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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hordeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hordeen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, in this together. Kevin Hordeen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Hordeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hordeen wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet but Williams passes into half guard.
Hordeen is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hordeen pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Williams cracks Hordeen with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hordeen pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Williams landing a few strikes.
Williams controlling from side mount.
Williams lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
Williams taking a breather here.
Hordeen is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
Williams controlling the position.
Hordeen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Williams happy to just control the position for now.
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hordeen's face as Williams controls the position.
It looks like Williams might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams cracks Hordeen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams happy to just control the position for now.
Hordeen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hordeen down.
Williams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hordeen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Hordeen tries to escape but Williams is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Williams cracks Hordeen with a big right hand but Hordeen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Hordeen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hordeen's guard.
Hordeen pushes Williams off and scrambles back to his feet.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hordeen.
Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works his way into side control.
Hordeen tries to escape but Williams is in control.
Williams cracks Hordeen with a big right hand but Hordeen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Hordeen tries to escape but Williams is in control.
Hordeen seems a little lost for a moment, as Williams dominates the positioning.
Hordeen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dave Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams advances to full mount.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Hordeen wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hordeen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hordeen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling his opponent.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Williams is continuing to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Hordeen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams lands a couple of good shots and Hordeen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hordeen is trapped and Williams is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hordeen is rocked!
Williams controlling the position well here. Hordeen rolled but Williams kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hordeen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
Williams controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Hordeen defends it.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
Hordeen tries to kick Williams off in order to stand up. Williams Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Williams taking a breather here.
Hordeen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams controlling his opponent.
Hordeen is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Williams breaks from Hordeen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Hordeen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
The adventures of Williams the control monster continue. Boring.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hordeen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hordeen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams controlling from mount.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kevin Hordeen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Williams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harold Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone looks to land a combination but Bilkington avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Boone as Bilkington shoots in.
Bilkington wants to clinch.
Boone throws a right hand that Bilkington ducks under and follows up with a left that Bilkington also avoids with ease.
Bilkington swinging wildly here.
Bilkington tries to clinch but Boone is having none of it.
A left and a right from Boone both land. Nice combination.
Boone keeps the fight on the outside.
Boone tries to clinch but Bilkington is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt.
Bilkington misses with a wild body shot.
Boone looks to land a combination but Bilkington avoids it well.
Boone misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone swinging wildly here.
Boone throws a series of punches but Bilkington moves out of range.
Boone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boone.
Boone catches Bilkington with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bilkington forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harold Boone!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Boone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Bobby Bilkington stepped up to the mic, saying 'You Can't win them all, the better man won tonight. Next fight i'm gonna come out twice as hungry'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nash Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nash Banks!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banks.
Banks clinches.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns lands a body punch.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Banks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burns prevents Banks from breaking the clinch.
Banks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patrick Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nash Banks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Banks, against the cage.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Banks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Banks counters with a one-two to the body.
Banks throws a lazy head kick
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns winds up and cracks Banks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burns lands a nice short elbow.
Banks has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burns is keen to just control but Banks is a slippery customer.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burns misses with a head shot. Banks uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burns is in close to Banks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banks can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.
Burns passes Banks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns lands strikes from half guard.
Burns trying to control the action but Banks is working from the bottom.
Burns winds up and cracks Banks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banks defending well though.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Banks is just riding it out for now. Burns eventually gives up the hold.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banks defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Burns dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banks to the ground. Burns is now in Banks's guard.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Banks blocks nicely.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Patrick Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns landing with the ground and pound.
Banks working a defensive guard but Burns passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Banks is working away.
Burns winds up and cracks Banks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banks's head.
Burns looks to land a strike but Banks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Banks is retaining full guard.
Burns 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.
Banks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banks has his foot on Burns's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burns works his way back into a safe position though.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
Burns landing some decent shots from guard.
Burns landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns postures up in Banks's guard and throws a big left but Banks blocks it.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.
Banks wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banks is wriggling around but Burns manages to pass to half guard.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Banks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banks's head.
Burns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burns throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Banks taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banks tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
Burns working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Burns.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Banks looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns winds up and cracks Banks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burns working Banks over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Burns dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Burns misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
Banks dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Banks pushes Burns away with a front kick.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks throws a big counter head kick but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Banks or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns, which made it look bad.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burns is trying to drag Banks to the mat but Banks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burns has Banks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Burns pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Banks tumbling to the mat - Burns dives into Banks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Banks wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns lands a couple of digs.
Burns controlling from the top position.
Burns passes Banks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns wants to take a breather but Banks is having none of it.
Banks is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Burns controlling the pace.
Banks is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
Banks is not content to let Burns control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Burns controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Patrick Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nash Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks throws a counter combo.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banks.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Banks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Nash Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Banks stuffs the takedown.
Burns misses with a combination
and Banks counters with a nice body shot.
Patrick Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Banks shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nash Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Nash Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks avoids the body shot from Burns.
Banks is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lunt Cicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newt Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunt Cicker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lunt Cicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Newt Boone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cicker as he jumps to the side.
Cicker scores with a takedown into Boone's guard.
Cicker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cicker lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cicker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cicker works over Boone with some ground and pound from guard.
Cicker throwing strikes from guard but Boone blocks nicely.
Cicker postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cicker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cicker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cicker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Cicker from controlling successfully.
Cicker 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cicker landing some decent shots from guard.
Cicker postures up and lands a big shot to Boone's brow.
Boone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cicker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cicker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boone controls Cicker momentarily but Cicker frees himself.
Cicker connects with a couple of short punches.
Cicker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cicker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicker tries to free his leg and advance position but Boone is retaining full guard.
Cicker is working Boone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boone is trying to keep Cicker in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cicker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cicker wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Cicker is really struggling to control Boone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cicker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boone's guard.
Boone has hold of Cicker's hands but Cicker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boone is refusing to be controlled, as Cicker sits in half guard.
Cicker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Cicker connects with a nice short shot to Boone's temple.
We've been hearing that Cicker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boone is not content to let Cicker control the position.
Cicker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boone wants to control but Cicker is keeping busy.
Boone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cicker working Boone over with strikes.
Boone trying to control but Cicker postures up.
Cicker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boone taking some punishment here, with Cicker in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cicker there.
Cicker working Boone over with strikes.
Boone is rocked!
Ground and pound from Cicker.
Boone is still in real trouble! Can Cicker finish him?
Cicker lands a big elbow - Boone is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cicker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lunt Cicker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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20
204 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrescu swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Irving.
Irving shoots and misses
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu slaps away a takedown attempt from Irving, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
Irving tries to clinch up.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irving's calf.
A head kick from Petrescu lands but Irving takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrescu tries to work over Irving's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irving tries to break free but Petrescu pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a knee strike.
Irving is looking to take this one to the mat.
Irving blocks a body shot from Petrescu.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrescu.
Petrescu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrescu drops Irving with a big knee straight up the middle! Irving is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jasper Irving has been cut.
Irving looks winded!
Irving takes one to the chin there.
Irving takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irving is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrescu obliges.
Petrescu lands a shoulder strike.
Petrescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Irving's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrescu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrescu has Irving pressed against the cage, preventing Irving from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irving.
Petrescu misses with a wild combination.
Petrescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irving will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrescu tries to bum rush Irving with a series of wild strikes but Irving uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Irving has a takedown stuffed.
Petrescu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Irving misses.
Irving takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Irving slips a jab and a cross from Petrescu.
Irving goes for a double leg but Petrescu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Petrescu continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irving.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Irving.
Irving fails with the takedown
and Petrescu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irving on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrescu throws a sloppy head kick and Irving moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Petrescu as Irving shoots in.
Petrescu scores with a head kick. Irving tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving misses with a kick to the body
and Petrescu counters with a leg kick.
Irving fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrescu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Irving slips a jab from Petrescu.
Irving on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrescu connects with an inside leg kick.
Irving displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrescu throws out the jab.
Petrescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrescu wants to clinch.
Irving feints the counter takedown.
Irving wants to clinch.
Irving takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Irving's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irving dodges the punch combination from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a body punch but Irving moves out of range.
Irving shoots in but Petrescu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrescu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Irving throws a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Petrescu.
Petrescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Irving swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrescu sprawls well. He's pushed Irving's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrescu tries to clinch but Irving is having none of it.
Irving looks for a takedown but Petrescu sprawls well.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrescu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irving.
Irving walks into a jab.
Irving shoots in for a double leg but Petrescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
Irving shoots and misses
and Petrescu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sergiu Petrescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irving looks to clinch
and Petrescu counters with a two punch combo.
Petrescu keeps the fight on the outside.
As Irving backs away, Petrescu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrescu gets a clinch.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irving can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
Sergiu Petrescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irving uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrescu.
Irving moves out of range as Petrescu throws a body kick.
Irving looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Petrescu!
Petrescu can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irving is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Petrescu's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrescu tries to get out of the position.
Petrescu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrescu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Irving controlling the pace for now.
Petrescu tries to reverse the position but Irving maintains control.
Irving lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Petrescu hang on?
Petrescu has given up his back here.
Petrescu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Irving keeps control of the position as Petrescu tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Irving's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving is looking to clinch but Petrescu is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrescu.
Irving dodges the punch combination from Petrescu.
Sergiu Petrescu is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Petrescu lands the left hand.
Petrescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Petrescu misses.
Irving closes the distance but Petrescu moves to the side
letting Petrescu counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrescu misses with a leg kick.
Irving shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrescu sprawls well. Petrescu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Irving gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrescu scores with a kick to the body.
Irving moves in looking to clinch but Petrescu pushes him off.
Irving throws a lazy head kick
and Petrescu counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Petrescu misses.
Petrescu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sergiu Petrescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sergiu Petrescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irving stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrescu.
Irving misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrescu moves into the clinch.
Irving is working for takedown but Petrescu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrescu misses with a body punch.
Irving jumps guard but Petrescu stands there with Irving around his waist. Irving gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
Petrescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrescu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irving jumps guard but Petrescu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Irving is trying to push Petrescu away but Petrescu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Petrescu.
Petrescu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irving eats them both and turns towards Petrescu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irving keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irving dives in and grabs Petrescu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrescu pushes down on Irving's head and hops out.
Petrescu is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Irving lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice sprawl there from Petrescu as Irving shoots in.
Petrescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrescu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Irving has his takedown stuffed
and Petrescu counters with a series of strikes. Irving will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irving takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irving fails with a takedown attempt.
Irving fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petrescu sprawls well initially but Irving persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jasper Irving has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrescu pushes Irving off looking to stand but Irving dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiu Petrescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrescu, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiu Petrescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixy Souch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixy Souch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
175 lbs
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182 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anon Ymous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nixy Souch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ymous with a nice head shot there.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
Ymous landing some decent shots from guard.
Souch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ymous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ymous is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ymous slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ymous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ymous trying to control the action but Souch is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous scoring with punches from side control.
Ymous is trying to ground and pound but Souch uses the momentary lack of control by Ymous to regain half guard.
Ymous has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Souch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souch is looking to escape.
Ymous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ymous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous with the ground and pound but Souch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ymous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ymous distracts Souch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ymous throwing strikes but missing.
Souch looking to control.
Ymous throws a big right hand that misses.
Souch is striking but Ymous is not phased and passes to half guard.
Souch has hold of Ymous's hands but Ymous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ymous thows a huge punch but Souch dodges it nicely.
Ymous thows a huge punch but Souch dodges it nicely.
Ymous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Souch defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ymous slips a nice elbow through Souch's hands, connecting with Souch's forehead.
Ymous wants to pass to mount but Souch is defending the position.
Ymous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Souch is rocked!
Ymous lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Souch quite badly. Souch pulls Ymous in close trying to recover. Ymous postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Souch on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Souch doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anon Ymous!
After winning the bout, Anon Ymous thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mugsy Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes to the cage accompanied by Survival of the Fittest by Mobb Deep. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mugsy Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Keller circles away easily
and Keller counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keller moves into the clinch.
Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Keller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Keller.
Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keller.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Keller unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Keller screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mugsy Keller!
Mugsy Keller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Jab from Thompson.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero slips under a jab from Thompson.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Thompson avoids it well and moves away.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romero jumps guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero fails to pull guard.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Romero feinted with a counter takedown.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Romero shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Romero passes into half guard.
Thompson is not content to let Romero control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Romero moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Romero lands a couple of good shots and Thompson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has his arm under Thompson's chin here. Game over son! Romero squeezes tightly and Thompson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacare Romero!
An out of breath Jacare Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ez Muney (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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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
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, Ez Muney!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muney lands the left hand.
Muney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stoic.
Stoic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Muney on his heels. He'll look to pass Muney's guard now, I'm sure.
Stoic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stoic landing some decent shots from guard.
Muney is trying to keep Stoic in close.
Stoic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stoic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stoic forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stoic lands a big shot there that rocks Muney but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stoic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Muney is in a horrible position here. Stoic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stoic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stoic working Muney over with strikes here.
Stoic 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.
Stoic lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stoic landing punches.
Stoic lands with some strikes.
Stoic with shots to the head and body - Muney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muney is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Muney scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Stoic land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Stoic stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Stoic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the Usa. Jack Daniels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good knees
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Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
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, Frank Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Daniels can't get the takedown.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniels doesn't seem phased though.
Daniels moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daniels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daniels.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Daniels stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Daniels tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Daniels gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've been informed that Thompson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Daniels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Daniels is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thompson.
Daniels drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels is looking to counter the offense by Thompson and move into the clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Frank Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frank Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Jack Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Daniels stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Daniels has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Daniels is struggling to control the position.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Daniels has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Thompson is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Daniels pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Daniels lands a left hand.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Daniels 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.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Daniels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Daniels.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Daniels to work.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Daniels lands a big knee to the head and Thompson goes down! Daniels pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Daniels!
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