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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Huddlestone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Huddlestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huddlestone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Huddlestone advances position into side control!
Huddlestone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mendes's legs.
An elbow from Huddlestone crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Huddlestone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Huddlestone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mendes is avoiding damage well.
Mendes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone is pressing down on Mendes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendes is holding on for now.
Huddlestone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
Huddlestone wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes won't allow Huddlestone to pass to mount.
Huddlestone is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is not content to let Huddlestone control the position.
Huddlestone tries to pass to full mount but Mendes defends it.
Huddlestone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Mendes tries to roll over but Huddlestone keeps him under control.
Huddlestone wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huddlestone is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huddlestone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Huddlestone duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huddlestone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mendes stuns Huddlestone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huddlestone slips a jab from Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Huddlestone has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huddlestone tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huddlestone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huddlestone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mendes is trying to keep an underhook but Huddlestone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Huddlestone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huddlestone throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Mendes trying to control here.
Huddlestone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mendes reverses the position - he's now on top in Huddlestone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Huddlestone circles away.
Huddlestone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendes sprawls and moves away.
Huddlestone blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Huddlestone keeps the fight on the outside.
Huddlestone tries to counter with a takedown but Mendes is quick to defend against it.
Mendes lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huddlestone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huddlestone closes the distance and clinches.
Huddlestone pulls guard.
Huddlestone working a defensive guard here.
Mendes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mendes misses with a lunging right hand
and Huddlestone counters with an outside leg kick.
Huddlestone keeps the fight on the outside.
Huddlestone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huddlestone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huddlestone attempts a counter takedown but Mendes avoids it well and moves away.
Mendes digs a good hook to Huddlestone's body.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Huddlestone pushes him off.
Huddlestone attempts a counter takedown but Mendes avoids it well and moves away.
Mendes tries to clinch but Huddlestone moves out of range.
Huddlestone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huddlestone in his tracks.
Huddlestone has his takedown stuffed
and Mendes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huddlestone.
Jake Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes is looking to clinch but Huddlestone is avoiding it.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Huddlestone is just out of range.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huddlestone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huddlestone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendes won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is being controlled here.
Mendes is not content to let Huddlestone control the position.
Huddlestone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Huddlestone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Huddlestone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sloppy strikes from Huddlestone. Those never looked like landing.
Mendes throws a fast counter high kick but Huddlestone manages to duck under it in time.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Huddlestone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huddlestone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Huddlestone feinted with a counter takedown.
Huddlestone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendes, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendes has Huddlestone pressed against the cage, preventing Huddlestone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Huddlestone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huddlestone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Huddlestone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mendes after a bit of a struggle.
Huddlestone manages to break the clinch.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the jab.
Huddlestone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Mendes moves into the clinch.
Mendes stops a takedown attempt from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone gets underhooks to prevent Mendes's takedown attempt.
Huddlestone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huddlestone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huddlestone looking for a takedown.
Mendes goes for a takedown attempt but Huddlestone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mendes tries to clinch but Huddlestone moves out of range.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Huddlestone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Huddlestone postures up.
Huddlestone wants to stand but Mendes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendes controlling the position.
Huddlestone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huddlestone content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huddlestone is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendes swings for the body but Huddlestone moves out of range.
Huddlestone tries to counter with a takedown but Mendes is quick to defend against it.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huddlestone thumps Mendes with a low kick.
Huddlestone staying out of range there.
Huddlestone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Huddlestone is out of range.
Huddlestone slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Huddlestone gets a double leg takedown into Mendes's guard.
Huddlestone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Huddlestone throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes wants to stand and escape but Huddlestone is having none of it.
Huddlestone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes wants to stand up but Huddlestone is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Huddlestone lands a couple of elbows.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Huddlestone from controlling successfully.
Huddlestone postures up.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Huddlestone from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huddlestone blocks a jab.
Huddlestone tries to counter with a takedown but Mendes is quick to defend against it.
Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huddlestone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mendes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendes wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes looks to clinch
and Huddlestone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendes won't be happy with that.
Huddlestone working away.
Mendes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huddlestone off and has taken his back!
Jake Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendes controlling well, preventing Huddlestone from escaping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is looking to control Huddlestone but Huddlestone is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Huddlestone's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mendes wants to control but Huddlestone manages to buck him off and is now in Mendes's guard! Nice work there by Huddlestone!
Huddlestone looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Huddlestone controls the pace.
Mendes 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.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Huddlestone from controlling successfully.
Huddlestone is looking to advance position but Mendes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mendes prevents Huddlestone from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huddlestone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huddlestone feinted with a counter takedown.
Huddlestone closes the distance and clinches.
Huddlestone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mendes regains guard immediately.
Tom Huddlestone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huddlestone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huddlestone trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Huddlestone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huddlestone, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Huddlestone!
Tom Huddlestone took some time post fight to say the following; 'thank you god!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. Urpilainen has chosen A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jutta Urpilainen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Urpilainen misses.
We've been hearing reports that Grimwald has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Urpilainen closes the distance and pushes Grimwald back into the cage.
Urpilainen is trying to pull guard but Grimwald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Urpilainen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grimwald is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Grimwald.
Urpilainen wants to take the fight to the mat but Grimwald manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gustav Grimwald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jutta Urpilainen.
Good body shot from Grimwald.
Urpilainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimwald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grimwald can't find room to land a body shot as Urpilainen controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimwald.
It looks like Jutta Urpilainen has been cut.
Urpilainen jumps guard but Grimwald stands there with Urpilainen around his waist. Urpilainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grimwald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urpilainen backwards.
Urpilainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grimwald smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urpilainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimwald is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Grimwald.
Grimwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimwald misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimwald lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jutta Urpilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urpilainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimwald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Urpilainen tries to clinch up but Grimwald circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimwald fires out a quick counter leg kick but Urpilainen just manages to avoid it.
Grimwald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urpilainen manages to avoid it.
Grimwald lands with a shot to the body.
Grimwald connects with a solid leg kick.
Urpilainen misses with a looping left.
Urpilainen is looking to clinch.
Urpilainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urpilainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimwald thinks about countering with a head kick.
Grimwald throws out a leg kick but Urpilainen moves out of range and Grimwald only half commits.
Urpilainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Urpilainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urpilainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urpilainen throws a series of punches but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urpilainen manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Urpilainen misses.
Urpilainen throws a right and a left that Grimwald avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urpilainen misses with a hook. Grimwald ducked under it nicely.
Grimwald lands a jab to the head.
Urpilainen throws a shot from downtown. Grimwald moves away and avoids it.
Urpilainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Urpilainen slips a jab from Grimwald.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimwald.
Urpilainen tries to clinch but Grimwald is having none of it.
Grimwald is looking for a counter combo.
Urpilainen tries to clinch but Grimwald moves out of range.
Urpilainen moves away from the strike by Grimwald.
Urpilainen darts in trying to clinch
and Grimwald counters with a right hand to the body.
Grimwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urpilainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimwald.
Urpilainen wants to counter with a clinch but Grimwald pushes him away.
Grimwald lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Grimwald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grimwald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen wants to clinch.
Grimwald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urpilainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urpilainen with the counter takedown but Grimwald avoids it easily.
Grimwald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urpilainen! But no joy.
Grimwald misses with a wild body shot.
Urpilainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimwald throws a body punch but Urpilainen moves out of range.
Grimwald lands a two punch combo.
Urpilainen is rocked!
Grimwald steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Urpilainen is out on his feet! Grimwald sets himself and nearly takes Urpilainen's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gustav Grimwald!
An out of breath Gustav Grimwald 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamland's choice of entrance music: Afternoon Delight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
29 - 15 - 2 |
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dellal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamland to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Tamland.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dellal.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tamland is not content to let Dellal control the position.
Tamland regains half guard.
Tamland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dellal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dellal's back!
Tamland looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamland is cranking Dellal's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Dellal! He's tightened the choke and Dellal is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brick Tamland!
A victorious Brick Tamland thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). 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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186 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Moses!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cherry lands with a right hand.
Cherry with a jab.
Moses takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Cherry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
Cherry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Moses misses with a hook.
Cherry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cherry throws a body shot but no joy.
Moses takes one on the button.
Cherry throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Cherry misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Cherry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moses's head.
Moses throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cherry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Cherry.
Buster Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry just misses with a punch to the body.
Cherry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Cherry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cherry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cherry tries to clinch there but Moses circles away.
Moses looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cherry misses with a wild body shot.
Moses throws a body shot but no joy.
Cherry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Cherry is looking to wear down Moses with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cherry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moses moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moses connects with an inside leg kick.
Cherry feints and as Moses raises his hands in defense, Cherry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cherry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is working hard here to advance position.
Moses has Cherry pulled in close to control his posture.
Moses looking for a guillotine here but Cherry defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cherry is aware though and is defending well.
Moses keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Moses wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moses looking for a guillotine here but Cherry defends easily.
Cherry trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Cherry won't allow Moses to sweep him here.
Cherry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cherry won't allow Moses to sweep him here.
Moses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cherry.
Cherry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cherry prevents Moses from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moses pulls Cherry in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
Moses lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cherry gets the takedown into side control.
Cherry misses with the ground and pound.
Cherry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cherry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Moses!
Moses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moses is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moses regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Cherry.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moses can do to turn this around?
Moses lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Cherry loads up on a big right hand but Moses slips the punch.
Moses scores with a hook to the body. Cherry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cherry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moses's guard.
Moses wants to sweep but no luck.
Cherry scoring with some ground and pound.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moses is keeping the position for now.
Cherry trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry preventing the sweep.
Moses is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cherry tries to free his leg and advance position but Moses is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Moses keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Moses is looking to sweep but instead, Cherry has passed into half guard.
Cherry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moses is trying to stand up here but Cherry is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cherry is looking to advance position but Moses won't allow it.
Cherry wants to work for an arm triangle but Moses is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moses looking for submissions off his back.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
Moses keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moses slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Moses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cherry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cherry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slips nicely into half guard.
Cherry working the head and body with strikes.
Moses wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy.
Cherry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moses knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moses wants to improve his position but Cherry is controlling well.
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. Cherry connects with a nice short shot to Moses's temple.
Moses is trying is best to control the position here.
Moses is trying to get back to full guard.
Cherry is pressing down on Moses's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moses is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moses manages to get to full guard.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Moses trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moses tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry slips a straight right by Moses.
Cherry lands the left hand.
Cherry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cherry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moses tried to score with a low kick but Cherry checks it.
Moses missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cherry with a poor takedown
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cherry fails with the takedown
and Moses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cherry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Cherry lands with a straight right. Moses didn't see that one coming.
Cherry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to get back to full guard.
Moses is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moses defending well though.
Cherry lands with a punch from half guard.
Moses wants to get back to his feet.
Cherry is looking to advance position but Moses won't allow it.
Moses is looking to improve his position.
Moses is trying to stand back up but Cherry is controlling him
Moses makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cherry avoids the body shot from Moses.
An inside leg kick from Moses misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cherry dives in and grabs Moses's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moses pushes down on Cherry's head and hops out.
Cherry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moses throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moses defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cherry.
Moses cracks Cherry with a good jab.
Moses throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Cherry swings for the body but Moses moves out of range.
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!
Cherry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moses swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Cherry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cherry tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moses's legs.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Moses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Archie Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to advance to mount but can't.
Moses is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cherry off and has taken his back!
Cherry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Moses scores with strikes from the back.
Cherry tries to break free.
Well, with Moses on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cherry is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Moses working for the choke.
Buster Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cherry tries to break free.
Buster Cherry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cherry is keeping busy.
Moses working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Moses missing with strikes from the back.
Cherry tries to escape but Moses has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cherry just trying to survive but Moses is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Moses is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cherry is defending well though. Moses let's go of the attempt for now.
Moses looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cherry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cherry!
Buster Cherry very nearly forgot to thank V-Mask Clothing (10%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - It's A Hard Life. Ronnie Riley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riley digs a good hook to Gautier's body.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Gautier's head back.
Gautier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Gautier 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.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Gautier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gautier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley 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.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gautier was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Gautier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley connects with the punch.
Gautier avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Gautier with a jab.
Gautier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley feints and then cracks Gautier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gautier down.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gautier's head.
Riley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Gautier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Riley misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Gautier connects with a looping right hand.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
Riley tries to score with a low kick but Gautier moves his leg out of the way.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Gautier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gautier.
Gautier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
Riley blocks a body shot from Gautier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gautier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gautier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries to circle away but Gautier has him pinned against the cage.
Gautier scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Riley as the two fighters clinch.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gautier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley tries to move into range but Gautier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gautier checks a leg kick nicely.
Riley tried to score with a low kick but Gautier checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley 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.
Gautier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Gautier moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gautier.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Gautier misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gautier lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
Riley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Gautier's torso.
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riley throws a jab when Gautier was well out of range.
Riley avoids the head kick by Gautier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gautier punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Gautier.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gautier.
Gautier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gautier tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley scores with a push kick.
Gautier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riley takes a step back to recover.
Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gautier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gautier.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Gautier blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Gautier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gautier scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier slips a straight right by Riley.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gautier on the side of the head.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gautier.
Riley stalks Gautier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gautier's face. Gautier staggers backwards, shaken.
Gautier throws a shot to the body.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gautier.
Riley wants to slow Gautier down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier is looking to score with low kicks.
Gautier moves away from the strike by Riley.
Gautier feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Gautier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riley.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gautier's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gautier wants to counter the offense by Riley and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Riley.
Gautier scores with a shot to the body.
Gautier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gautier motions for Riley to come forward. Gautier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riley thows a body kick. Gautier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
Riley thumps Gautier with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Gautier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riley.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Gautier is out of range.
Gautier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riley with a body shot.
Riley avoids the body shot from Gautier.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gautier scores with a push kick.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley misses the jab.
Gautier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riley fakes the leg kick and cracks Gautier in the body.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riley tries to land a body kick
and Gautier counters with a nice body shot.
Gautier stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley lands a front kick.
Gautier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gautier.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Gautier wants to slow Riley down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley thuds his right hand into Gautier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gautier.
Gautier throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Gautier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riley, as that shot connected.
Riley lands with a hook. Gautier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Riley postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Riley clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Gautier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier lands a left hand.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow.
A body shot lands from Gautier.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gautier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gautier tries a low kick but Riley avoids it.
Riley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gautier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley wants to land a leg kick but Gautier is out of range.
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riley.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gautier misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Gautier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gautier tries to sprawl but Riley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gautier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Riley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Riley's back!
I really don't envy Riley right now.
Riley is working hard here to advance position.
Will Gautier go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Riley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier wants to stand up but Riley is controlling the position.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gautier is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gautier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier wants to free his trapped foot but Riley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Riley won't allow Gautier to pass to mount.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Gautier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Gautier seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Gautier's head but Gautier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Riley blocks the low kick.
Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gautier.
Gautier avoids a kick to the body.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gautier. That's going to slow Riley down.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier tries to score with a low kick but Riley moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Gautier throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Gautier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gautier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gautier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riley avoids the head kick by Gautier.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley scores with a leg kick.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gautier wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie Riley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yiotis Egomitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. Yiotis Egomitis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
187 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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197 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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World class 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiotis Egomitis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egomitis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egomitis is looking to clinch.
Pourramenazanali feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pourramenazanali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pourramenazanali throws a head kick that misses.
Pourramenazanali looks to land a right hand but Egomitis moved out of range.
Egomitis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pourramenazanali steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egomitis. That one must have hurt.
Pourramenazanali clinches with his opponent.
Pourramenazanali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pourramenazanali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pourramenazanali lands with a left to the head.
Pourramenazanali trying to stall but Egomitis improves his position.
Pourramenazanali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Egomitis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pourramenazanali taking a breather.
Pourramenazanali misses with a body punch.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali tries to stall but Egomitis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pourramenazanali tries to score a body lock takedown but Egomitis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pourramenazanali trying to stall but Egomitis improves his position.
Egomitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pourramenazanali misses with the head strike.
Pourramenazanali scores with a shot to the side of Egomitis's head.
Pourramenazanali leaning his opponent against the cage.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pourramenazanali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pourramenazanali misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Pourramenazanali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egomitis doesn't seem phased though.
Yiotis Egomitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egomitis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali missing with a left hand there. Egomitis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pourramenazanali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Egomitis looks for the body kick but Pourramenazanali saw that one coming.
Pourramenazanali sizes up Egomitis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egomitis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pourramenazanali lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pourramenazanali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Egomitis on the side of the head.
Pourramenazanali jabs Egomitis right on the nose. Egomitis blinks but takes it well.
Egomitis misses with a hook.
Egomitis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pourramenazanali finds it's way round the side to connect with Egomitis's head.
Egomitis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pourramenazanali instigates a clinch.
Pourramenazanali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egomitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egomitis as Pourramenazanali tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pourramenazanali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pourramenazanali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Egomitis takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali slows down the pace here.
Egomitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pourramenazanali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Egomitis up against the cage.
We've been informed that Egomitis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Egomitis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pourramenazanali has had enough of the clinch but Egomitis keeps him there for the moment.
Pourramenazanali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pourramenazanali prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali can't break the clinch.
Egomitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egomitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pourramenazanali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egomitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pourramenazanali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pourramenazanali scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Egomitis wants to stall.
Egomitis lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pourramenazanali is working Egomitis over against the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands with a light punch inside.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egomitis is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Pourramenazanali was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Egomitis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egomitis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pourramenazanali blocks a head kick by Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali feints and then cracks Egomitis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egomitis down.
Egomitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pourramenazanali thuds his right hand into Egomitis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pourramenazanali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egomitis can do to turn this around?
Pourramenazanali moves into the clinch.
Egomitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pourramenazanali's elbow.
Egomitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
Pourramenazanali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pourramenazanali throws a hook to the side of Egomitis's head but Egomitis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pourramenazanali has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomitis misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pourramenazanali can't get the takedown.
Egomitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pourramenazanali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
Egomitis blocks a body shot from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali tries to stall but Egomitis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pourramenazanali is trying to force a seperation but Egomitis has the dominant position.
Egomitis takes an elbow to the temple.
Pourramenazanali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egomitis tries to throw a body punch but Pourramenazanali avoids it by throwing Egomitis back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali scores with a hook to the body.
Egomitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Pourramenazanali lands a hook that snaps the head of Egomitis backwards.
A shot in the inside from Egomitis.
Egomitis lands with a light punch inside.
Egomitis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Egomitis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amirezza Pourramenazanali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pourramenazanali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
Pourramenazanali looking to stall.
Egomitis trying to control the position but instead, Pourramenazanali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egomitis into the cage.
Pourramenazanali trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pourramenazanali.
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!
Pourramenazanali throws an elbow that misses.
Egomitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pourramenazanali throws an elbow but it misses.
Pourramenazanali letting Egomitis take a breather here.
Egomitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egomitis blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali blocks a body shot from Egomitis.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pourramenazanali misses with the head strike.
Egomitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egomitis blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pourramenazanali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egomitis avoids a wild elbow strike from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egomitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali misses with a few strikes there.
Egomitis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pourramenazanali's head.
Egomitis misses with a head kick.
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Egomitis is able to avoid easily.
Egomitis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pourramenazanali misses with a few strikes there.
Egomitis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook.
Egomitis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pourramenazanali tries to work over Egomitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egomitis is looking to control Pourramenazanali's arms but Pourramenazanali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Egomitis has his back to the cage.
Pourramenazanali throws an elbow that misses.
Pourramenazanali goes for a takedown in the clinch but Egomitis prevents it.
Pourramenazanali effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pourramenazanali.
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 Amirezza Pourramenazanali will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Egomitis scores with a head kick. Pourramenazanali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egomitis swinging wildly here.
Pourramenazanali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Egomitis with the counter takedown but Pourramenazanali avoids it easily.
Pourramenazanali connects with a jab.
Pourramenazanali throws a solid leg kick but Egomitis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali pushes Egomitis up against the cage in a clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali blocks a body shot from Egomitis.
Pourramenazanali's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pourramenazanali scores with a shot to the side of Egomitis's head.
Egomitis takes a shot to the head.
Egomitis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pourramenazanali throws a punch but it's blocked by Egomitis.
Egomitis is still on wobbly legs! Can Pourramenazanali finish him?
Egomitis blocking some punches.
Pourramenazanali misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinched against the cage, Pourramenazanali lands a big elbow that drops Egomitis! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Egomitis is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
After winning the bout, Amirezza Pourramenazanali 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes into the arena with Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker blaring out of the sound system. Monroe has chosen Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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32
169 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Winston McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monroe.
A combination from Monroe does no damage.
McCall shoots in but Monroe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monroe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCall.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCall throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
McCall avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Monroe connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by McCall. Beautiful body shot.
McCall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a wild combination.
Monroe throws a series of punches but McCall avoids them all with ease.
McCall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monroe. That's going to slow McCall down.
Monroe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monroe connects with a body shot that sends McCall's belly button to the back.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
Monroe throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
McCall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monroe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCall scores with a nice strike.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
McCall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monroe quickly recovers to half guard.
Monroe is not content to let McCall control the position.
McCall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McCall wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
McCall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCall looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCall trying to control but Monroe is having none of it.
McCall controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
McCall throws a shot to the body.
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from McCall. McCall gets slowly back to his feet.
Monroe lands a head kick. McCall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Monroe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monroe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from McCall.
Monroe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCall on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe connects with a looping right hand.
Winston McCall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe scoring well with a low kick there.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCall counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
McCall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
McCall throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Monroe throws a series of punches but McCall moves out of range.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick
and McCall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Monroe!
Monroe is breathing heavily.
Monroe is not content to let McCall control the position.
McCall controlling from side mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe is trying to buck McCall off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is not content to let McCall control the position.
McCall controls the position.
McCall trying to control the action but Monroe is working from the bottom.
McCall controlling the position from side mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
Monroe gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling McCall to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCall swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
McCall moves out of range of the leg kick from Monroe.
Monroe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Monroe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a right hand. McCall shakes it off.
Monroe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Monroe looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Monroe as he connects with a hook.
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCall circles away quickly and effectively.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCall fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Monroe throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
It looked like McCall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCall avoids the body shot from Monroe.
A counter left hand to the body from McCall misses its target.
Jon Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCall circles away quickly and effectively.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Monroe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McCall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monroe in his tracks.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe lands a jab-cross combination.
Monroe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McCall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
McCall throws a quick counter kick to the body but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe lands with a slapping head kick.
McCall blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but McCall slips the punch.
Monroe falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
Monroe looks to land a body kick but McCall moved away.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
McCall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Monroe sprawls and moves away.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a body kick that misses.
McCall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe blocks a head kick by McCall.
Despite the aggression on Monroe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Monroe as McCall shoots in.
No joy there for McCall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monroe. That's going to slow McCall down.
McCall blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCall counters with a two punch combo.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to avoid it but McCall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monroe to the ground. Monroe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
Monroe dodges the punch combination from McCall.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
McCall appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Monroe throws a right and a left that McCall avoids nicely.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
McCall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Monroe back to the cage. McCall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall digs a good body shot into Monroe's ribs.
Jon Monroe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCall is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
McCall slips a jab from Monroe.
McCall is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
enabling McCall to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe is rocked!
A head kick misses from Monroe.
McCall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
McCall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Monroe is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Monroe 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Monroe!
An out of breath Jon Monroe 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cody Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin feints and then cracks Furfur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furfur down.
Lundin moves out of range of the leg kick from Furfur.
Lundin scores with a sloppy right hand. Furfur should have avoided that one.
Furfur connects with a body shot.
Lundin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Furfur pinned against the cage. Furfur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Furfur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furfur avoids the head kick by Lundin.
Furfur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lundin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lundin's calf.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lundin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lundin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Furfur scores with a sloppy right hand. Lundin should have avoided that one.
Lundin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Furfur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lundin throws the left hand but Furfur avoids the punch easily.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Lundin throws a leg kick
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lundin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Furfur.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furfur.
Lundin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by Lundin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Furfur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Furfur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lundin lands a right hook to the body.
Lundin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Lundin tenderised Furfur's leg. Furfur is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lundin.
Lundin connects with a leg kick. Furfur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lundin throws a good cross that connects.
Lundin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cody Lundin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundin throws a leg kick
and Furfur counters with a solid body kick.
Lundin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Lundin misses its intended target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Furfur enables Lundin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Furfur manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lundin trying to control but Furfur is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lundin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lundin 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.
Lundin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Furfur for as long as he can get away with.
Lundin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furfur is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lundin wants to control from the top but Furfur keeps moving.
Lundin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lundin walks into a stiff left hand from Furfur.
Furfur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lundin. That one must have hurt.
Furfur throws a chopping leg kick but Lundin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lundin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cody Lundin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lundin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lundin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lundin moves to clinch but Furfur breaks away
and Furfur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furfur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lundin under the eye.
Furfur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lundin manages to avoid it.
Lundin feinted with a counter takedown.
Lundin checks the leg kick.
Furfur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lundin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lundin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lundin, right into the meat.
Lundin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Furfur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lundin throws a looping overhand right but Furfur ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Lundin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lundin tries for a takedown but Furfur circles away easily
and Furfur counters with a leg kick.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Furfur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Furfur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lundin throws a leg kick that misses.
Furfur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses.
Furfur slips a jab from Lundin.
Lundin missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furfur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lundin is out of range and Furfur settles back down.
Lundin throws a leg kick but Furfur moved away.
Lundin moves out of range of the body kick.
Furfur lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Furfur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lundin checks a leg kick.
Lundin feints and then cracks Furfur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furfur down.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Lundin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lundin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Furfur sprawls and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lundin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Furfur counters with a leg kick.
Furfur avoids a kick to the body.
Furfur throws out a counter right but Lundin avoids it with no problem.
Lundin thumps Furfur with a low kick.
Furfur moves out of range as Lundin strikes.
It seemed like Furfur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lundin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lundin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin cracks the inside of Furfur's front leg.
Lundin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice cross by Lundin.
Furfur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furfur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lundin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furfur.
Lundin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donk. Lundin catches Furfur right on the button with a cross.
Furfur throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
Furfur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Furfur misses.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furfur throws out the jab.
Lundin tries to counter with a takedown but Furfur is quick to defend against it.
Nice straight punches there by Lundin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lundin.
Lundin throws a leg kick which misses Furfur's front leg but catches the back leg as Furfur tries to avoid it.
Lundin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throws a front kick aimed at Furfur's knee but Furfur avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lundin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Furfur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lundin in side control, throwing shots but Furfur defends.
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 Cody Lundin 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.
Lundin moves out of range of the leg kick from Furfur.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lundin.
Lundin moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Lundin ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
Lundin wants to land a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lundin.
Lundin avoids a kick to the body.
Lundin cracks Furfur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Furfur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundin throws an overhand right that lands on Furfur's shoulder, as Furfur tries to avoid the shot.
Lundin slips under a jab from Furfur.
Lundin tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lundin with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Lundin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Furfur misses with a straight right.
Furfur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Furfur wants to slow Lundin down by chopping away at his legs.
Lundin throws a low kick, looking for Furfur's leg but Furfur calmly moves out of range.
Lundin throws a leg kick
and Furfur counters with an inside leg kick.
Lundin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Furfur is out of range and Lundin settles back down.
Lundin throws a leg kick but Furfur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lundin throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lundin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lundin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Lundin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lundin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Furfur moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Furfur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lundin attempts a counter takedown but Furfur avoids it well and moves away.
That kick from Lundin tenderised Furfur's leg. Furfur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lundin lands a nice shot to the body.
Furfur 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.
Furfur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lundin throws out the jab.
Furfur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Lundin misses.
Lundin shoots for a double leg takedown but Furfur sprawls well. He's pushed Lundin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lundin. That did some damage!
Lundin cracks Furfur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lundin.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Lundin's leg but Lundin calmly moves out of range.
Jab by Furfur.
Lundin misses with a body shot.
Lundin closes the distance and pushes Furfur back into the cage.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur lands with a right to the head.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lundin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Lundin blocks an uppercut.
Furfur digs a right hand into Lundin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lundin's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furfur or not.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Lundin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Furfur prevents it.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lundin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lundin misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Lundin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Furfur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lundin's sensitive parts.
Lundin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Furfur. That one must have hurt.
Furfur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zophiel Furfur just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Furfur throws a low kick but Lundin avoids it.
Furfur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lundin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lundin.
Furfur throws the left hand but Lundin avoids the punch easily.
Furfur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lundin in his tracks.
Lundin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Furfur cracks Lundin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lundin misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundin checks a low kick from Furfur.
Lundin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lundin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furfur, right into the meat.
Lundin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin throws a head punch that misses.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur works on Lundin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundin.
Lundin lands a hook that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lundin as the two fighters clinch.
Lundin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furfurs head.
Lundin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Lundin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lundin.
Furfur managing to block the knees to the body from Lundin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cody Lundin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lundin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Furfur is defending well.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lundin.
A left hand lands to the body for Lundin.
Lundin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lundin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lundin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lundin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lundin pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur tries a body shot but Lundin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
Lundin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Lundin.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
Lundin throws a punch but it's blocked by Furfur.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin lands a right hand.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furfur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lundin looks for the body kick but Furfur saw that one coming.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
Furfur is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lundin slips a straight right by Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin feints and then cracks Furfur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furfur down.
Lundin misses with a body shot.
Furfur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Lundin misses.
Furfur scores with a jab. Lundin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Furfur checks it well.
Furfur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furfur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lundin misses with a low kick.
Furfur throws an overhand right that lands on Lundin's shoulder, as Lundin tries to avoid the shot.
Lundin throws a right hand that misses
and Lundin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lundin had his way with Zophiel Furfur in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Furfur misses with a looping left.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Lundin checks it.
Lundin moves out of range of the strikes.
Furfur misses with an uppercut.
Lundin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Furfur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lundin.
Lundin lands a nice shot to the body.
Lundin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furfur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lundin looks to throw a body kick
and Furfur counters with an inside leg kick.
Lundin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lundin moves to clinch but Furfur breaks away
and Furfur counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a hook.
Lundin looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundin. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundin throws a nice looking combination but Furfur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Furfur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lundin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lundin throws a hook but Furfur avoids it easily.
Lundin tries to land a leg kick but Furfur saw it coming and moves away.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Lundin.
Furfur fakes the leg kick and cracks Lundin in the body.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur is looking to chop away at Lundin's legs.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lundin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lundin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lundin 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.
Furfur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lundin.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lundin just misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur misses with a looping right.
Lundin swings widly with a right hand
and Furfur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lundin.
Furfur thumps Lundin with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Lundin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lundin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundin. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundin tries to work over Furfur's front leg with a kick but Furfur checks it.
Lundin cracks the inside of Furfur's front leg.
Lundin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lundin scores with a nice body kick.
Furfur ducks right into an uppercut from Lundin.
Lundin cracks Furfur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lundin missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lundin.
Cody Lundin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Furfur moves out of range of the strikes.
Lundin cracks the inside of Furfur's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundin shoots in for a takedown but Furfur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Furfur misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Lundin.
A slow jab from Furfur misses its intended target.
Furfur scores with a sloppy right hand. Lundin should have avoided that one.
Furfur lands the left hand.
Lundin is rocked!
Furfur is looking to chop away at Lundin's legs.
Oh Lundin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lundin thuds a left hand into Furfur's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cody Lundin.
I think Lundin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Lundin!
Cody Lundin opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard has chosen K9 Justice as his entrance music. German Shephard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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37
184 lbs
35 - 10 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, German Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Shephard.
Shephard misses with a low kick.
Shephard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shephard was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Shephard misses.
Shephard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shephard throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shephard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
A good leg kick by Shephard.
Shephard blocks a low kick nicely.
Shephard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Shephard stumbling back into the cage.
We've been informed that Shephard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson 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.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shephard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Shephard misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Shephard fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Shephard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Shephard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shephard's guard.
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!
Shephard controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shephard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson trying to control but Shephard is working from the bottom.
Shephard wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shephard is keeping the position for now.
Johnson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard moves into full guard.
Shephard controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Shephard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shephard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Shephard is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shephard defends it well.
Johnson is thwarting Shephard's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Shephard is defending the position.
Johnson is stalling here. Shephard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shephard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shephard has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Shephard's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but German Shephard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shephard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Shephard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Shephard is quick to defend against it.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shephard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Shephard throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shephard circles away.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
German Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shephard on his heels. He'll look to pass Shephard's guard now, I'm sure.
Shephard is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson stands and throws Shephard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shephard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard is looking to reverse the position.
Shephard manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shephard's head.
Shephard is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Shephard keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Shephard dodges it nicely.
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.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shephard defending well though.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shephard keeps working.
Shephard trying to control here.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Shephard as Johnson shoots in.
Shephard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
German Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Shephard's guard.
Shephard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shephard keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shephard working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Shephard is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shephard tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shephard to the ground. Shephard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Shephard misses with an uppercut.
Shephard moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson thumps Shephard with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Shephard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Shephard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson'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.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shephard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Shephard.
Shephard looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Shephard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Shephard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shephard pinned against the cage. Shephard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shephard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Shephard is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Shephard gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Shephard misses with a looping left.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Shephard's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shephard to counter with a crisp jab.
Shephard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Shephard tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Shephard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson trying to control the position but Shephard is working away.
Johnson cracks Shephard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shephard can't do much from the bottom here.
Shephard is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard stops Johnson from passing to mount.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Shephard is defending well.
Shephard tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson controls the position from side control.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
Shephard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shephard working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Shephard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Johnson's lack of action.
Shephard has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shephard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Shephard is defending well.
Shephard is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shephard is not content to let Johnson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Shephard.
Shephard scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shephard throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Shephard only half commits.
Shephard throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Shephard misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Shephard avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shephard manages to avoid it.
Shephard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Shephard blocks the low kick.
Shephard checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard misses with a low kick.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shephard misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shephard tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shephard to the ground. Shephard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shephard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shephard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shephard defends it well.
Johnson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shephard could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Johnson has cracked it and Shephard is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke Johnson!
A very excited looking Luke Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
179 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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31
185 lbs
23 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Socha counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Socha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Socha. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Socha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Socha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socha blocks a leg kick.
Socha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson throws the left hand but Socha avoids the punch easily.
Socha is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson with a hook.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Socha lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Socha.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Socha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Socha is trying to improve his position.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Socha down.
Socha wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Socha has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the strikes but Socha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Socha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Socha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Socha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Socha.
Socha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Socha didn't see that one coming.
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.
Socha with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Socha moves away and avoids it.
Socha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Socha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Socha fights it but they end up in guard.
Socha has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Socha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Socha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Socha walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Socha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Socha misses with a body shot.
And Anderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Socha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Socha punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Socha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Socha connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Socha walks into a jab.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Socha wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Socha is able to avoid easily.
Socha checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Socha's leg but Socha calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socha moves away from the strike by Anderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Socha.
Socha scores with a kick to the body.
Socha ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Socha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Socha lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Socha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Socha throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Socha misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Socha's waist but Socha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
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!
Anderson lands with a straight right. Socha didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Socha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Socha throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Socha moves out of range of the body kick.
Socha tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Socha avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Socha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Socha sprawls well.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Socha moves away.
No joy there for Socha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a low kick but Socha moves out of range easily.
Anderson swings for the body but Socha moves out of range.
Socha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands with a hook. Socha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Socha defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a looping right.
Anderson cracks Socha with an open hand slap.
A solid body kick from Socha.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Socha backs up against the cage.
Socha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Socha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Socha down.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Socha.
Anderson throws a jab when Socha was well out of range.
Socha throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Socha fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Socha.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socha trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Socha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Socha wants to hit a switch here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Socha there!
Anderson looking to finish Socha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Socha!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Socha lands an overhand right.
Socha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Socha defends it.
Socha keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Anderson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Socha is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Socha is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Socha avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Socha lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Socha scores with a head kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Socha manages to avoid it.
Anderson cracks Socha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Socha misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Socha.
Anderson moves out of range as Socha throws a body kick.
Karl Socha is winning the standup battle so far.
Socha swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
It looks like Socha has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karl Socha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Socha throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Socha checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Socha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Socha is able to avoid easily.
Anderson moves out of range as Socha strikes.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Socha seems unphased.
Socha throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Socha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Socha 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.
Socha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Socha blocking some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Socha controls the action.
Socha has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Socha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socha.
Socha blocks an uppercut.
Socha blocking some punches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Socha is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Socha into the cage.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Socha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Socha tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Reggie Anderson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Socha throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Socha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Socha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Socha.
Socha cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Socha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socha taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socha lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Socha tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Socha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Socha throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Socha lands with a light punch inside.
Socha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Socha missing with knees to the body.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Socha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Socha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha with a jab.
Socha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Socha checks it.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Socha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Socha moves out of range.
Socha throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Socha cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Socha misses.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
As Anderson backs away, Socha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Socha's front leg but catches the back leg as Socha tries to avoid it.
Socha with a jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha scores with a leg kick.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Socha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Socha didn't expect that.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Socha looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Socha holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson trying to control but Socha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Socha keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Socha misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Socha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Socha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Socha tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Socha back against the cage.
Socha throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Socha has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Socha takes a shot to the head.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socha blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Socha.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Socha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Socha lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Socha, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Socha's elbow.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Socha prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Socha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Socha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Socha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Socha misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson trying to stall but Socha improves his position.
Socha misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Socha.
Come on Socha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Socha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Karl Socha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Socha.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Socha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Socha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Socha tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Socha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Socha.
Socha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socha tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Socha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Socha ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Socha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Socha.
Socha tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Socha throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Socha avoids it easily.
Socha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Socha defends it well.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Socha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Socha walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
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!
Anderson is looking to slow Socha down with leg kicks.
Socha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Socha misses.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Socha darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Socha.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Anderson!
After winning the bout, Reggie Anderson 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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