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SPNY 254: Lopez - Shaw 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Dmolay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lucifer Dmolay has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lucifer Dmolay seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Dmolay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmolay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bram blocks a head kick by Dmolay.
Dmolay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bram.
Dmolay closes the distance and pushes Bram back into the cage.
Dmolay looking to throw knees to the head but Bram is blocking nicely.
Dmolay misses with an elbow strike.
Bram lands a hook that snaps the head of Dmolay backwards.
Dmolay is breathing heavily.
Bram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bram.
Bram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dmolay being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bram.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bram lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bram.
Dmolay is rocked!
Bram creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dmolay's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dmolay drops to his knees and Bram pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torquil Bram!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Robinson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Olson 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.
Olson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Andrew Olson has been cut.
Olson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olson gets a clinch.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olson moves away.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Olson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Olson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
Robinson drives through and clinches with Olson against the cage.
Olson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson pulls guard.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Olson tries to pass.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Olson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olson has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Olson misses with the combination.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Olson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson dives in for a single leg takedown but Olson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andrew Olson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Olson swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Olson looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olson's head.
Olson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Olson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olson is rocked!
Robinson clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robinson tries to clinch but Olson is having none of it.
Olson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Sean Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson lands with a right hand.
Oh Olson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robinson pounces like a tiger and cracks Olson with a vicious hook! Olson is down but not out! Robinson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Robinson!
After winning the bout, Sean Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Qwaiurmasta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Qwaiurmasta defends it well.
Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Qwaiurmasta is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abel Cruz!
After winning the bout, Abel Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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151 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Corkhill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deems missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deems postures up in Corkhill's guard and throws a big left but Corkhill blocks it.
Deems trying to control but Corkhill is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deems chips away with some ground and pound.
Deems trying to control the position from guard on top but Corkhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deems content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Corkhill has locked up a guillotine! Corkhill's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Deems is holding on here and Corkhill must be using up a lot of energy. Deems has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Corkhill gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Keiran Corkhill!
A victorious Keiran Corkhill 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RADIOACTIVE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti misses with a hook
and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins controlling the pace.
Cobretti trying to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins working over Cobretti with some ground and pound. Cobretti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenkins trying to mount his opponent but Cobretti defends it.
Cobretti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Jenkins there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins not doing much here.
Let's hope that Jenkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Cobretti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenkins pulls his head out easily.
Jenkins has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Butcher Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Cobretti is working away.
Cobretti wants to get back to full guard but Jenkins has passed into side control.
Cobretti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cobretti wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cobretti defends it well.
Cobretti is trying to get back to full guard.
Cobretti won't allow Jenkins to pass to mount.
Cobretti actively working from the bottom here.
Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Cobretti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins wants to control but Cobretti is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cobretti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cobretti is looking for a triangle but Jenkins pushes his legs off easily.
Cobretti looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Cobretti keeps moving.
Cobretti is looking for a triangle but Jenkins pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cobretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cobretti's head.
Cobretti is looking for a triangle here but Jenkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cobretti is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins is working to tighten his grip on Cobretti's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cobretti has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jenkins is really squeezing tight and eventually Cobretti passes out! Jenkins breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Jenkins!
Bruce Jenkins took some time post fight to say the following; 'Give me a title eliminator dude, I am ready for that'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay has chosen Diabolic- Modern Day Future as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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202 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiel Flay!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay slips a jab from Klincko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klincko.
Klincko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klincko scrambles back to his feet.
Flay tries a low kick but Klincko avoids it.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klincko misses with a wild body shot.
Klincko misses with a leg kick
and Flay counters with an inside leg kick.
Flay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Klincko is predictable there
and Flay counters with a body kick that stops Klincko in his tracks momentarily.
Klincko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Klincko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klincko misses with a lunging right hand
and Flay counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Klincko tried to counter with a leg kick but Flay avoided it.
Flay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Klincko throws a combination that misses
and Flay counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay throws a body punch but Klincko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klincko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klincko tries to bum rush Flay with a series of wild strikes but Flay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klincko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Flay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flay throws out a counter right but Klincko avoids it with no problem.
Klincko looks to land a body kick but Flay moved away.
Flay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flay pushes Klincko away with a front kick.
Klincko throws a chopping leg kick but Flay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klincko throws the kick towards the body but Flay avoids it.
Flay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flay.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klincko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flay! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to land a front kick but Klincko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klincko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klincko throws a leg kick
and Flay counters with a nice body kick.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flay moves out of range of the strikes.
Klincko thows a leg kick but Flay checks it
and Flay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flay jabs Klincko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klincko.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Flay misses.
Klincko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flay closes the distance and clinches.
Klincko tightens his grip and picks Flay up, before dumping him to the ground. Flay manages to land in guard.
Klincko trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flay managing to control the position.
Klincko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flay pulls Klincko in close to prevent any damage.
Klincko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klincko looking to sit in guard and control but Flay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Klincko is trying to control the position but Flay postures up.
Flay won't allow Klincko to sweep him here.
Flay trying to control but Klincko is working from the bottom.
Klincko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Klincko pulls Flay in close to prevent any damage.
Flay seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiel Flay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klincko motions for Flay to come forward. Klincko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klincko. Klincko obviously looking to wear him down.
Klincko shoots in looking for a takedown but Flay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klincko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flay wants to counter with a clinch but Klincko pushes him away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flay.
Flay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klincko.
A good leg kick by Flay.
Klincko stalks Flay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flay's face. Flay staggers backwards, shaken.
Klincko looks to throw a body kick
and Flay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Klincko tries to land a body kick
and Flay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klincko counters with a leg kick.
Flay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klincko wants to slow Flay down by chopping away at his legs.
Flay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Klincko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay avoids the head kick by Klincko.
Klincko throws an overhand right that lands on Flay's shoulder, as Flay tries to avoid the shot.
Klincko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Flay counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Klincko.
Flay moves out of range of the leg kick from Klincko.
Flay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Klincko is trying to stall.
Flay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flay.
Flay lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flay gets underhooks to prevent Klincko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flay gets through Klincko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klincko is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flay misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flay.
Flay lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klinckos head.
Klincko can't get the takedown.
Flay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klincko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Flay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Flay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klincko's elbow.
Klincko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klincko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flay is defending well.
Klincko goes for a takedown attempt but Flay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flay misses with a two punch combination.
Flay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Flay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klincko 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.
Flay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klincko doesn't seem bothered though.
Flay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klincko. Klincko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klincko throws an off balance right hand
and Flay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klincko misses with a left hand
and Flay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klincko's knee momentarily.
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flay lands a leg kick that knocks Klincko off balance momentarily.
Klincko throws a lazy uppercut
and Flay counters with a stiff right hand.
Klincko is looking to land body kicks.
Flay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flay lands an overhand right.
Klincko throws a leg kick
and Flay counters with a right hand to the body.
Flay lands a nice shot that snaps Klincko's head back.
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!
Klincko tries to score with a low kick but Flay moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flay's head backwards.
Klincko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flay lands a big head kick that sends Klincko tumbling to the mat! Flay takes a step backwards and waves Klincko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Klincko is rocked!
Flay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Klincko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Flay.
Flay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
and Flay counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Klincko! He's just covering up as Flay starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiel Flay!
A victorious Kiel Flay 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
146 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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140 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simmons.
Simmons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simmons or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Richards tries to counter by clinching up but Simmons breaks away and moves out of range.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Richards tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons walks into a left hand.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simmons. That did some damage!
Simmons tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.
Richards is looking to slow Simmons down with leg kicks.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards gets a clinch.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Simmons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Simmons is proving a slippery customer.
Richards looking to control but Simmons passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Simmons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Simmons tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
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. Simmons connects with a nice short shot to Richards's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Simmons working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ground and pound from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is pressing down on Richards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richards is holding on for now.
Richards is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $500 fee) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
Richards trying to control but Simmons postures up.
Simmons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richards does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simmons throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Simmons keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simmons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simmons stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simmons's guard.
Simmons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richards is aware though and is defending well.
Simmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simmons controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards scores with the left hand. Simmons knows he should have avoided that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Richards enables Simmons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Richards manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons landing some decent shots from guard.
Simmons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards 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.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Richards.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simmons throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Richards wants to improve his position but instead Simmons has moved into half guard.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Simmons trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Simmons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Simmons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simmons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simmons tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richards defends well and Simmons ends up having to push Richards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards clinches up against the cage.
Simmons jumps guard but Richards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Simmons gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Simmons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simmons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Simmons cracks Richards with a solid left hand.
Simmons chips away with some ground and pound.
Simmons slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simmons working some strikes from top position.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simmons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons seems to be looking for submissions.
Simmons throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Simmons shoots and misses
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Simmons sees coming a mile off.
Simmons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Simmons darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Simmons into the cage.
Brett Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Simmons moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Simmons shoots in.
Simmons shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Simmons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sean Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards stuns Simmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simmons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
Simmons shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Simmons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simmons thinking.
Richards misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richards connects with a right hand. Simmons shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Richards is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simmons pulls his head out easily.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Simmons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards is trying to control but can't.
Simmons is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simmons is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brett Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is not content to let Simmons control the position.
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.
Richards wants to control but Simmons is keeping busy.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Simmons.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
Simmons with the counter takedown but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
Simmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Simmons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richards 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
Sean Richards seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight For Your Right To Party. Adam Yauch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Julio's chin.
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Yauch motions for Julio to come forward. Yauch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Julio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yauch doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
Yauch tries to move into range but Julio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Julio throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Yauch misses.
Yauch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Julio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Yauch coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
Yauch tests Julio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yauch.
Some wild striking there from Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yauch slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Julio.
Julio defending well as Yauch loads up on a big left hand.
Julio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jab from Julio.
Julio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio throws a nice head kick!
Julio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yauch throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Julio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yauch misses with a shot to the body
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Julio swats away the attempt to clinch by Yauch.
Julio throwing a counter right hand but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
Yauch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yauch misses with a left hand
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.
Yauch slips a jab and a cross from Julio.
Julio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yauch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yauch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Julio tries to bum rush Yauch with a series of wild strikes but Yauch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yauch throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yauch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yauch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Yauch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Julio. That one must have hurt.
Yauch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yauch avoids it.
Julio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yauch misses the shot to the body.
Julio misses the shot to the body.
Julio misses with a kick to the body.
Yauch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Julio.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yauch was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Yauch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Julio.
Yauch lands a leg kick that knocks Julio off balance momentarily.
Julio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yauch.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yauch throws out the jab.
Julio lands with a kick to the temple. Yauch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yauch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yauch doesn't seem bothered though.
Julio misses with a body kick.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Julio, right into the meat.
Yauch works Julio's body with a nice hook.
Yauch looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Julio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yauch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yauch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Yauch takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Julio lands a two punch combo.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Yauch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julio misses with a series of wild punches.
Yauch avoids the head kick by Julio.
Yauch appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yauch looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Julio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Julio looks for the body kick but Yauch saw that one coming.
Yauch unleashes a big counter combination but Julio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio lands with a nice body kick.
Yauch throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Julio as he connects with a hook.
Yauch throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
Yauch lands a head kick. Julio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Julio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
A big left from Yauch misses.
Julio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julio is rocked!
Julio moves out of range of the leg kick from Yauch.
Oh Julio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julio scores with a hook.
Julio seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Julio, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Julio counters with a quick kick to the body but Yauch blocks it.
Yauch misses with a combination
and Julio counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yauch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Julio is able to avoid easily.
Julio blocks a jab.
Julio cracks Yauch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yauch throws a lazy head kick
and Julio counters with a body kick that stops Yauch in his tracks momentarily.
Yauch misses with a body shot
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
Julio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yauch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Julio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yauch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yauch.
Julio slips a straight right by Yauch.
A counter left hand to the body from Julio misses its target.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch ducks right into an uppercut from Julio.
Julio lands with an uppercut that bounces Yauch off the cage and back into range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yauch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Julio has got the better of the exchanges.
Julio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yauch slips under a jab from Julio.
A head kick misses from Yauch.
Yauch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Julio moves out of range of the strikes.
Julio misses with a leg kick
and Yauch counters with a head kick.
Yauch throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Yauch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Julio lands with a straight right. Yauch didn't see that one coming.
Yauch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Julio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yauch can do to turn this around?
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!
Julio throws a right and a left that Yauch avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yauch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yauch throws out a loose jab but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yauch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio.
Julio connects with a jab.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
Julio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Yauch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Julio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julio catches Yauch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Julio lands a nice shot to the body.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio scores with a hook.
Yauch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Julio misses the target.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Julio throws a nice looking combination but Yauch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yauch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Yauch works Julio's body with a nice hook.
Julio keeps Yauch at a distance using the push kick.
A nice combination there by Julio.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yauch throws the left hand but Julio avoids the punch easily.
Yauch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Julio counters with a stiff right hand.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Julio scores with a nice right hand.
Julio lands a glancing blow to the side of Yauch's head.
Yauch throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Yauch walks into a stiff left hand from Julio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch takes a swing at Julio's ribcage but misses.
Yauch takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch moves away from the strike by Julio.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio throws a leg kick which misses Yauch's front leg but catches the back leg as Yauch tries to avoid it.
Yauch wants to clinch
and Yauch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yauch swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Yauch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Julio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Julio.
Yauch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Julio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yauch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Julio.
Julio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Julio moves out of range of the strikes.
Julio fakes the leg kick and cracks Yauch in the body.
Yauch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Julio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Julio defending well as Yauch loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio lands a jab to the nose.
Julio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yauch will feel that in the morning.
Julio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Yauch misses with a looping right.
Julio scores with a head kick.
Julio connects with a solid leg kick.
Julio digs a good body shot into Yauch's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throws a solid leg kick but Julio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yauch.
No joy there for Yauch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Julio is looking to counter punch.
Yauch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Julio looks to land a body kick but Yauch moved away.
Yauch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Julio throws a series of punches but Yauch avoids them all with ease.
Yauch moves away from the strike by Julio.
Julio catches Yauch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Julio throws a head kick but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Yauch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Julio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yauch jabs Julio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Julio slips a straight right by Yauch.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yauch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Julio checks it well.
Julio lands with a kick to the temple. Yauch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Julio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Yauch misses.
Yauch blocks a jab.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yauch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Yauch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yauch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yauch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yauch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Julio lands a jab to the head.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yauch throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Julio 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Don Julio waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex De Paiva Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arttu Mahtisaari's chin.
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195 lbs
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195 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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos throws a front kick that sends Mahtisaari stumbling back into the cage.
Mahtisaari moves out of range of the body kick from De Paiva Santos.
Mahtisaari is looking for the big counter here.
Mahtisaari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahtisaari lands with a straight right. De Paiva Santos didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut.
De Paiva Santos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mahtisaari blocks a head kick by De Paiva Santos.
We've been hearing reports that De Paiva Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Paiva Santos stuns Mahtisaari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Paiva Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahtisaari.
De Paiva Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahtisaari's head.
De Paiva Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahtisaari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Paiva Santos moves away.
Mahtisaari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahtisaari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Paiva Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Paiva Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahtisaari moves away.
Mahtisaari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Paiva Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Paiva Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahtisaari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Paiva Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahtisaari.
The fighters circling - De Paiva Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Paiva Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Paiva Santos tries to land a body kick
and Mahtisaari counters with a straight right hand.
De Paiva Santos tried to score with a low kick but Mahtisaari checks it.
Mahtisaari throws out a counter right but De Paiva Santos avoids it with no problem.
De Paiva Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahtisaari counters with a straight right hand.
De Paiva Santos looks to throw a body kick
and Mahtisaari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahtisaari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for De Paiva Santos.
Arttu Mahtisaari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Paiva Santos scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahtisaari blocks the body kick.
De Paiva Santos is looking to wear down Mahtisaari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Mahtisaari misses its intended target.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook. De Paiva Santos ducked under it nicely.
Mahtisaari tries to clinch up but De Paiva Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
De Paiva Santos attempts a counter takedown but Mahtisaari avoids it well and moves away.
Mahtisaari throws out a powerful jab.
Alex De Paiva Santos's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for De Paiva Santos.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when De Paiva Santos was well out of range.
Mahtisaari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahtisaari moves away from the strike by De Paiva Santos.
Mahtisaari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Paiva Santos misses with a head kick.
Mahtisaari with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos connects with a high kick.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook. De Paiva Santos ducked under it nicely.
De Paiva Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Paiva Santos scores with a jab to the body.
De Paiva Santos misses with a body shot.
De Paiva Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - De Paiva Santos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Paiva Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahtisaari swivels and escapes.
Mahtisaari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mahtisaari cracks De Paiva Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Paiva Santos thows a leg kick but Mahtisaari checks it
and Mahtisaari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Paiva Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mahtisaari to the ground. De Paiva Santos is now in Mahtisaari's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Paiva Santos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mahtisaari manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari trying to control but De Paiva Santos is working from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a triangle but Mahtisaari pushes his legs off easily.
Mahtisaari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Paiva Santos looking for a guillotine here but Mahtisaari defends easily.
Mahtisaari wants to control from the top but De Paiva Santos keeps moving.
Mahtisaari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Alex De Paiva Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex De Paiva Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Paiva Santos looks to land a right hand but Mahtisaari moved out of range.
Mahtisaari thuds a left hand into De Paiva Santos's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos throws a series of punches but Mahtisaari avoids them all with ease.
Mahtisaari is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Mahtisaari misses its intended target.
De Paiva Santos connects with a looping right hand.
De Paiva Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mahtisaari 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.
De Paiva Santos lands a leg kick that knocks Mahtisaari off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Paiva Santos is defended easily by Mahtisaari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahtisaari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Paiva Santos shoots in for a takedown but Mahtisaari shows good takedown defense.
Mahtisaari lands with a nice body punch.
De Paiva Santos dodges the punch combination from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari lands a left and a right that sends De Paiva Santos crashing to the canvas! Mahtisaari dives into mount looking to finish!
Alex De Paiva Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Mahtisaari wants to control the pace but De Paiva Santos is squirming around nicely.
Mahtisaari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mahtisaari breaks from De Paiva Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex De Paiva Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arttu Mahtisaari!
A relieved looking Arttu Mahtisaari 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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152 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Shaw darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Lopez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shaw is pressed up against the cage. Lopez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaw down to the mat. Shaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaw thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Lopez lunges at Shaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaw's hand.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Shaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Shaw gets underhooks to prevent Lopez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Shaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lopez after a bit of a struggle.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Shaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaw lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shaw stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shaw stacks Lopez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working away.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lopez's legs.
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Shaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez is trying to control Shaw's posture but Shaw avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
Lopez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shaw's best efforts.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard but Shaw has mounted him!
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw 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.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Pedro Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Shaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Brad Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Shaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shaw slowing the pace effectively.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shaw to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shaw breaks the clinch.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez gets caught flat footed, as Shaw shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Lopez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaw defends well.
Shaw trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Shaw pushes down on Lopez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.
Shaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his foot on Shaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez looking for subs off his back but Shaw has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw controlling the action here.
Brad Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard but Shaw has passed into side control.
Shaw cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw tries to advance to mount but Lopez denies him.
Lopez tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brad Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Shaw feints the counter takedown.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Shaw gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.
Shaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopez is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Shaw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaw counters by clinching up.
Lopez trying to stall but Shaw improves his position.
Lopez looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a knee strike.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Lopez throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez feinted with a counter takedown.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Shaw was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shaw throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Brad Shaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Lopez throws a hook but Shaw blocks it.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw wants to counter the offense by Lopez and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Shaw throws a shot to the body.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Pedro Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
Lopez swings around for an armbar but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lopez's guard.
Shaw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaw is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Shaw defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brad Shaw!
Brad Shaw was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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