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NYFN Midweek Mayhem 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Daggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aubrey Daggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daggen throws the kick towards the body but Sanayev avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daggen.
Sanayev gets back to half guard.
Daggen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanayev sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanayev actively working from the bottom here.
Sanayev looking for submissions off his back.
Daggen lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanayev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daggen pulls his head out easily.
Sanayev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daggen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanayev keeps working.
Daggen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daggen working Sanayev over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daggen wants to control but Sanayev is keeping him busy.
Daggen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanayev actively working from the bottom here.
Daggen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanayev actively working from the bottom here.
Daggen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanayev defends it well.
Daggen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanayev gets back to full guard.
Sanayev working for a triangle but Daggen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daggen defends well.
Daggen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanayev on the ground.
Sanayev pushes a forearm under Daggen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Daggen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marat Sanayev!
Marat Sanayev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Stepp!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stepp blocks a low kick nicely.
Allan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Allan misses with a low kick.
Allan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Allan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stepp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allan pushes off an throws an elbow but Stepp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stepp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Stepp.
Allan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stepp avoids the damage to the body.
Stepp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allan.
Allan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stepp avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Stepp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stepp.
Allan misses with an elbow strike.
Stepp blocks an elbow strike.
Stepp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stepp avoids it.
Stepp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stepp drops Allan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Allan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Allan is rocked!
Stepp has a couple of punches blocked by Allan.
Oh Allan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepp lands a left hand.
Allan is breathing heavily.
Stepp avoiding damage as Allan throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
Allan tumbles to the floor! Stepp threw a big shot that dropped him and now Stepp is on top looking to finish! Allan has guard but can he survive?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp loads up on a big left hand. Allan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Stepp looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Allan can't hide his disappointment, as Stepp celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Stepp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Van Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Victor Van Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Van Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn moves away from the strike by Van Adams.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Adams as he jumps to the side.
Chulainn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Adams did well to prevent Chulainn getting side control.
Chulainn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Adams wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy.
Van Adams tries to get to full guard but Chulainn has control of the leg.
Chulainn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn is thwarting Van Adams's attempts to control the position.
Van Adams is looking to improve his position.
Van Adams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chulainn.
Chulainn landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Adams looking to control.
Van Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chulainn is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chulainn landing with the ground and pound.
Van Adams has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Adams controls Chulainn momentarily but Chulainn frees himself.
Chulainn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Adams on the ground.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chulainn looking to sit in guard and control but Van Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
Van Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
Van Adams pushes down on Chulainn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chulainn is staying active underneath Van Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chulainn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chulainn tries to get out of the position.
Van Adams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chulainn's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Van Adams seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Adams shoots for a takedown but Chulainn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Adams goes for a double leg but Chulainn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chulainn continues to drive forward.
Chulainn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chulainn has Van Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Adams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chulainn regains guard.
Chulainn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Adams is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chulainn.
Chulainn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Adams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Van Adams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chulainn tries for a takedown but Van Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chulainn slips a jab and a cross from Van Adams.
Chulainn dives in and grabs Van Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Adams pushes down on Chulainn's head and hops out.
Van Adams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chulainn did well to prevent Van Adams getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Van Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Van Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chulainn has hold of Van Adams's hands but Van Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Adams wants to control but Chulainn is keeping him busy.
Van Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep. Van Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn gets full guard.
Van Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn is looking to sweep but instead, Van Adams has passed into half guard.
Chulainn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Adams.
Van Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chulainn manages to get to full guard.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Van Adams from controlling successfully.
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.
Chulainn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chulainn tries to avoid it but Van Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chulainn to the ground. Chulainn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chulainn wants to clinch up but Van Adams keeps it at a distance.
Chulainn scores with a takedown into Van Adams's guard.
Van Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chulainn is one step ahead there.
Chulainn is looking to pass into half guard but Van Adams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Van Adams is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
Victor Van Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chulainn keeping full guard, as Van Adams tries to pass.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chulainn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Adams is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chulainn moves in looking to clinch but Van Adams pushes him off.
Chulainn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Adams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chulainn is in Van Adams's guard.
Van Adams keeping full guard, as Chulainn tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Van Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Van Adams!
Van Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Chulainn has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Van Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chulainn but Chulainn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chulainn swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Adams.
Cu Chulainn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Van Adams.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Adams.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Adams.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Adams.
Chulainn thuds a left hand into Van Adams's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn looks to land a combination but Van Adams avoids it well.
Van Adams throws out a loose jab but Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Adams as he avoids it easily.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chulainn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Adams.
Cu Chulainn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Adams throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
Van Adams misses with a takedown
and Chulainn counters with a shoot takedown. Van Adams fights it but they end up in guard.
Chulainn wants to pass the guard but Van Adams is keeping the position.
Van Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn trying to control here.
Chulainn regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
Van Adams wants to pass the guard but Chulainn is keeping the position.
Chulainn 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.
Van Adams landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Van Adams wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chulainn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Adams tries to avoid it but Chulainn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Adams to the ground. Van Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chulainn keeps working.
Van Adams in side control, throwing shots but Chulainn defends.
Chulainn dodges the ground and pound from Van Adams.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Adams.
Van Adams controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn tries to bench press Van Adams off him but Van Adams keeps the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cu Chulainn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Van Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chulainn parries the strikes from Van Adams easily there. Van Adams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chulainn to escape.
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 Cu Chulainn.
I think Van Adams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Van Adams!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidearm Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaika Nakane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika Nakane has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sidearm Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ikaika Nakane!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakane sends Bill crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nakane is motioning to the referee to let Bill up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Sidearm Bill has been cut.
Bill misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bill checks the leg kick.
Nakane throws a leg kick that misses.
Bill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bill tries to stand and escape but Nakane is controlling the position.
Nakane is looking to escape.
Bill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nakane tries to get to full guard but Bill has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakane is still trying to improve position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Nakane does no damage.
Bill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bill somewhat.
Nakane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakane throws a leg kick but Bill sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakane lands a slapping body shot.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Nakane - just one landing.
Bill is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Nakane ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bill clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikaika Nakane!
Our winner, Ikaika Nakane, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Naughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughton has chosen Magic Man as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cal Naughton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cal Naughton!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naughton's corner calls for a 1-2. Naughton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Naughton with a nice cross.
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naughton.
Cal Naughton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Naughton.
Naughton cracks Lovelair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naughton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Naughton misses with a looping left.
Naughton throws a body shot but no joy.
Naughton lands the left hand.
Naughton throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Naughton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelair slips a jab from Naughton.
Lovelair swings for the body but Naughton moves out of range.
Lovelair scores with a jab. Naughton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naughton gets caught flat footed, as Lovelair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Naughton has wrist control.
Lovelair tries to free his leg and advance position but Naughton is retaining full guard.
Naughton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naughton wants to stand but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Lovelair cracks Naughton with a solid left hand.
Lovelair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Naughton wants to stand but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
Lovelair throwing strikes but missing.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Naughton has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Naughton throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.
Naughton avoids the body shot from Lovelair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton throws a hook to the side of Lovelair's head but Lovelair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naughton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naughton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Naughton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lovelair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lovelair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naughton misses with a right hand
and Lovelair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lovelair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovelair looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Naughton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naughton throws a right hand that misses
and Lovelair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lovelair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovelair wants to pass to mount but Naughton is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton tries to kick Lovelair off but Lovelair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lovelair is taking a breather. Naughton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Naughton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lovelair.
Lovelair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lovelair lands strikes from half guard.
Lovelair working over Naughton with some ground and pound. Naughton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naughton wants to get back to his feet.
Lovelair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raistlin Lovelair dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lovelair drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naughton wants to stand up but Lovelair is controlling him.
Lovelair with a nice head shot there.
Lovelair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naughton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naughton wants to stand and escape but Lovelair is having none of it.
Lovelair is working Naughton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair is in close to Naughton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naughton wants to get back to his feet but Lovelair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovelair looking to pass the guard.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovelair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naughton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Naughton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovelair moves out of range as Naughton strikes.
Naughton swinging wildly here.
Lovelair cracks Naughton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naughton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naughton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Naughton misses.
Naughton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naughton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naughton throws a lazy uppercut
and Lovelair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naughton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovelair throws a lazy right hand but Naughton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naughton lands with a hook. Lovelair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naughton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lovelair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naughton is looking to clinch.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Naughton.
Cal Naughton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naughton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Naughton. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Lovelair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Cal Naughton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naughton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naughton throws a right and a left that Lovelair avoids nicely.
Lovelair throws a lazy right hand but Naughton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovelair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naughton.
Lovelair shoots for a takedown but Naughton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naughton tries a head kick but it misses.
Naughton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovelair misses with a double jab.
Naughton misses with a looping left.
Cal Naughton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naughton tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raistlin Lovelair dominated that second round.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naughton.
Naughton tests Lovelair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naughton connects with a single shot there.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naughton throws out the jab.
Naughton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naughton 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.
Naughton looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Naughton swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Naughton moves out of range.
Naughton looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Naughton misses.
Naughton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
A big right from Naughton misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Naughton.
Naughton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naughton misses with a combination
and Lovelair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naughton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut.
Naughton throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.
Naughton gets caught napping as Lovelair dives in and scores a takedown. Naughton manages to retain guard.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair postures up in Naughton's guard and throws a big left but Naughton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair prevents Naughton from getting back to his feet.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair is working Naughton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Lovelair lands a couple of digs.
Lovelair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naughton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Lovelair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovelair wants to control from the top but Naughton keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lovelair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naughton.
Naughton misses with a few strikes there.
Naughton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naughton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovelair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naughton is trying to defend but Lovelair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lovelair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cal Naughton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lovelair connects with a nice short shot to Naughton's temple.
Lovelair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naughton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Naughton to regain full guard.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Naughton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lovelair defends it easily.
Lovelair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Raistlin Lovelair.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovelair, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raistlin Lovelair!
An out of breath Raistlin Lovelair thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Cal Naughton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wet my bed until I was nineteen. There's no shame in that! Ain't no shame in losing either.. Shake N Bake!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout) blaring out of the sound system. Drago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drago. Ivan Drago will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Drago throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Carlos Diaz has been cut.
Diaz cracks Drago with a good jab.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Drago throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Drago blocks a jab.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago checks a low kick from Diaz.
Drago slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Drago throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Drago looks winded!
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Drago seems unphased.
Drago takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drago swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Drago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Drago slips a straight right by Diaz.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Drago moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drago is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz lands a big uppercut and Drago crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Drago looks OK. Diaz waves Drago back to his feet!
Diaz works Drago's body with a nice hook.
Diaz jabs at Drago's body.
Diaz cracks Drago on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Drago falls backwards against the cage. Diaz follows up with more strikes that drop Drago to his knees. Diaz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Drago! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Diaz!
Carlos Diaz gave a mention to AnonymouS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said '"He's not human, he's like a piece of iron."'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Likehell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Likehell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King Drum. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Likehell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Likehell walks into a jab.
Likehell throws a lazy right hand but Pow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Likehell
and Pow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Likehell lands with a hook. Pow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pow's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $600 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Likehell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pow lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Likehell falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pow Pow!
Pow Pow really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Juan Likehell spoke after the fight, saying 'no Habla'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spiral Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spiral Stairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihalev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mihalev showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stairs gets back to full guard.
Mihalev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mihalev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Stairs'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.
Stairs keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Stairs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mihalev defends it easily.
Mihalev works over Stairs with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihalev trying to control the position from guard on top but Stairs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stairs looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mihalev is defending well. Stairs quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mihalev has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stairs celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spiral Stairs!
During a confident post fight interview, Spiral Stairs 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyro Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
155 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyro Maia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teeto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Teeto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maia swings for the body but Teeto moves out of range.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teeto misses with a looping left.
Teeto slips a jab from Maia.
Teeto is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
Teeto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teeto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teeto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia misses with a hook.
Maia misses with a body shot
and Teeto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maia'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.
Teeto crunches a lovely knee into Maia's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
It looks like Kyro Maia has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maia as Teeto tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Teeto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teeto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maia avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Teeto.
Maia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Teeto can't fight it off and eventually Maia manages to take the fight to the floor. Teeto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Teeto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
Maia works over Teeto with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teeto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Teeto trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Teeto taking some punishment here, with Maia in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia working over Teeto with some ground and pound. Teeto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Teeto tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Teeto trying to control from the bottom.
Teeto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Teeto has hold of Maia's hands but Maia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Teeto is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teeto is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Teeto avoid being mounted?
Teeto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maia lands strikes from half guard.
Teeto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maia drops an elbow to the side of Teeto's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia is nestled in close to Teeto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teeto manages to get to full guard.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Teeto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyro Maia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyro Maia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia throws a right hand that misses
and Teeto counters with a body kick that stops Maia in his tracks momentarily.
Kyro Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia misses with a looping right.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Teeto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maia drives through with a takedown into Teeto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Teeto 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.
Teeto is working hard here to advance position.
Maia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Teeto's head.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Teeto's head.
Maia wants to control from the top but Teeto keeps moving.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teeto is trying to keep Maia in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Maia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maia throws a big elbow that misses.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teeto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teeto wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maia lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia landing some decent shots from guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Teeto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teeto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Teeto blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
Teeto tries to move into range but Maia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maia swings for the body but Teeto moves out of range.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Teeto moved out of range.
Maia swings for the body but Teeto moves out of range.
Maia connects with a body shot that sends Teeto's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands with a straight right. Teeto didn't see that one coming.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Teeto moves away and avoids it.
Teeto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teeto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teeto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Teeto.
Maia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Teeto moves away and avoids it.
Teeto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maia throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia scores with a body shot.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teeto but Teeto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mr Teeto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia throws a body shot but no joy.
Maia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Teeto was covering up waiting for the punch and Maia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teeto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia postures up and lands a big shot to Teeto's brow.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyro Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyro Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia gets a takedown into half guard.
Maia is trying to control the action in half guard but Teeto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Teeto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Teeto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Maia seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teeto manages to get to full guard.
Teeto has momentary wrist control but Maia slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maia wants to control from the top but Teeto keeps moving.
Teeto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maia wants to improve his position but Teeto is controlling well.
Teeto throws a strike but Maia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Maia seems keen to control Teeto's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maia pulls Teeto in close to prevent any damage.
Teeto preventing the sweep.
Teeto trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teeto ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia clobbers Teeto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Maia there.
Teeto walks into a straight right hand from Maia.
Maia lands with a cross.
Maia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teeto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mr Teeto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teeto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teeto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Kyro Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia throws a hook but Teeto blocks it.
Teeto misses with a body kick.
Teeto tries to clinch up
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Teeto's guard.
Kyro Maia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kyro Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teeto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maia controls the pace.
Teeto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyro Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maia 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyro Maia!
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