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grundy is looking to clinch.
Grundy tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Noel wants to land a leg kick but Grundy is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grundy staying out of range there.
A big left from Noel misses.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grundy. Grundy obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Benjamin Grundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grundy.
Noel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noel misses with a right hand
and Grundy counters with a nice body kick.
Grundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Noel will feel that in the morning.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
and Grundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Grundy.
Noel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grundy counters with a low kick, right behind Noel 's knee.
Noel throws an off balance right hand
and Grundy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Noel's knee momentarily.
Noel with a hook.
Noel moves forwards but Grundy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grundy on the side of the head.
Grundy is rocked!
Noel cracks Grundy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Grundy falls backwards against the cage. Noel follows up with more strikes that drop Grundy to his knees. Noel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Grundy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ava Noel!
After the big win, Ava Noel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
155 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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28
151 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jameson.
George lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by George.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George scores with a takedown into Jameson's guard.
George postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
George stays in close to Jameson's body and controls the position.
George wants to pass the guard but Jameson is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from George'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.
George looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George with a flurry of punches that miss.
George throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
George slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jameson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jameson staying out of range there.
George shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jameson pinned against the cage. Jameson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jameson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jameson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George shoots in for a takedown but Jameson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George shoots in for a takedown but Jameson shows good takedown defense.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
Jameson scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Jameson lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
George goes for a double leg but Jameson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jameson continues to drive forward.
Jameson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jameson.
George drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jameson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jameson as he avoids it easily.
George misses with a wild combination.
Jameson feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
George on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jameson lands with a straight right. George didn't see that one coming.
Jameson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jameson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson works George's body with a nice hook.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jameson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jameson circles away quickly and effectively.
George bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but George is controlling him well.
Jameson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson is not content to let George control the position.
George looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jameson is avoiding damage well.
George controls the position.
George scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jameson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jameson misses with a kick to the body.
James Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Jameson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jameson throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jameson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jameson slips a jab from George.
Jameson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Jameson throws a leg kick but George checks it.
Jameson lunges at George with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by George's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jameson swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jameson throws a leg kick
and George counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by George.
Jameson is pulling down on George's head to control his posture.
George lands a couple of digs.
George is stalling in the full guard.
George wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
George stops Jameson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jameson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
George controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jameson looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jameson defends well and George ends up having to push Jameson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jameson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jameson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jameson is defending well.
Jameson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jameson slows down the pace here.
George working aggressively here.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George breaks the clinch.
George shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jameson but Jameson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jameson misses with a body kick.
George throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jameson's waist but Jameson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing George off to one side.
George dives in and grabs Jameson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jameson pushes down on George's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from George is defended easily by Jameson.
Jameson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jameson.
Jameson thows a left - swing and a miss!
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameson.
Jameson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jameson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jameson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jameson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jameson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
George checks a low kick from Jameson.
Jameson throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jameson tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jameson slaps away a takedown attempt from George, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George misses with an uppercut.
George misses with a takedown attempt - Jameson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jameson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jameson cracks the inside of George's front leg.
Jameson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jameson.
Jameson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jameson throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jameson.
Jameson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from George.
Jameson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crunch! Jameson slams his shin into George's torso.
Jameson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George wants to clinch.
George stuns Jameson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jameson.
George fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Jameson as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
Jameson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jameson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jameson connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from George is defended easily by Jameson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George has a takedown stuffed.
George misses with a body shot.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jameson can pounce on him.
George tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jameson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten George somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jameson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jameson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jameson. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jameson. No joy for George on that attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
George avoids the body shot from Jameson.
Jameson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Furious George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Jameson misses with a hook
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George avoids the head kick by Jameson.
George shoots in and gets a takedown into Jameson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furious George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jameson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jameson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jameson!
James Jameson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genki Dama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
32 - 17 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama lands a nice hook to Gibiatti's body. Gibiatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibiatti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dama counters with a straight right hand.
Gibiatti shoots for a takedown but Dama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gibiatti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dama finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibiatti's head.
Gibiatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Dama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dama jabs Gibiatti right on the nose. Gibiatti blinks but takes it well.
Dama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gibiatti checks a low kick from Dama.
Dama connects with a solid leg kick.
Gibiatti tries to clinch there but Dama circles away.
Gibiatti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Gibiatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibiatti misses with an uppercut. Dama saw that one coming.
Dama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dama with a nice cross.
Gibiatti lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama gets caught napping as Gibiatti dives in and scores a takedown. Dama manages to retain guard.
Dama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gibiatti defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dama trying to keep a closed guard but Gibiatti is proving a slippery customer.
Gibiatti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibiatti postures up in Dama's guard and throws a big left but Dama blocks it.
Gibiatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibiatti throwing strikes from guard but Dama blocks nicely.
Dama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti wants to pass the guard but Dama is keeping the position.
Gibiatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dama throws a body punch but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Dama cracks Gibiatti with an open hand slap.
Gibiatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dama tries to avoid it but Gibiatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dama to the ground. Dama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gibiatti avoids the body shot from Dama.
Dama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibiatti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dama sprawls well. Dama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gibiatti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibiatti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dama defends it nicely.
Genki Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama lands a jab.
Dama throws an overhand right that lands on Gibiatti's shoulder, as Gibiatti tries to avoid the shot.
Dama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gibiatti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dama throws a right hand that misses
and Gibiatti counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibiatti clobbers Dama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dama throws a head kick but Gibiatti moves out of range.
A jab from Gibiatti misses.
Gibiatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama misses with a straight right.
Dama looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibiatti is just out of range.
Gibiatti throws a push kick but Dama slaps the foot to one side.
Gibiatti connects with a body shot that sends Dama's belly button to the back.
Dama scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Dama - just one landing.
Gibiatti misses with a head kick.
Dama misses with a few strikes there.
Dama motions for Gibiatti to come forward. Dama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dama lands with an overhand left.
Dama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Dama
and Gibiatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama 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.
Gibiatti misses with a head kick.
Gibiatti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dama.
Dama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dama throws a sloppy head kick and Gibiatti moves out of range easily.
Gibiatti throws the left hand but Dama avoids the punch easily.
Dama throws a shot from downtown. Gibiatti moves away and avoids it.
Gibiatti fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gibiatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibiatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gibiatti throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dama to counter with a crisp jab.
Dama throws a head kick that misses.
Dama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti with a hook.
Gibiatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dama.
Gibiatti darts in looking for a takedown but Dama gets double underhooks and turns Gibiatti into the cage.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Gibiatti.
Dama is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibiatti has double underhooks.
Dama lands a shoulder strike.
Dama prevents the takedown attempt.
Dama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibiatti can do to turn this around?
Dama manages to break the clinch.
Dama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dama throws a head kick that misses.
Gibiatti with a nice cross.
Dama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibiatti.
Gibiatti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dama, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibiatti scores with a hook to the body. Dama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dama throws a lazy right hand but Gibiatti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gibiatti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gibiatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dama is trying to hold Gibiatti in close to prevent damage but Gibiatti has managed to pass into half guard.
Gibiatti stalling away here and it's allowed Dama to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dama trying to keep a closed guard but Gibiatti is proving a slippery customer.
Dama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti trying to control but Dama is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibiatti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibiatti pushes down on Dama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gibiatti drops an elbow to the side of Dama's head.
Dama trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gibiatti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dama's head.
Gibiatti looks to land a strike but Dama avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dama working for a triangle but Gibiatti defends it easily.
Gibiatti throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dama keeping moving, preventing Gibiatti from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dama misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dama.
Nice takedown defense from Gibiatti. No joy for Dama on that attempt.
A lazy left from Gibiatti finds it's target.
Dama is looking to slow Gibiatti down with leg kicks.
Gibiatti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gibiatti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dama.
A left lands for Gibiatti.
Gibiatti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gibiatti seems keen to control Dama's posture.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti is looking to sweep but instead, Dama has passed into half guard.
Gibiatti punching from the bottom.
Dama thows a huge punch but Gibiatti dodges it nicely.
Gibiatti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dama thows a huge punch but Gibiatti dodges it nicely.
Gibiatti looking for submissions off his back.
Gibiatti is trying to maintain the position but Dama is very close to passing his half guard.
Gibiatti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dama wants to control but Gibiatti is keeping him busy.
Frank Gibiatti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibiatti wants to control but Dama is keeping busy.
Dama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gibiatti keeps working.
Gibiatti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gibiatti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frank Gibiatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws a hook but Gibiatti avoids it easily.
Gibiatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dama was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibiatti.
Dama blocks a head kick by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dama as he avoids it easily.
That kick from Dama tenderised Gibiatti's leg. Gibiatti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dama throws a body kick that misses.
Dama dives in for a single leg takedown but Gibiatti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gibiatti throws a head punch that misses.
Dama is trying to drag Gibiatti to the mat but Gibiatti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genki Dama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Gibiatti.
Dama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dama has a couple of punches blocked by Gibiatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibiatti has a couple of punches blocked by Dama.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibiatti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibiatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Dama controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Gibiatti.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibiatti looking to throw knees to the head but Dama is blocking nicely.
Dama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Dama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gibiatti lands a shoulder strike.
Dama jumps guard and drags Gibiatti to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dama wants to sweep here but Gibiatti controlling him for the moment.
Dama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
Our winner, Genki Dama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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30
255 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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34
278 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong misses with a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range as Wong strikes.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wong.
Wong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz shoots in but Wong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wong misses with a left hand
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Wong wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wong is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wong defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Wong is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Wong looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to stall here but Wong recovers full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wong holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
Wong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wong lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz cracks Wong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wong misses with an uppercut.
Wong scores with a decent looking hook.
Wong misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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 Romo Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Wong throws a poor cross that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Wong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Wong misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wong is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wong avoid being mounted?
Wong is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Wong won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Wong wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wong won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wong's guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Wong trying to control the position here.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wong is keeping the position for now.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Wong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Wong!
Wong won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Wong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get back to full guard here but Wong has managed to pass to side control instead.
Diaz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wong trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dongdong Wong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wong misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Wong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Wong is defending the strikes.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Wong denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is putting a hurting on Wong here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wong wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz moves into full mount!
Diaz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wong is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz throwing strikes but Wong recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Wong is working away.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wong is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dongdong Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dongdong Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Wong sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Wong throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wong throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dongdong Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Wong.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Wong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wong misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wong is keeping the position for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Romo Diaz!
Romo Diaz got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Dongdong Wong was interviewed post fight and said 'I shouldn't have been hungover today.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mirror might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars. This should be a great matchup!
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37
215 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
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29
213 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kert Nigobson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson throws a hook but Mirror blocks it.
Nigobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mirror moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mirror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nigobson.
Mirror wants to clinch up but Nigobson keeps it at a distance.
Mirror has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mirror but Mirror pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mirror walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nigobson.
Mirror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nigobson throws a looping overhand right but Mirror ducks down to avoid it.
Mirror moves in looking to clinch but Nigobson pushes him off.
Mirror closes the distance and clinches.
Nigobson blocks a body shot from Mirror.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nigobson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mirror just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mirror working aggressively here.
Mirror has a couple of punches blocked by Nigobson.
Nigobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nigobson slips under a jab.
Mirror scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror missing with a left hand there. Nigobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nigobson misses the jab.
Nigobson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mirror throws a leg kick
and Nigobson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nigobson.
Mirror utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mirror has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mirror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mirror looking for a guillotine here but Nigobson defends easily.
Nigobson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nigobson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mirror works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mirror scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Mirror, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mirror blocks the body kick.
Mirror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nigobson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mirror on his heels. He'll look to pass Mirror's guard now, I'm sure.
Nigobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nigobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nigobson landing with the ground and pound.
Mirror is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nigobson stopping the sweep attempt from Mirror.
Mirror working for a triangle but Nigobson defends it easily.
Nigobson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nigobson trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
Nigobson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nigobson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nigobson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mirror is trying to keep Nigobson in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nigobson stands up over Mirror, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nigobson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nigobson looking to sit in guard and control but Mirror gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nigobson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mirror defends it easily.
Nigobson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mirror is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kert Nigobson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mirror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mirror misses the shot to the body.
Mirror keeps Nigobson at a distance using the push kick.
Mirror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nigobson throws out the jab.
Mirror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nigobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirror doesn't manage to clinch there - Nigobson circles away.
Nigobson closes the distance and clinches up with Mirror, looking for a takedown. Nigobson pushes Mirror against the cage but Mirror circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kert Nigobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nigobson.
Mirror wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nigobson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nigobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirror.
Nigobson is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mirror thumps Nigobson with a low kick.
Nigobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Nigobson.
Mirror darts in and clinches Nigobson up against the cage.
Nigobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirror controls his hands.
Nigobson looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nigobson.
Mirror has a couple of punches blocked by Nigobson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nigobson.
Nigobson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mirror gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fullsize Mirror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Nice body punch from Mirror - that landed with a thud.
Nigobson blocking some punches.
Mirror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nigobson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nigobson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nigobson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nigobson keeping moving, preventing Mirror from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirror trying to control but Nigobson is working from the bottom.
Nigobson trying to control the position.
Mirror pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nigobson is keeping the position for now.
Mirror wants to control from the top but Nigobson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mirror walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nigobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Mirror tries to clinch up but Nigobson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nigobson misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nigobson.
Nigobson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirror.
Nigobson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mirror.
Nigobson moves into the clinch successfully.
Mirror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mirror takes a shot to the head.
Nigobson blocks a body shot from Mirror.
Mirror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nigobson tries a body shot but Mirror blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nigobson throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mirror fails to land.
Nigobson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mirror after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nigobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirror's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirror.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nigobson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mirror gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nigobson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mirror pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirror.
Mirror presses Nigobson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nigobson is breathing heavily.
Mirror lands a body punch.
Mirror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mirror lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirror misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirror digs a right hand into Nigobson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nigobson's gas tank.
Nigobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nigobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirror working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirror tries to work over Nigobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirror throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nigobsons head.
Nigobson jumps guard and drags Mirror to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nigobson is trying to keep Mirror in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fullsize Mirror dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab by Mirror.
It looks like Kert Nigobson has been cut.
Mirror throws a leg kick that misses.
Nigobson throws a body punch but Mirror moves out of range.
Nigobson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirror's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mirror duly obliges.
Nigobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirror.
Nigobson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mirror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nigobson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirror with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Mirror as Nigobson shoots in.
Nigobson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mirror.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nigobson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mirror avoids it really well and circles away.
Nigobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirror.
Nigobson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror moves in looking to clinch but Nigobson pushes him off.
Mirror misses with a two punch combination.
Nigobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nigobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mirror throws the left hand but Nigobson avoids the punch easily.
Nigobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nigobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mirror moves into the clinch.
Nigobson misses with the head strike.
Mirror lands a hook that snaps the head of Nigobson backwards.
Mirror working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Nigobson.
Mirror lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nigobson backwards.
Nigobson is trying to pull guard but Mirror has him pressed against the cage.
Fullsize Mirror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Mirror scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nigobson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nigobson is trying to break the clinch but Mirror has him pressed against the cage.
Mirror misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirror lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Mirror.
Mirror working aggressively here.
Mirror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nigobson's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Mirror.
Mirror lands with a right to the head.
Mirror lands an uppercut.
Mirror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirror lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nigobson.
A short right from Mirror on the inside.
Nigobson is rocked!
Nigobson blocks an uppercut.
Nigobson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirror finish him?
Mirror scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nigobson blocks an uppercut.
Mirror lands a big right hand that drops Nigobson! The killer instinct kicks in and Mirror finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mirror!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fullsize Mirror!
A very excited looking Fullsize Mirror made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Portier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla misses with a straight left.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Portier misses with the combination.
Padilla cracks the inside of Portier's front leg.
Portier is looking to slow Padilla down with leg kicks.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Portier ducks down to avoid it.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Portier pushes Padilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Padilla.
Padilla keeps control of Portier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Portier.
Padilla has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Portier can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Padilla.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla digs a right hand into Portier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Portier's gas tank.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier digs a right hand underneath Padilla's ribcage. Padilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Portier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but Portier has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
Portier prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Padilla fails to pull guard.
Portier avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
A short right from Portier.
Portier tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Padilla.
Portier is working Padilla over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
Portier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Portier as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Padilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portier throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Padilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Portier checks it well.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
Portier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla takes a swing at Portier's ribcage but misses.
Portier takes one to the side of the head.
Padilla throws a series of punches but Portier avoids them all with ease.
Portier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Portier to score with a decent uppercut.
Portier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Portier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Portier bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Portier forces Padilla back against the cage and clinches.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla lands a hook that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Portier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Portier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Portier lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Padilla backs up against the cage.
Portier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portier misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a left to the body.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Portier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Portier lands a body shot.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Portier.
Padilla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Portier throws a series of punches but Padilla avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Portier doesn't manage to clinch there - Padilla circles away.
Padilla misses with an uppercut.
Portier looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Portier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Portier moves out of range as Padilla strikes.
Portier slips under a jab from Padilla.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a right hand that Portier ducks under and follows up with a left that Portier also avoids with ease.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portier throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Portier.
Portier moves out of range of the leg kick from Padilla.
Portier throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Padilla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Portier.
Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Portier. Portier maintains the clinch.
Portier lands with a light punch inside.
Padilla tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Portier avoids the damage to the body.
Portier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Portier controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
A short left from Padilla.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Portier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Padilla.
Jab from Portier.
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linkin Portier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Padilla's head.
A swing and a miss from Padilla.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Portier misses with the combination.
Portier avoids a kick to the body.
Padilla looks to land a left hand but Portier moved out of range nicely.
Portier has closed the distance and engaged Padilla in a clinch.
Portier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Padilla jumps guard but Portier stands there with Padilla around his waist. Padilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Portier has Padilla pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Padilla.
Portier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla lands a hook that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier blocks an elbow strike.
Portier prevents a body shot from Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Padilla.
Padilla tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Portier breaks from the clinch.
Portier dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Portier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla drops his hands momentarily and Portier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Portier throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Portier scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Portier throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Portier thuds his right hand into Padilla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla connects with a body shot that sends Portier's belly button to the back.
A jab from Portier does it's job there.
Portier moves out of range as Padilla strikes.
Portier missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Portier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Padilla lands with an overhand left.
Portier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Padilla. Beautiful body shot.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Portier ducks down to avoid it.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Portier misses.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Portier at a distance.
Portier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Portier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Padilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Portier misses.
Portier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Padilla throws the left hand but Portier avoids the punch easily.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Portier. That's going to slow Padilla down.
Padilla lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Portier tries to clinch but Padilla is having none of it.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but Portier saw it coming and moves away.
Padilla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Padilla scores with the left hand. Portier knows he should have avoided that one.
Padilla misses with a straight left.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Padilla.
Padilla throws the left hand but Portier avoids the punch easily.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Portier to score with a decent uppercut.
Portier throws a series of punches but Padilla avoids them all with ease.
Padilla throws a hook but Portier avoids it easily.
Padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Portier just misses with a punch to the body.
Portier misses with a low kick.
Padilla misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Portier.
A punch combination from Padilla misses.
Padilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Padilla's hands.
A right-left combo lands from Portier.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Portier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Padilla has time to react.
Portier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Portier.
Portier moves out of range of the strikes.
Portier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Padilla shoots in and drives through. Portier sprawls well.
Portier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Padilla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Portier scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Portier coming out on top.
Padilla throws a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Portier is able to avoid easily.
Padilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Portier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Portier moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nero Padilla will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla lands a body shot.
Portier tries to clinch but Padilla moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Padilla blocks the leg kick.
Portier ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Portier lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Padilla stuns Portier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Portier walks into a straight right hand from Padilla.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portier.
Portier ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Portier throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Portier checks a leg kick.
Portier misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portier moves away.
Portier misses with a two punch combination.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Portier sees coming a mile off.
Portier lunges at Padilla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Padilla's hand.
Good exchange - Padilla coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Padilla slips under a jab from Portier.
Portier misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla scores with a jab to the head.
Portier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Padilla.
Portier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Portier.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla wants to slow Portier down by chopping away at his legs.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Padilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Padilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Portier missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Portier throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Padilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Portier defending well as Padilla loads up on a big left hand.
Padilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Padilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Portier.
Portier avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Portier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Portier. Portier maintains the clinch.
Portier lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land.
Portier gets through Padilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Padilla digs a right hand into Portier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Portier's gas tank.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla throws a head punch that misses.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier lands with a left to the head.
Portier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. Portier saw that one coming.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla connects with a body shot.
Portier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Portier. Portier maintains the clinch.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
Padilla works on Portier's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Portier.
Padilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier is trying to push Padilla away but Padilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Padilla - that landed with a thud.
Padilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Portier breaks the clinch.
Padilla throws a head kick but Portier moves out of range.
Portier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Portier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padilla. Padilla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Portier dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Padilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portier is looking to slow Padilla down with leg kicks.
A combination from Portier does no damage.
Padilla lands a jab to the head.
Padilla pushes Portier away with a front kick.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Portier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portier with a nice cross.
Padilla misses with a leg kick.
Portier throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Padilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portier circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Padilla, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Portier.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Nero Padilla.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linkin Portier!
During a confident post fight interview, Linkin Portier thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. Clinton has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clinton looks to throw the jab but Reach is out of range.
Reach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clinton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clinton scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Reach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clinton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clinton throws the kick towards the body but Reach avoids it.
Clinton throws a poor cross that misses
and Reach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Reach.
Clinton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reach's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Reach rushes Clinton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reach.
Clinton blocking some punches.
Clinton wants to break free but Reach has control.
Clinton scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinton avoids it.
Reach tries to land knees in the clinch but Clinton avoids the damage to the body.
Clinton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reach avoiding damage as Clinton throws knees to the body.
Reach with a knee to the head.
Reach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clinton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reach misses with some punches.
Clinton tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clinton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinton wants to stall.
Reach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Clinton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reach misses with an elbow strike.
Reach unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinton is trying to maintain a safe position but Reach gets an underhook and turns Clinton into the cage.
Clinton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Clinton misses.
Clinton thumps Reach with a low kick.
Clinton throws a leg kick
and Reach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reach has managed to clinch.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clinton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clinton trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clinton into the cage.
Reach prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Clinton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Clinton fails to land.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
Clinton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Reach blocking some punches.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Reach - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Reach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clinton tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Reach - that landed with a thud.
Reach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reach pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clinton or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach lands an elbow inside that Clinton shrugs off.
It looks like Bill Clinton has been cut.
Clinton misses with the head strike.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Clinton.
Clinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reach prevents a body shot from Clinton.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Clinton avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Clinton is working for takedown but Reach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clinton working aggressively here.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Clinton.
Clinton trying to control the position but instead, Reach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clinton into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reach checks a leg kick.
Clinton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reach backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reach.
Reach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clinton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clinton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reach's waist but Reach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clinton off to one side.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reach. That's going to slow Clinton down.
Reach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reach misses with an uppercut
and Clinton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reach!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clinton working the ground and pound but Reach is defending the strikes.
Reach can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton trying to control the action but Reach is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Clinton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Clinton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reach down.
Clinton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clinton in side control, throwing shots but Reach defends.
Reach is looking for a sweep.
Reach is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clinton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reach is trying to improve his position.
Reach takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reach defending against the ground and pound.
Reach avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clinton.
Reach struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a strike aimed at the side of Reach's head but Reach avoids it well.
Clinton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clinton trying to control the position but Reach is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reach lands with a hook. Clinton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clinton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clinton walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reach. That's going to slow Clinton down.
A clash of legs there as Reach blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reach scores with a kick to the body.
Clinton blocks a jab.
Reach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clinton.
Reach throws a leg kick but Clinton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reach throws the kick towards the body but Clinton avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reach wants it to stay on the feet.
Clinton looks for a takedown but Reach sprawls well.
Johnny Reach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
Nice sprawl there from Reach as Clinton shoots in.
Johnny Reach is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinton is breathing heavily.
Reach clinches with his opponent.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Clinton backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Reach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Clinton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clinton.
Clinton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reach cracks the inside of Clinton's front leg.
Reach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reach scores with a nice right hand.
Reach throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton moves out of range of the body kick.
Reach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clinton misses with an uppercut
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
Reach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clinton will feel that in the morning.
Clinton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton wants to land a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
Clinton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reach sends Clinton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Reach is motioning to the referee to let Clinton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clinton is rocked!
Reach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clinton is still on wobbly legs! Can Reach finish him?
Reach lands a leg kick that knocks Clinton off balance momentarily.
Clinton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clinton tries to get into range but Reach steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Clinton! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Reach scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Johnny Reach made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combat Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jack's choice of entrance music: Die for Metal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Combat Jack!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins instigates a clinch.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaskinss head.
Gaskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaskins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaskins controls his hands.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaskins.
Jack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaskins blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaskins has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Gaskins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gaskins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaskins.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaskins avoids the damage to the body.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Gaskins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gaskins fails to land.
Jack jumps guard but Gaskins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Gaskins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack pulls Gaskins into guard.
Gaskins wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Jack has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gaskins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaskins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack has his foot on Gaskins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaskins works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaskins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gaskins tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Jack trying to control the position.
Jack 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 referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gaskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Gaskins takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack with a hook.
Jack blocks the body kick.
Jack blocks a head kick by Gaskins.
Gaskins moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaskins throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaskins moves away.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Jack blocks a leg kick.
Gaskins throws a leg kick but Jack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Gaskins is looking to score with low kicks.
Gaskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Combat Jack has been cut.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack rushes Gaskins and presses him up against the cage.
Jack tries to pull guard but Gaskins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gaskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaskins.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaskins's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaskins scores with a shot to the side of Jack's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack decides to pull guard.
Gaskins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaskins stays in close to Jack's body and controls the position.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Gaskins from controlling successfully.
Jack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaskins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combat Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Combat Jack's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaskins throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaskins with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Gaskins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Combat Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaskins lands a high kick!
Gaskins with a nice cross.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaskins lands a lovely overhand right.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaskins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gaskins throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Gaskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack blocks a head kick by Gaskins.
Gaskins cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Jack is looking to chop away at Gaskins's legs.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Gaskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Gaskins is out of range.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaskins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaskins lands a front kick.
Jack tries to move into range but Gaskins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaskins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Gaskins blocking some punches.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaskins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaskins gets through Jack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack fails to pull guard.
Jack takes a shot to the head.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaskins is defending well for now.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaskins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Combat Jack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Gaskins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gaskins lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaskins controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gaskins.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Gaskins.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gaskins - that landed with a thud.
Gaskins misses with a body punch.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Gaskins scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Gaskins misses with the head strike.
Gaskins managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaskins.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaskins.
Gaskins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Gaskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaskins blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Gaskins.
Gaskins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Gaskins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaskins.
Gaskins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Gaskins is blocking nicely.
Jack scores with a shot to the side of Gaskins's head.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Gaskins's ribcage.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaskins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gaskins - that landed with a thud.
Gaskins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacks head.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Gaskins controls the action.
Gaskins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Gaskins avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaskins is defending well for now.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Combat Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Combat Jack's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gaskins feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Gaskins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jack throws a hook but Gaskins blocks it.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Gaskins checks it.
Gaskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Gaskins finds it's target.
Gaskins instigates a clinch.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaskins avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaskins is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
Gaskins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack jumps guard but Gaskins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaskins.
Gaskins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaskins lands with a light punch inside.
Gaskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaskins moves out of range as Jack throws a body kick.
Gaskins connects with a high kick.
Jack tries to clinch but Gaskins moves out of range.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Gaskins defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Gaskins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaskins's elbow.
Gaskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins thumps Jack with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Jack coming out on top.
Gaskins closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Gaskins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Gaskins takes a shot to the head.
Gaskins struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Jack.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins gets through Jack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack keeps control of Gaskins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gaskins to keep the fight standing.
Gaskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Jack.
A short left from Gaskins.
Gaskins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaskins can't break the clinch.
Gaskins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaskins lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaskins lands a hook that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack jumps guard and drags Gaskins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Jack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaskins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jack being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking for a triangle but Gaskins pushes his legs off easily.
Gaskins controlling from the top position.
Gaskins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaskins defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Donald Gaskins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Combat Jack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaskins thuds his shin into the meat of Jack's side.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaskins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Gaskins lands but Jack takes it in his stride.
Gaskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gaskins.
Jack avoids the head kick by Gaskins.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Jack wants to slow Gaskins down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaskins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaskins tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaskins won't want to take too many of those.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gaskins walks away with a smile on his face. Jack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaskins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaskins.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.
Gaskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaskins.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaskins as he connects with a hook.
Gaskins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Gaskins throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
Gaskins scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack checks a low kick from Gaskins.
Gaskins loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack throws a hook but Gaskins avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaskins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Gaskins catches Jack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaskins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaskins.
Gaskins scores with a jab to the head.
Gaskins throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Gaskins closes the distance and clinches.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Gaskins controls the action.
A short uppercut from Gaskins.
Gaskins lands a hook that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaskins misses with a punch to the body.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaskins.
Gaskins lands a left hand.
Gaskins tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Gaskins's ribcage.
Gaskins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaskins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jack.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaskins.
Gaskins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaskins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Donald Gaskins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Combat Jack's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gaskins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaskins clinches.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaskins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaskins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaskins.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Gaskins blocks with his arms.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaskins managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaskins misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaskins breaks the clinch.
Gaskins connects with a single shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaskins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gaskins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with a hook to the body
and Gaskins counters with a nice leg kick.
Gaskins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jack's head.
Gaskins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jack.
Jack scores with a one two! Gaskins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack checks a low kick from Gaskins.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Gaskins.
Jack scores with a jab to the body.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaskins has time to react.
Jack tries to clinch but Gaskins moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaskins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jack at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins misses with a hook to the body
and Jack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jack.
Gaskins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack working Gaskins over with knees to the body.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Gaskins controls the action.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Still in the clinch, Jack scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Jack.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaskins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack misses with a knee strike.
Gaskins stalling in the clinch.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Gaskins blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Jack is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gaskins to keep the fight standing.
Gaskins lands a shot to the body.
Gaskins prevents a body shot from Jack.
Gaskins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack tries to work over Gaskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaskins.
Gaskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack throws a leg kick
and Gaskins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaskins misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaskins manages to avoid it.
Jack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaskins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Gaskins tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Gaskins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Gaskins.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaskins is looking to land body kicks.
Jack misses with a low kick as Gaskins jumps back.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaskins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaskins gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaskins.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Combat Jack.
I think Jack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Combat Jack!
Combat Jack is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Combat Jack started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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