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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 29 - 1, fighting out of New York, Risto Korpisuo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Korpisuo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korpisuo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Korpisuo looks for the body kick but Lakanik saw that one coming. Lakanik throws a nice head kick!
Korpisuo blocks a jab. Korpisuo misses with a few strikes there.
Lakanik connects with a body shot that sends Korpisuo's belly button to the back. Lakanik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Korpisuo is landing a low percentage of strikes. Lakanik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lakanik lands a nice looking body kick. Lakanik throws a body kick that misses. Lakanik takes the fight into the clinch. Korpisuo keeps control of Lakanik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lakanik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Lakanik throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Korpisuo is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Lakanik! A relieved looking John Lakanik thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: call to prayer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Eyeonly Fuckwell! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fuckwell misses the jab. Fuckwell throws a right and a left that Anastasio avoids nicely. Nice defenses there by Fuckwell. Fuckwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anastasio counters with a good low kick that Fuckwell was not able to check. Anastasio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A big right from Fuckwell misses. Anastasio scores with the left hand. Fuckwell knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut. Fuckwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anastasio. Fuckwell scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio is looking to slow Fuckwell down with leg kicks. Fuckwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Fuckwell. Fuckwell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fuckwell duly obliges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fuckwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuckwell misses with a looping right. Fuckwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fuckwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it. A slapping leg kick lands for Anastasio.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuckwell checks a low kick from Anastasio. Good work by Fuckwell as he checks the leg kick. Anastasio connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuckwell jabs Anastasio right on the nose. Anastasio blinks but takes it well. Fuckwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Fuckwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuckwell is just out of range. Fuckwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anastasio's hands. Fuckwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Fuckwell sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fuckwell lands a really nice looking cross but Anastasio seems unphased.
Anastasio tries to clinch but Fuckwell is having none of it. Fuckwell lands with a nice combination. Anastasio backs away looking to recover. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anastasio throws a head kick that misses. Fuckwell digs a good hook to Anastasio's body.
Fuckwell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anastasio throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A telegraphed right hand from Fuckwell misses the target. Fuckwell blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Fuckwell lands with a straight right. Anastasio didn't see that one coming. Fuckwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Anastasio. Anastasio lands with a nice body punch. Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy. Anastasio throws a hook but Fuckwell avoids it easily. Fuckwell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Anastasio tries to land a leg kick but Fuckwell saw it coming and moves away.
Fuckwell scores with a jab. Anastasio acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Fuckwell lands a jab. Fuckwell throws a looping overhand right but Anastasio ducks down to avoid it. Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuckwell manages to avoid it. A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuckwell moves away. Fuckwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Eyeonly Fuckwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anastasio scores with a nice body kick.
Fuckwell cracks Anastasio with a right hand to the side of the head. Fuckwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fuckwell throws a body shot but no joy. Fuckwell checks a low kick from Anastasio. Fuckwell misses with a hook. Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio tests Fuckwell's chin there with a solid looking shot. Anastasio throws a leg kick but Fuckwell sees it coming and checks it nicely. Anastasio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fuckwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fuckwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuckwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anastasio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Fuckwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Anastasio throws a wild body kick that Fuckwell sees coming a mile off. Fuckwell connects with a body shot that sends Anastasio's belly button to the back. Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and Fuckwell counters with a lovely straight right hand! Anastasio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuckwell is able to avoid easily. Fuckwell slips a jab from Anastasio. Anastasio 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. Anastasio throws a leg kick but Fuckwell sees it coming and checks it nicely. Anastasio misses with a wild body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A looping hook to the body misses from Anastasio. Fuckwell does a little dance to reset his feet. Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy. Fuckwell scores with a nice right hand.
Anastasio misses with a low kick. Fuckwell scores with a punch to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeonly Fuckwell dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anastasio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuckwell is able to avoid easily. Anastasio throws a leg kick and Fuckwell counters with a nice uppercut. Fuckwell clobbers Anastasio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Anastasio tries to score with a low kick but Fuckwell moves his leg out of the way. Fuckwell stuns Anastasio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fuckwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasio should have avoided that one. Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Fuckwell lands with a slapping head kick. Fuckwell with a nice cross. Anastasio is looking to chop away at Fuckwell's legs. Anastasio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fuckwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Anastasio is looking to clinch. Anastasio misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fuckwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Fuckwell misses with a looping left. Fuckwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. A solid body kick from Anastasio. Anastasio is looking to wear down Fuckwell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Fuckwell lands with an uppercut that bounces Anastasio off the cage and back into range. Anastasio slips a jab from Fuckwell. Anastasio punishes Fuckwell's body with a nice straight punch. Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Fuckwell slips the punch. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anastasio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Fuckwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fuckwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Anastasio throws a head kick but Fuckwell moves out of range.
Anastasio misses with a low kick. Anastasio moves forwards but Fuckwell connects with a nice, crisp jab. Anastasio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Anastasio takes one to the side of the head.
Fuckwell slips under a jab. Fuckwell misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Fuckwell. Anastasio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Anastasio thows a left - swing and a miss! Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Anastasio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Fuckwell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Decent striking displayed by Fuckwell there. Anastasio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuckwell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Anastasio staying out of range there. Fuckwell throws a head kick that misses. Fuckwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range. Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Anastasio tries a low kick but Fuckwell avoids it. Fuckwell misses with a right hand and Anastasio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A shot to the liver by Fuckwell. Beautiful body shot. A leg kick checked by Fuckwell. Anastasio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Good exchange - Anastasio coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuckwell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio blocks a jab. Fuckwell avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Fuckwell takes a swing at Anastasio's ribcage but misses. Fuckwell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anastasio's head. Anastasio checks a low kick from Fuckwell. Fuckwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fuckwell scores with a three punch combo!
Anastasio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A punch lands to the side of Fuckwell 's head but he takes it in his stride. Anastasio works Fuckwell's body with a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuckwell is out of range and Anastasio settles back down. Fuckwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anastasio. That did some damage! Anastasio moves out of range of the strikes. Eyeonly Fuckwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anastasio throws out a loose jab but Fuckwell uses good head movement to avoid it. Fuckwell throws a leg kick and Anastasio counters with a solid body kick. Anastasio throws a lazy right hand but Fuckwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Anastasio thows a left - swing and a miss! Fuckwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away. A low kick from Anastasio is predictable there letting Fuckwell counter with a right hand. Fuckwell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Anastasio throws a quick inside leg kick. Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Fuckwell moves out of range easily. Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw. A solid leg kick lands there for Fuckwell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A swing and a miss from Fuckwell. Fuckwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anastasio can pounce on him.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Fuckwell.
Nice straight punches there by Anastasio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anastasio. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeonly Fuckwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuckwell connects with a right hand. Anastasio shakes it off. Anastasio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuckwell counters with a nice uppercut. Fuckwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anastasio avoids the body shot from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut. Fuckwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
Fuckwell throws a lazy head kick and Anastasio counters with a big head kick but Fuckwell shrugs it off. Fuckwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A jab lands there for Fuckwell. Anastasio blocks a head kick by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anastasio moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fuckwell scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Fuckwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anastasio at a distance.
Anastasio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Anastasio slips under a jab from Fuckwell.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fuckwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range. Fuckwell lunges at Anastasio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anastasio's hand. Fuckwell missing with a left hand there. Anastasio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sloppy strikes from Fuckwell. Those never looked like landing. Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuckwell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Fuckwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
Anastasio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuckwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fuckwell misses with a wild body shot. Fuckwell swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Fuckwell throws a right and a left that Anastasio avoids nicely. Fuckwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Fuckwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Fuckwell with a nice cross. Fuckwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuckwell misses with a hook. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuckwell is out of range and Anastasio settles back down. Fuckwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Fuckwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Anastasio lands an overhand right. Anastasio pounces like a tiger and cracks Fuckwell with a vicious hook! Fuckwell is down but not out! Anastasio follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Anastasio! Anthony Anastasio retains his middleweight title! Anthony Anastasio thanked the fans post fight for their support. Eyeonly Fuckwell was interviewed post fight and said 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Charles Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Priebcko's choice of entrance music: Sweet Dreams. 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Charles Brock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Priebcko! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Priebcko throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and checks it nicely. Priebcko is looking to score with low kicks. Priebcko wants to slow Brock down by chopping away at his legs. Priebcko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priebcko is keeping the position for now. Brock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Brock is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Priebcko 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. Brock tries to free his leg and advance position but Priebcko is retaining full guard. Brock preventing the sweep. Priebcko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Priebcko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Priebcko keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass. Priebcko 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 looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Priebcko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Priebcko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Priebcko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Priebcko leaves Brock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Priebcko pinned against the cage. Priebcko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Priebcko misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely. Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priebcko.
Brock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brock has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Charles Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Priebcko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brock with a poor takedown and Priebcko counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Priebcko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Priebcko wants to clinch. Priebcko moves into the clinch. Priebcko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Priebcko tries a body shot but Brock blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brock manages to pull guard.
Brock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Priebcko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brock swivels though and keeps the full guard. Priebcko wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving. Priebcko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brock looking for a guillotine here but Priebcko defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Brock isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Priebcko stacks Brock on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Priebcko! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Priebcko circles away. Priebcko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nice sprawl there from Priebcko as Brock shoots in. Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Charles Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Priebcko loads up on a big right hand but Brock slips the punch. Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Priebcko counters with a good low kick that Brock was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round. Priebcko looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range. Priebcko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Priebcko leaves Brock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Brock shoots in and drives through. Priebcko sprawls well. Priebcko leaves Brock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Brock takes one on the button.
It looks like Edward Charles Brock has been cut. Brock ducks under a wild hook from Priebcko.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Priebcko is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
Ivan Priebcko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Priebcko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Priebcko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Brock shoots for a double leg takedown but Priebcko sprawls well. He's pushed Brock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Priebcko misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely. Brock tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Priebcko defends well and Brock ends up having to push Priebcko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Priebcko lands a nice uppercut. Priebcko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards. Priebcko tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Priebcko back against the cage. Brock is trying to pull guard but Priebcko has him pressed against the cage. Priebcko has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Priebcko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Priebcko throws an elbow but it misses.
Priebcko misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Priebcko.
Priebcko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brock's defenses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Priebcko. Priebcko pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Priebcko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head. Priebcko lands a nice elbow. Brock is working for takedown but Priebcko is calmly controlling the position for now. Priebcko working some nice short punches in the clinch. Priebcko misses with a punch to the body.
Priebcko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Priebcko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brock has his takedown stuffed and Priebcko counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Priebcko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Priebcko. Priebcko is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Brock shoots in looking for a takedown but Priebcko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Priebcko thuds a left hand into Brock's body. Brock moves away from the strike by Priebcko. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Edward Charles Brock's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Priebcko. Priebcko throws a leg kick but Brock moved away. Priebcko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it. Priebcko stuffs the takedown attempt from Brock. Brock gets slowly back to his feet. Brock slips under a jab from Priebcko. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Priebcko misses with a low kick. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brock. Priebcko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Priebcko. Edward Charles Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brock misses with a takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Charles Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Priebcko looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely. Priebcko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Brock misses with a takedown attempt - Priebcko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Priebcko tried to score with a low kick but Brock checks it. Priebcko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Priebcko pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brock fails with the takedown and Priebcko counters with a left to the body. Priebcko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away. Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Priebcko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Brock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Priebcko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Priebcko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Priebcko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Priebcko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Priebcko regains half guard. Priebcko is trying to stand up here but Brock is controlling him well. Brock trying to control from Priebcko's half guard. Priebcko has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Priebcko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brock wants to control from the top but Priebcko keeps moving. Brock 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. Brock throwing strikes from guard but Priebcko blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brock stopping the sweep attempt from Priebcko. Priebcko controlling the position. Priebcko wants to sweep here but Brock controlling him for the moment. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Priebcko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Priebcko misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Priebcko loads up on a big right hand but Brock slips the punch. Edward Charles Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brock throws the left hand but Priebcko avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Ivan Priebcko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Priebcko 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko! Ivan Priebcko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson misses the shot to the body. Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off. Anderson pushes Ciprut up against the cage in a clinch. Anderson pushes Ciprut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Anderson cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot. Ciprut told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. With the fighters up against the cage, Ciprut throws an elbow but misses. Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms. Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson. Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those. Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch. Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses. Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards. Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson lands a nice uppercut. Anderson gets through Ciprut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ciprut misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Anderson.
Ciprut takes a shot to the head. Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks. Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage. Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it. Anderson keeps the fight on the outside. Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Anderson 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.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprut moves into range and clinches up with Anderson. Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ciprut's calf. Anderson instigates a clinch. Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ciprut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head. Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Anderson tries to circle away but Ciprut has him pinned against the cage. Anderson works on Ciprut's body with a couple of short punches. Anderson misses with the head strike.
Ciprut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch. Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow. A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson lands with a light punch inside. Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson. Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow. Anderson working aggressively here.
A short left from Anderson. Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut. Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards. Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage. Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut. Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Anderson connects with a leg kick. Ciprut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. This has been an exciting period of action! Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked and Ciprut makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one! Ciprut throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it. Ciprut throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range. Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A low kick from Anderson is predictable there and Ciprut counters by moving into the clinch. Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Ciprut saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ciprut takes the fight into the clinch. Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciprut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ciprut slips the punch. Austin Anderson is winning the standup battle so far. Nice defenses there by Ciprut. Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ciprut at a distance.
Ciprut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciprut misses with a body kick. Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Anderson cracks Ciprut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Anderson blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Ciprut slips the punch. Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Ciprut off balance momentarily. Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciprut can do to turn this around? Ciprut tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch. Ciprut blocking some punches.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Ciprut's ribs. Anderson cracks Ciprut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ciprut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ciprut as he jumps to the side. Anderson rushes Ciprut and presses him up against the cage. Austin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms. Anderson working aggressively here.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut. Ciprut landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson. Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy. Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut. Ciprut misses with an elbow over the top. A short left from Ciprut. Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it. Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye. Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut lands with a short shot to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges. Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage. Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage. Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage. Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. Anderson misses with the head strike.
Ciprut tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Anderson is trying to break free. Ciprut scores with an uppercut up the middle. Anderson takes an elbow to the temple. Ciprut blocking some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ciprut misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut. Anderson breaks the clinch.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses. Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Anderson works Ciprut's body with a nice hook. A swing and a miss from Anderson. Nice defenses there by Anderson. Ciprut tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Anderson feints and then cracks Ciprut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ciprut down. Ciprut moves out of range of the strikes. Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. This has been an exciting period of action! Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily. Anderson takes a swing at Ciprut's ribcage but misses. Ciprut slips under a jab. 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 Austin Anderson 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses. Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab. Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ciprut momentarily.
Ciprut tries to clinch up. Ciprut tries to clinch up. Anderson misses with a body shot.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Anderson connects with a jab. Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ciprut sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Ciprut scores with a knee to the head.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards. Anderson lands with a left to the head. Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson pushes Ciprut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ciprut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ciprut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut. Ciprut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Anderson lands a body shot. Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut. Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Anderson digs a right hand into Ciprut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciprut's gas tank. Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ciprut. Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Ciprut gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch. Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ciprut checks a low kick from Anderson. That kick from Anderson tenderised Ciprut's leg. Ciprut is trying to keep his angry face on. Anderson clinches up with Ciprut and pushes him back against the cage. Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Anderson. Ciprut lands an elbow inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson. Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head. Ciprut trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciprut into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. A battle for position here, against the cage. Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ciprut. Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage. Anderson can't break the clinch.
Ciprut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprut misses with a hook from the clinch. Anderson lands with a right to the head. Come on Ciprut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ciprut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson is working Ciprut over against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ciprut. A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kingsley Ciprut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Ciprut.
Ciprut is trying to stall.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage. Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage. Ciprut wants to stall.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Austin Anderson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Anderson! Austin Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Danger has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Abaddon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Danger! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danger looks to score with a jab to the body but Abaddon is just out of range. Danger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Danger misses with a hook to the body
and Abaddon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Abaddon drops Danger with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Danger! Abaddon dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Abaddon! Anthony Abaddon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively. Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena. Jones misses with a low kick. Pena lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones throws a low kick but Pena avoids it. Pena throws a head kick that misses. Pena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pena there as he acknowledges the shot. Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Pena tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on. Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pena. Nice cross by Jones. No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet. A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Pena seems unphased.
Jones staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena. Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow. Pena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away. Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Pena with an uppercut! Pena throws a hook but Jones blocks it. Jones scores with a jab to the jaw. A nice combination there by Pena.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones. Jones throws a half hearted mid kick. Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones. We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pena on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Pena lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target. Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pena moved out of range nicely. Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Pena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jones misses with a hook. Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one. Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Jones gets the takedown into side control. Jones just content to control the position. Jones wants to control but Pena is keeping him busy. Pena wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Jones. Jones takes a little break here. Pena wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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. Pena misses with a head kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Pena. Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pena! Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pena's legs. Pena is trying to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones cracks Pena with a big elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that round. 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.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones feints and then cracks Pena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pena down. Jones thuds his right hand into Pena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pena jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance. Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jones throws a solid leg kick but Pena takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones. Pena looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range. Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Some wild striking there from Pena.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes. Jones needs to keep his hands up - Pena had a free shot at his head there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away. Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Pena blocks a head kick by Jones.
Pena misses with a hook
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him. Jones wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving. Jones wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position. Luke Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily. Pena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jones stuns Pena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Pena sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones wants a takedown.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Pena backwards. Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pena tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage. Jones scores with a shot to the side of Pena's head. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Pena prevents a body shot from Jones. Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Pena breaks from the clinch.
Pena throws a combination that misses and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Pena didn't expect that. Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are working up against the cage. Pena manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pena pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage. Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position. Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around? Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Pena controls the action.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that second round. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pena throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range. Jones lands a jab to the head.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab. Pena throws a good cross that connects.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands a front kick. Pena tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily. Pena swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pena won't be happy with that. 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! Jones tries to advance to mount but Pena denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones taking a breather here. Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Pena defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Pena is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time. Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Pena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Jones content just to control the position here. Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pena tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it. Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pena is looking to escape. Pena really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Pena avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pena is looking to escape. Pena wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jones trying to control but Pena is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Luke Jones showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jones! Luke Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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