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USFC 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Bloodsport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mille Muuskanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muuskanen has chosen Abba - Dancing Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Great Bloodsport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mille Muuskanen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muuskanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Muuskanen wants to pass to mount but Bloodsport is defending the position.
Muuskanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Muuskanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bloodsport manages to get to full guard.
Bloodsport keeping moving, preventing Muuskanen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muuskanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodsport wants to sweep but no luck.
Muuskanen stays in close to Bloodsport's body and controls the position.
Muuskanen trying to control but Bloodsport is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muuskanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloodsport shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muuskanen trying to hold on to Bloodsport's head to control him but Bloodsport postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodsport drops an elbow to the side of Muuskanen's head.
Bloodsport looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muuskanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muuskanen wants to control but Bloodsport is keeping busy.
Muuskanen manages to get to full guard.
Bloodsport content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muuskanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muuskanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Muuskanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bloodsport.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodsport with a nice head shot there.
Muuskanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bloodsport landing with the ground and pound.
Muuskanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bloodsport manages to get himself to full guard.
Muuskanen wants to pass the guard but Bloodsport is keeping the position.
Bloodsport is controlling Muuskanen's posture.
Muuskanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodsport is pulling down on Muuskanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Muuskanen, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bloodsport tries to bench press Muuskanen off him but Muuskanen keeps the position.
Muuskanen is looking to take a break and control but Bloodsport is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloodsport struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mille Muuskanen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Muuskanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Muuskanen is looking to take a break and control but Bloodsport is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloodsport is positioning himself well to prevent Muuskanen advancing to mount.
Muuskanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloodsport keeps working.
Muuskanen is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodsport is looking for a sweep. Muuskanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muuskanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloodsport keeps working.
Bloodsport makes his way to full guard, as Muuskanen worked for a kimura.
Muuskanen is looking to pass into half guard but Bloodsport pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bloodsport is in guard.
Muuskanen working a defensive guard here.
Bloodsport stands and throws Muuskanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bloodsport cracks Muuskanen with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bloodsport.
Bloodsport working the head and body with strikes.
Muuskanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodsport knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muuskanen on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Muuskanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muuskanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bloodsport landing a few strikes.
It looks like Mille Muuskanen has been cut.
Muuskanen is looking to regain half guard here but Bloodsport keeps moving and retains side control.
Bloodsport sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muuskanen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bloodsport working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen is trying to improve his position.
Muuskanen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bloodsport connects with a decent elbow.
That has opened up Mille Muuskanen's cut even more.
Bloodsport is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Muuskanen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Muuskanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Great Bloodsport overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muuskanen wants to get back to full guard but Bloodsport has passed into side control.
Muuskanen tries to bench press Bloodsport off him but Bloodsport keeps the position.
Bloodsport is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Muuskanen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bloodsport decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Muuskanen misses.
Bloodsport closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Muuskanen's guard.
Bloodsport lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bloodsport has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodsport scoring with some ground and pound.
Bloodsport connects with a couple of short punches.
Muuskanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muuskanen looking to control.
Bloodsport wants to pass the guard but Muuskanen is keeping the position.
Muuskanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bloodsport is looking to work some ground and pound but Muuskanen has wrist control.
Bloodsport works over Muuskanen with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muuskanen pulls Bloodsport in close to prevent any damage.
Bloodsport wants to control from the top but Muuskanen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Bloodsport dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mille Muuskanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Muuskanen fails with the takedown.
Muuskanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bloodsport avoids it really well and circles away.
Bloodsport drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muuskanen sprawls and moves away.
Muuskanen throws a sloppy head kick and Bloodsport moves out of range easily.
Bloodsport attempts a counter takedown but Muuskanen avoids it well and moves away.
Bloodsport darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bloodsport there.
Muuskanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bloodsport scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Mille Muuskanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodsport controlling the action here.
Bloodsport wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muuskanen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muuskanen trying to control here.
Bloodsport content to control rather than advance.
Bloodsport throwing shots but Muuskanen is blocking nicely.
Muuskanen wants to control but Bloodsport is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bloodsport lands with a punch from half guard.
Mille Muuskanen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mille Muuskanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Great Bloodsport!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Noisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Noisy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Noisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noisy is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Noisy is looking to clinch.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Noisy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noisy's calf.
Jackson tries to clinch but Noisy moves out of range.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Noisy did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
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.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noisy keeps working.
Noisy wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Noisy won't allow it.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Noisy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson is stalling here. Noisy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jackson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Noisy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Noisy throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Noisy.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Noisy moves out of range easily.
Noisy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Noisy is avoiding it.
Noisy tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noisy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noisy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Noisy shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Noisy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Noisy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Noisy wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Noisy is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noisy tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Noisy gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson trying to control but Noisy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Noisy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Noisy throws Jackson to one side and escapes!
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noisy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noisy gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Noisy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Noisy!
Noisy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Noisy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is keen to just control but Noisy is a slippery customer.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson trying to control the action but Noisy is working from the bottom.
Noisy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noisy quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Noisy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Noisy won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Noisy is trying to stand.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Noisy recovers full guard.
Jackson won't allow Noisy to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Noisy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Noisy is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Noisy has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noisy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Noisy back into the cage.
Noisy is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Noisy is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Noisy has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noisy jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Noisy around his waist. Noisy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noisy tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Noisy is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Noisy recovers full guard.
Noisy wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noisy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Noisy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jackson has got his arm under Noisy's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Noisy has spun round into Jackson's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Noisy pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to keep Noisy in close.
Noisy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Noisy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noisy throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisy is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noisy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four 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.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Noisy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Noisy!
Nick Noisy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cedric Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noisy landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Both fighters circling a little - Campion finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Campion lands a head kick. Coleman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
A thudding body kick lands there by Campion!
Campion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luke Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Coleman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Campion defends it well.
Campion thuds his shin into the meat of Coleman's side.
Campion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman tries to clinch but Campion moves out of range.
Coleman tries to clinch up
and Campion counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Campion.
Campion scores with a head kick.
Campion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Oooooh!!! Campion has knocked Coleman down with a huge combo! Campion steps away and waves a wobbly Coleman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Coleman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion delivers a nice body kick.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Campion finish him?
Coleman looks winded!
Coleman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Campion's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Campion throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Coleman stumbling backwards into the cage! Coleman bounces back off the cage towards Campion, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Campion lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Campion celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luke Campion!
Our winner, Luke Campion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Ruawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shogun Ruawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Vaughan !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan throws a shot from downtown. Ruawski moves away and avoids it.
Ruawski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruawski misses with a takedown
enabling Vaughan to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaughan misses the shot to the body.
Ruawski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ruawski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shogun Ruawski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruawski slips a jab from Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruawski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughan throws out the jab.
Ruawski feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruawski moves away from the strike by Vaughan .
Vaughan cracks a nice hook into Ruawski's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruawski.
Ruawski moves out of range as Vaughan strikes.
Ruawski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruawski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Vaughan .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruawski. Ruawski gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane Vaughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughan gets caught napping as Ruawski dives in and scores a takedown. Vaughan manages to retain guard.
Vaughan is trying to keep Ruawski in close.
Ruawski gets to his feet. Vaughan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ruawski slips a straight right by Vaughan .
Ruawski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vaughan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruawski is in Vaughan 's guard.
Ruawski passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruawski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ruawski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ruawski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruawski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruawski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vaughan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruawski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vaughan is positioning himself well to prevent Ruawski advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruawski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruawski throws a front kick aimed at Vaughan 's knee but Vaughan avoids it well.
Ruawski moves out of range as Vaughan strikes.
Vaughan stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Vaughan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruawski moves away from the strike by Vaughan .
Ruawski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruawski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Vaughan . No joy for Ruawski on that attempt.
Ruawski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruawski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vaughan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruawski is looking for a counter combo.
Ruawski moves away from the strike by Vaughan .
Ruawski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruawski there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Ruawski misses its intended target.
Vaughan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ruawski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ruawski content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Vaughan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruawski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruawski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughan .
Ruawski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vaughan counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaughan misses with a body shot.
Ruawski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaughan swivels and escapes.
Ruawski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaughan .
Ruawski shoots in for a double leg but Vaughan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shogun Ruawski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruawski slips a straight right by Vaughan .
Vaughan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vaughan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruawski manages to avoid it.
Vaughan throws out a loose jab but Ruawski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shane Vaughan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruawski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vaughan tries to avoid it but Ruawski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vaughan to the ground. Vaughan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan scores with a decent looking hook.
Vaughan looks to land a left hand but Ruawski moved out of range nicely.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Ruawski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vaughan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruawski. Ruawski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruawski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruawski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan .
Ruawski feinted with a counter takedown.
Vaughan lands a really nice looking cross but Ruawski seems unphased.
Ruawski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vaughan swings for the body but Ruawski moves out of range.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruawski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vaughan lunges at Ruawski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruawski's hand.
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!
Ruawski slips a straight right by Vaughan .
Ruawski misses with a body kick.
Vaughan looks to land a left hand but Ruawski moved out of range nicely.
Vaughan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruawski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vaughan throws a leg kick but Ruawski moved away.
Ruawski thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Vaughan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruawski doesn't seem phased though.
Vaughan throws a push kick but Ruawski slaps the foot to one side.
Vaughan swings for the body but Ruawski moves out of range.
Shane Vaughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Ruawski both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Shane Vaughan has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruawski throws a nice looking combination but Vaughan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vaughan cracks Ruawski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vaughan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ruawski to stand back up!
Ruawski is rocked!
Vaughan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaughan lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ruawski tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Vaughan !
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Vaughan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keats will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keats on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keats slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Thacker as he connects with a hook.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keats moves away.
Keats throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thacker jabs Keats to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keats on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keats throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thacker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Keats sprawling to the canvas! Keats rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thacker finish him?!
It looks like Kenneth Keats has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker lands with a nice body punch.
Keats is breathing heavily.
Keats misses with the combination.
Keats shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thacker pinned against the cage. Thacker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thacker digs a good body shot into Keats's ribs.
Thacker lands a brutal uppercut that launches Keats off his feet! Keats tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Elsner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Elsner!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion throws a body kick that misses.
Campion darts in and clinches Elsner up against the cage.
Campion is pushing Elsner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Campion breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campion throws a sloppy head kick
and Elsner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Campion!
Elsner misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion can't do much from the bottom here.
Campion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elsner is putting a hurting on Campion here, landing some big shots from side control.
Elsner swings around for an armbar but Campion sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Elsner's guard.
Campion tries to stand but Elsner is controlling from the bottom.
Campion is posturing up here but Elsner has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Campion tries to roll out but it's too tight and Campion has to tap! Slick submission there by Elsner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcin Elsner!
In defeat, Matthew Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Survival as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soto 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.
Soto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Soto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto connects with a body shot that sends O Neill's belly button to the back.
O Neill lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Soto lands with a cross.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soto throws a lazy uppercut
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. O Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neill clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
O Neill connects with a single shot there.
O Neill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soto misses with a straight right.
Soto swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill counters with a series of strikes. Soto will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Neill staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soto throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill.
Soto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soto 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.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
Soto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neill doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Neill's hands.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Soto throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Jab by O Neill.
Soto connects with a crisp jab.
O Neill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
The fighters circling - Soto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Neill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neill.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from O Neill misses.
O Neill looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soto under the eye.
Soto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Soto's shoulder, as Soto tries to avoid the shot.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
O Neill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soto in his tracks.
O Neill defending well as Soto loads up on a big left hand.
Soto jabs O Neill right on the nose. O Neill blinks but takes it well.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it.
O Neill jabs Soto right on the nose. Soto blinks but takes it well.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soto.
Soto swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neill connects with a jab.
Soto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto misses with an uppercut.
O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soto.
O Neill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O Neill misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Soto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
O Neill cracks Soto with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto with a jab.
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 Carlos Soto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto thuds his right hand into O Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto throws a right hand that misses
and O Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto with a nice cross.
Soto lands a jab.
O Neill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Neill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neill moves out of range as Soto strikes.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neill slips under a jab.
O Neill thuds a left hand into Soto's body.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
Soto misses with a lunging right hand
and O Neill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Carlos Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
O Neill swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto cracks O Neill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Soto.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Neill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
O Neill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soto throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill.
Soto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Neill finds it's way round the side to connect with Soto's head.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and O Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Soto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto throws a poor cross that misses
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
Soto throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soto.
O Neill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soto misses the jab.
O Neill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neill's head.
Soto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Neill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
O Neill scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from O Neill misses.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto digs a good body shot into O Neill's ribs.
O Neill ducks right into an uppercut from Soto.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
O Neill throws a jab when Soto was well out of range.
O Neill blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto misses with a hook to the body
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill avoids the body shot from Soto.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill slips a jab from Soto.
Soto misses with a right hand
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neill slips a straight right by Soto.
Soto misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neill connects with a crisp jab.
Soto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neill throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neill digs a good body shot into Soto's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bosco O Neill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soto moves forwards but O Neill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soto takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Soto's shoulder, as Soto tries to avoid the shot.
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Neill in his tracks.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
O Neill drops his hands momentarily and Soto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto thuds his right hand into O Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
O Neill throws out a counter right but Soto avoids it with no problem.
O Neill lands a nice hook to Soto's body. Soto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and O Neill counters with a three punch combo that has Soto backing up. Soto nods at O Neill to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neill should have avoided that one.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
A slow jab from O Neill misses its intended target.
O Neill slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Soto misses with a looping left.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soto looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
Soto misses with an uppercut
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
Soto misses with a body punch
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Soto lands a jab to O Neill's midsection.
Soto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Neill throws the left hand but Soto avoids the punch easily.
Soto is looking to counter punch.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
O Neill slips under a jab from Soto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Soto catches O Neill right on the button with a cross.
Soto misses with a shot to the body
and O Neill counters with a series of strikes. Soto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soto throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
Soto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
O Neill lands with a nice combination. Soto backs away looking to recover.
O Neill moves out of range as Soto strikes.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Neill. O Neill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill thuds his right hand into Soto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto misses with a left hand
and O Neill counters with a nice body shot.
Soto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
O Neill lands a body shot.
Soto looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soto with a body shot.
O Neill throws a jab when Soto was well out of range.
Soto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Neill defending well as Soto loads up on a big left hand.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neill.
Soto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
O Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
O Neill staying out of range there.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
Soto works O Neill's body with a nice hook.
Soto moves away from the strike by O Neill.
Soto throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto scores with a nice head shot.
Soto throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
Soto moves away from the strike by O Neill.
O Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soto throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
Danga de danga de dang - O Neill scores with a four punch combination!
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 Carlos Soto.
Well Soto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee lunges at Galt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galt's hand.
McGee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Galt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Galt tries to score with a low kick but McGee moves his leg out of the way.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
Galt throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Galt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGee lands with an uppercut that bounces Galt off the cage and back into range.
McGee throws a front kick that sends Galt stumbling back into the cage.
Galt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Galt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGee is able to avoid easily.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Galt off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee misses with a kick to the body
and Galt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galt misses with a head kick.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
McGee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee has Galt up against the cage in a clinch.
Galt throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee manages to break the clinch.
Galt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Galt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Galt blocks the leg kick.
Galt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Galt off balance momentarily.
Whack! McGee lands a heavy head kick that drops Galt. The ref tackles McGee to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Galt was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bobby McGee!
Bobby McGee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marian Balkon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld motions for Balkon to come forward. Seinfeld throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seinfeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seinfeld misses with a body kick.
Balkon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkon misses with an uppercut
and Seinfeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seinfeld throws a lazy right hand but Balkon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balkon.
Balkon throws a leg kick but Seinfeld sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkon throws an overhand right that lands on Seinfeld's shoulder, as Seinfeld tries to avoid the shot.
Balkon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld looks to land a body kick but Balkon moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seinfeld was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balkon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balkon tries to clinch but Seinfeld is having none of it.
Balkon throws a shot from downtown. Seinfeld moves away and avoids it.
Balkon throws a good cross that connects.
Seinfeld closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marian Balkon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld throws a body kick that misses.
Seinfeld is looking to land body kicks.
Seinfeld throws the left hand but Balkon avoids the punch easily.
Balkon misses with a low kick.
A jab from Seinfeld finds it's way through Balkon's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkon misses the target.
Seinfeld fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a hook but Seinfeld avoids it easily.
Seinfeld looks to land a body kick but Balkon moved away.
Balkon lunges at Seinfeld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seinfeld's hand.
Balkon tries to clinch up but Seinfeld circles away and keeps his distance.
Seinfeld feints a counter leg kick.
Balkon staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkon finds it's way round the side to connect with Seinfeld's head.
Balkon scores with a hook.
Balkon connects with a single shot there.
Balkon lands a glancing blow to the side of Seinfeld's head.
A big left from Balkon misses.
Balkon scores with a jab.
Seinfeld takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seinfeld moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld misses with a body kick.
Balkon tries to clinch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
A cross from Balkon lands.
Balkon misses the jab.
Seinfeld appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balkon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seinfeld follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Seinfeld checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balkon checks a leg kick.
Seinfeld moves out of range of the leg kick from Balkon.
Seinfeld throws out a counter right but Balkon avoids it with no problem.
Balkon lands a nice shot that snaps Seinfeld's head back.
Seinfeld lands with a straight right. Balkon didn't see that one coming.
Seinfeld is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balkon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balkon connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick by Seinfeld misses
and Balkon counters with a series of strikes. Seinfeld will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon defending well as Seinfeld loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balkon.
Balkon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seinfeld has time to react.
Seinfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Balkon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Seinfeld thows a leg kick but Balkon checks it
and Balkon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkon lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Balkon misses.
Seinfeld keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkon.
Balkon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seinfeld wants to slow Balkon down by chopping away at his legs.
Seinfeld does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balkon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seinfeld throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkon dips to his left and cracks Seinfeld with an uppercut!
Balkon misses with a right hand
and Seinfeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Balkon blocks the low kick.
Balkon misses the body punch
and Seinfeld counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balkon scores with a nice head shot.
Seinfeld scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Seinfeld looks to land a right hand but Balkon moved out of range.
Balkon misses with a straight left.
Seinfeld was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon avoids the head kick by Seinfeld.
It looked like Balkon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkon throws a big shot that misses.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Balkon.
Seinfeld steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Balkon connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld staying out of range there.
Seinfeld throws out a leg kick but Balkon moves out of range and Seinfeld only half commits.
Balkon avoids the head kick by Seinfeld.
A good leg kick by Balkon.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Balkon.
Seinfeld walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkon tried to score with a low kick but Seinfeld checks it.
Seinfeld chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seinfeld avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balkon looks to land a left hand but Seinfeld moved out of range nicely.
Balkon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld throws a wild body kick that Balkon sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seinfeld is out of range and Balkon settles back down.
Seinfeld tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
Seinfeld is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balkon with a body shot.
Balkon throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkon looks to score with a jab to the body but Seinfeld is just out of range.
Seinfeld follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Balkon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balkon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balkon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seinfeld.
Marian Balkon is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkon blocks a head kick by Seinfeld.
It looked like Balkon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balkon avoids a kick to the body.
Balkon throws a lazy uppercut
and Seinfeld counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick
enabling Balkon to counter with a crisp jab.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Balkon.
Balkon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Balkon.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Seinfeld in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Balkon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Balkon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seinfeld looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkon misses with an uppercut. Seinfeld saw that one coming.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Balkon.
Balkon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Balkon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seinfeld can do to turn this around?
Seinfeld lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balkon doesn't manage to clinch there - Seinfeld circles away.
Seinfeld with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Seinfeld throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seinfeld. Balkon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seinfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkon fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Balkon checks a leg kick nicely.
Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkon.
Balkon wants to clinch.
Seinfeld takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balkon throws the left hand but Seinfeld avoids the punch easily.
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Balkon misses with a wild body shot.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Balkon.
Balkon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seinfeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkon.
Balkon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick there by Seinfeld.
Balkon misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick which misses Balkon's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkon tries to avoid it.
Seinfeld cracks Balkon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seinfeld.
A clash of legs there as Seinfeld blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld fakes the leg kick and cracks Balkon in the body.
A leg kick checked by Seinfeld.
Balkon tries to clinch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Seinfeld pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkon is out of range and Seinfeld settles back down.
Seinfeld throws a front kick aimed at Balkon's knee but Balkon avoids it well.
Seinfeld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balkon cracks Seinfeld with a good jab.
Balkon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seinfeld has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkon.
Balkon throws a big shot that misses.
Balkon slips a jab from Seinfeld.
Balkon scores with a decent looking hook.
Balkon misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
Balkon tries to land a leg kick but Seinfeld saw it coming and moves away.
Balkon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seinfeld tries to move into range but Balkon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seinfeld moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Balkon.
Balkon forces Seinfeld back against the cage and clinches.
Seinfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
Seinfeld manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balkon throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balkon thows a leg kick but Seinfeld checks it
and Seinfeld counters with a big head kick but Balkon shrugs it off.
Balkon misses with a lunging right hand
and Seinfeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balkon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seinfeld replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Balkon blocks it well.
Seinfeld moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Balkon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balkon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seinfeld swats away the attempt to clinch by Balkon.
Seinfeld blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon with a hook.
Balkon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balkon blocks a jab.
Balkon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seinfeld ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seinfeld takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balkon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seinfeld swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seinfeld misses with a head kick.
Balkon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seinfeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkon backing away here, and Seinfeld unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick but Balkon checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Marian Balkon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Balkon finds it's way through Seinfeld's defenses.
Balkon moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
Balkon thuds his right hand into Seinfeld's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick but Balkon checks it.
An inside leg kick from Seinfeld misses.
Balkon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seinfeld feints a counter leg kick.
Seinfeld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Despite the aggression on Seinfeld's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balkon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Seinfeld there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkon throws out the jab.
Seinfeld misses with a head kick.
Balkon throws an overhand right that lands on Seinfeld's shoulder, as Seinfeld tries to avoid the shot.
Seinfeld tries a quick counter leg kick but Balkon is wise to it.
Seinfeld throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld tries to land a body kick
and Balkon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seinfeld lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seinfeld.
Balkon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seinfeld misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkon.
Balkon throws the left hand but Seinfeld avoids the punch easily.
Balkon 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.
Seinfeld will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balkon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balkon misses with a looping right.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Balkon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld slips a jab and a cross from Balkon.
A little jabbing left from Seinfeld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seinfeld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seinfeld checks a leg kick.
Balkon connects with a nice looking jab.
Balkon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seinfeld.
Balkon misses with an uppercut.
Seinfeld has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkon finds it's way round the side to connect with Seinfeld's head.
Balkon loads up on a big right hand but Seinfeld slips the punch.
Seinfeld only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balkon throws the left hand but Seinfeld avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkon.
Nice defenses there by Balkon.
Balkon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balkon misses the jab.
Seinfeld connects with a solid leg kick.
Seinfeld fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seinfeld tries a head kick but it misses.
Balkon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balkon ducks under a wild hook from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld punishes Balkon's body with a nice straight punch.
Seinfeld throws a wild body kick that Balkon sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seinfeld tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Balkon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seinfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Balkon loads up on a big right hand but Seinfeld slips the punch.
Balkon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seinfeld.
Balkon lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld throws a hook to the side of Balkon's head but Balkon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seinfeld swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balkon.
Balkon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Marian Balkon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon'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. This is the final round!
Balkon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seinfeld throws a body kick that misses.
Balkon is looking to counter punch.
Balkon moves out of range of the body kick from Seinfeld.
Balkon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seinfeld. Seinfeld circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balkon instigates a clinch.
Seinfeld displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balkon up against the cage.
Balkon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld avoiding damage as Balkon throws knees to the body.
Seinfeld tries to stall but Balkon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balkon trying to land knees to the body.
Seinfeld blocks the elbow strike.
Seinfeld lands with a light punch inside.
Seinfeld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head.
Seinfeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkon misses with a double jab
and Seinfeld counters with an inside leg kick.
Balkon lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Balkon.
Balkon catches Seinfeld with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balkon jabs Seinfeld right on the nose. Seinfeld blinks but takes it well.
Seinfeld does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Balkon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seinfeld cracks Balkon with a good jab.
Seinfeld needs to keep his hands up - Balkon had a free shot at his head there.
Jerome Seinfeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkon just misses with a punch to the body.
Seinfeld looks for the body kick but Balkon saw that one coming.
Seinfeld ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Seinfeld keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkon.
Seinfeld slips a jab and a cross from Balkon.
Balkon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balkon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seinfeld paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balkon tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balkon lands a lovely overhand right.
Balkon thuds his right hand into Seinfeld's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seinfeld thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Seinfeld delivers a nice body kick.
Seinfeld with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balkon moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
Seinfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seinfeld is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Balkon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balkon staying out of range there.
Balkon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkon dips to his left and cracks Seinfeld with an uppercut!
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seinfeld throws out a counter right but Balkon avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seinfeld misses with a wild body shot.
Seinfeld misses with a looping left.
Balkon lunges at Seinfeld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seinfeld's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkon scores with a nice right hand.
Seinfeld moves away from the strike by Balkon.
Seinfeld flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkon steps away.
Seinfeld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balkon is looking to slow Seinfeld down with leg kicks.
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Balkon lands a leg kick that knocks Seinfeld off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Balkon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balkon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marian Balkon!
Marian Balkon is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Marian Balkon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but West Jr defends it well.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
George West Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
West Jr lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but West Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
West Jr scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. West Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West Jr swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
West Jr swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz feints the counter takedown.
West Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
West Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. West Jr won't be happy with that.
West Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
West Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but West Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cruz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Cruz crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
West Jr parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable West Jr to escape.
Cruz working the head with strikes.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has hold of West Jr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! West Jr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cruz cranks the arm and West Jr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from West Jr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luis Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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