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APF 41 - Grand Prix FirstBlood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soderstrom's entrance music is Metallica Don't Tread on Me . A fine choice. Prime has chosen Man in the Mirror as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasmus Soderstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderstrom connects with a solid leg kick.
Soderstrom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soderstrom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prime's head.
Prime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderstrom.
Good leg kick by Soderstrom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prime throws a lazy body kick
and Soderstrom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soderstrom is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
Prime takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
A combination from Soderstrom does no damage.
A good leg kick by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom closes the distance and clinches up with Prime, looking for a takedown. Soderstrom pushes Prime against the cage but Prime circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Prime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
Soderstrom is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
Prime throws a head kick that misses
and Soderstrom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderstrom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soderstrom throws out the jab.
Soderstrom moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Soderstrom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soderstrom misses with a head kick.
Prime has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soderstrom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rasmus Soderstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime tries to move into range but Soderstrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soderstrom.
Soderstrom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Prime looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderstrom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soderstrom closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom lands a right hand.
Prime tries to break free but Soderstrom pushes him back against the cage.
Prime takes an elbow to the temple.
Soderstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soderstrom instigates a clinch.
Soderstrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soderstrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prime takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soderstrom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prime takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Optimus Prime's cut even more.
Soderstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soderstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom thows a body kick. Prime tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soderstrom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soderstrom closes the distance and pushes Prime back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Soderstrom.
A nice left hand lands by Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands a body shot.
Soderstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soderstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soderstrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soderstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soderstrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prime in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prime takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Optimus Prime's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soderstrom digs a right hand underneath Prime's ribcage. Prime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soderstrom breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Soderstrom.
Soderstrom lands with a nice body kick.
Soderstrom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prime at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soderstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom works the jab nicely.
Soderstrom throws a nice head kick!
Soderstrom lands a high kick!
Soderstrom scores with a three punch combo!
Soderstrom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soderstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prime.
Soderstrom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soderstrom, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soderstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soderstrom thuds his shin into the meat of Prime's side.
Soderstrom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soderstrom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soderstrom scores with a push kick.
Prime takes one to the chin there.
Soderstrom looks to land a combination but Prime avoids it well.
Soderstrom connects with a high kick.
Optimus Prime's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Soderstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prime, pushing him back against the cage.
Prime takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Optimus Prime's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rasmus Soderstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paint It Black By The Rolling Stones. Tommy Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Hammer's chin.
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215 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
A clash of legs there as Hammer blocks the low kick.
A big left from Hammer misses.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Emil Hammer has been cut.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hammer cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hammer is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Knox!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no Rest for the Wicked. Caufield has chosen Just Close Your Eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Holden Caufield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caufield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mack misses with a wild body shot.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Caufield moved out of range.
Caufield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice combo by Mack! Oh, that's hurt him - Caufield falls to the canvas and Mack follows him into side control.
Caufield is rocked!
It looks like Holden Caufield has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack lands a few punches from side control.
Caufield is still in real trouble! Can Mack finish him?
Mack lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Caufield! Mack senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Caufield out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Mack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oloc Chisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chisley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On The Eve Of War. Joel Abadi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oloc Chisley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abadi misses with an uppercut.
Chisley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abadi scores with a shot to the body.
Chisley fails to land the takedown.
Abadi misses the jab.
Chisley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abadi is looking for a sweep. Chisley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chisley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abadi defending well though.
Chisley is working for a kimura but Abadi is defending it quite comfortably.
Abadi trying to control here.
Abadi makes his way to full guard, as Chisley worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisley is looking to advance position but Abadi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chisley is trying desperately to improve position.
Chisley is trying to escape the mount but Abadi keeps good control and instead manages to take Chisley's back.
Chisley is trying to break free.
Abadi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Chisley.
Chisley wants to control his opponent's hands but Abadi gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abadi is trying to stick to Chisley's back but Chisley is turning into Abadi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Abadi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chisley.
Abadi trying to keep a closed guard but Chisley is proving a slippery customer.
Abadi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chisley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abadi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abadi misses with a kick to the body.
Chisley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abadi but Abadi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abadi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abadi swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abadi. Chisley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chisley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abadi swivels and escapes.
Joel Abadi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oloc Chisley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abadi swivels and escapes.
Chisley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abadi is trying to defend but Chisley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chisley is trying to work for a kimura but Abadi is defending well.
Chisley seems to be looking for submissions.
Chisley looks gassed!
Chisley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abadi defending well though.
Chisley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abadi defending well though.
Chisley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chisley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abadi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisley is trying to work for a kimura but Abadi is defending well.
Abadi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chisley is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abadi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abadi thuds a left hand into Chisley's body.
Chisley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abadi pinned against the cage. Abadi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chisley shoots in for a takedown but Abadi shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot lands for Abadi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abadi misses with a body shot.
Abadi thows a body shot but no joy.
Abadi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abadi scores with a hook.
Abadi thows a body kick. Chisley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chisley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abadi lands a slapping body shot.
Abadi fakes the leg kick and cracks Chisley in the body.
Abadi thuds a left hand into Chisley's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abadi fails with a takedown attempt.
Chisley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abadi.
Abadi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chisley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chisley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abadi slaps away a takedown attempt from Chisley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abadi scores with a head kick.
Abadi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abadi throws a nice head kick!
Abadi lands with a kick to the temple. Chisley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abadi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abadi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abadi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chisley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chisley.
Chisley tries for a kimura but Abadi is defending well.
Chisley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abadi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chisley working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abadi taking a bit of punishment here - Chisley scoring with strikes.
Chisley tries to advance to mount but Abadi denies him.
Abadi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chisley off and has taken his back!
Abadi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chisley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chisley trying to control the action but Abadi just sinks the hooks in.
Chisley tries to roll but Abadi sticks to his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good control from Abadi.
Chisley trying to control the hands but Abadi breaks the grip.
Abadi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chisley's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chisley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Abadi off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I really don't envy Chisley right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chisley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Abadi's guard. Nice work there by Chisley.
Chisley throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Abadi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chisley misses with a takedown attempt - Abadi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chisley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chisley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abadi is looking to wear down Chisley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chisley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abadi did well to prevent Chisley getting side control.
Abadi gets back to full guard.
Chisley lands a couple of digs.
Chisley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Abadi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chisley, into his guard.
Abadi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chisley is breathing heavily.
Chisley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Abadi is now in half guard.
Abadi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Abadi trying to mount his opponent but Chisley defends it.
Abadi trying to control the action but Chisley is working from the bottom.
Abadi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Abadi avoids the attempt from Chisley to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chisley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Abadi keeps control of the position as Chisley tries to break free.
Chisley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Abadi passes to side control.
Chisley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abadi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abadi's best efforts.
Abadi not doing much here.
Abadi uses his free foot to push down on Chisley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chisley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chisley is trying to escape the mount.
Abadi controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abadi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chisley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chisley is trying to reverse the position but instead Abadi has taken his back - oops!
Chisley tries to escape but Abadi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chisley turns into Abadi and is now in his guard.
Abadi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abadi looking to control.
Chisley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abadi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chisley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abadi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abadi with a poor takedown
and Chisley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chisley wants to work for an arm triangle but Abadi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chisley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chisley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abadi manages to get to full guard.
Chisley throws a strike but Abadi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abadi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chisley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abadi has managed to get both his arms back between Chisley's legs - danger averted.
Chisley has an active guard here but Abadi has managed to pass into half guard.
Chisley tries to get to full guard but Abadi has control of the leg.
Abadi wants to free his trapped foot but Chisley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abadi prevents Chisley from improving his position.
Abadi wants to free his trapped foot but Chisley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chisley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chisley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abadi's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chisley throws and elbow that misses. Abadi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chisley's guard. Nice move by Abadi!
Abadi stands and throws Chisley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oloc Chisley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chisley is trying to improve his position.
Abadi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abadi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chisley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Abadi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chisley keeps working.
Abadi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chisley has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abadi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chisley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chisley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abadi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joel Abadi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chisley.
Chisley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chisley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abadi, who protects the arm well.
Chisley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abadi some visible discomfort.
Chisley is trying to get an arm triangle but Abadi is defending well.
Chisley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Abadi is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abadi sneaks back into half guard.
Chisley is looking to stall here but Abadi recovers full guard.
Chisley throwing strikes but missing.
Chisley thows a big elbow that misses.
Chisley being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abadi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chisley wants to control from the top but Abadi keeps moving.
Chisley throws a strike but Abadi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abadi pushing down on Chisley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chisley tries to roll over but Abadi keeps him under control.
Abadi is thwarting Chisley's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley is trying to get back to full guard.
Chisley wants to sweep but Abadi has passed to side control!
Chisley is looking for a sweep.
Abadi 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 Chisley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chisley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abadi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chisley seems a little lost for a moment, as Abadi dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chisley stops Abadi from passing to mount.
Chisley is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Abadi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Abadi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chisley tries to reverse the position but Abadi maintains control.
Abadi controlling from mount.
Chisley is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abadi controlling from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abadi prevents Chisley from getting the reversal.
Chisley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Chisley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chisley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abadi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chisley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abadi controlling well, preventing Chisley from escaping the position.
Chisley trying to control the action but Abadi just sinks the hooks in.
Abadi biding his time, looking for the opening.
Abadi is trying to stick to Chisley's back but Chisley is turning into Abadi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Abadi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chisley.
Chisley has gone for a leg lock! Abadi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chisley's guard.
Chisley trying to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abadi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oloc Chisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chisley looking to control but Abadi passes into half guard.
Chisley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abadi pulls his head out easily.
Chisley is trying to maintain the position but Abadi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chisley wants to get back to full guard but Abadi has passed into side control.
Abadi looking to control but Chisley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abadi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abadi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chisley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chisley!
Joel Abadi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chisley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abadi dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Abadi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abadi 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Abadi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Tell Me Nothing. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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263 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Grimaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Grimaldi as Freeman shoots in.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Grimaldi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimaldi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Grimaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Grimaldi stalks Freeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freeman's face. Freeman staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimaldi sends Freeman crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grimaldi is motioning to the referee to let Freeman up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grimaldi shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Freeman takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Grimaldi sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Freeman bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Grimaldi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santana's choice of entrance music: Forever. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JT Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruben Santana!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colossus cracks Santana with a good jab.
Santana thows a body shot but no joy.
Colossus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colossus lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colossus, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santana's guard.
Colossus is stalling in the full guard.
Santana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Colossus stacks Santana 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 Colossus!
Colossus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Colossus 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 Santana's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Colossus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Colossus working away.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santana is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Colossus off and has taken his back!
Colossus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colossus moves into full guard.
Santana is fighting to break Colossus's control of his arms but Colossus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Colossus is proving hard to escape from.
Colossus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard.
Colossus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana is looking to stand back up but Colossus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Santana.
Colossus trying to control the pace.
Santana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Colossus is controlling the pace.
Santana wants to stand back up but Colossus manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Colossus working the body and head with strikes.
Santana tries to improve position but can't.
Colossus slows the pace down.
The referee stands the fighters back up. JT Colossus just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Colossus lands a jab to the nose.
Colossus lands a nice shot to the body.
Santana looks gassed!
Colossus cracks a nice hook into Santana's ribs.
Nice jab there from Colossus.
Santana is rocked!
Santana is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Colossus doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santana crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santana's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JT Colossus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Putzillini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putzillini comes to the cage accompanied by Battle March Medley. Leshley has chosen I am the Dominator as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Putzillini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Putzillini does it's job there.
Leshley is looking to clinch but Putzillini is avoiding it.
Leshley shoots for a takedown but Putzillini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Putzillini as he jumps to the side.
Putzillini slaps away a takedown attempt from Leshley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocky Putzillini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leshley.
Nice takedown defense from Putzillini. No joy for Leshley on that attempt.
Leshley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown but Putzillini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leshley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
Putzillini drives through and clinches with Leshley against the cage.
A short uppercut from Putzillini.
Good body shot from Putzillini.
Leshley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leshley can't get the takedown.
Putzillini lands a shot to the body.
Leshley looks gassed!
Putzillini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leshley backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putzillini misses with some punches.
Putzillini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putzillini has a couple of punches blocked by Leshley.
Leshley taking a breather.
Leshley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Leshley manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Putzillini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Putzillini is looking for a sweep.
Putzillini manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Putzillini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leshley is working away from the top position though.
Leshley is looking to advance position but Putzillini won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Putzillini manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Putzillini wants to stand and escape but Leshley is having none of it.
Leshley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leshley looking to sit in guard and control but Putzillini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley keeping full guard, as Putzillini tries to pass.
Leshley looking for a sweep. Not yet Leshley, not yet.
Leshley is controlling Putzillini's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leshley is on top in guard.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putzillini is keeping the position for now.
Putzillini trying to keep a closed guard but Leshley is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini wants to sweep here but Leshley controlling him for the moment.
Leshley trying to control the position from guard on top but Putzillini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leshley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Putzillini keeps moving.
Putzillini is controlling Leshley's posture.
Putzillini lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leshley!
Leshley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Putzillini looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leshley is looking to improve his position but Putzillini isn't that keen on the idea.
Putzillini controlling from mount.
Putzillini trying to control but Leshley is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leshley gets back to half guard.
Putzillini tries to stand but can't do so whilst Leshley controls his leg.
Leshley is looking for a sweep. Putzillini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leshley trying to control here.
Putzillini is looking to advance position but Leshley won't allow it.
Putzillini is thwarting Leshley's attempts to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leshley tries to roll over but Putzillini keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Putzillini throws a jab but it's blocked by Leshley.
Leshley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Putzillini was covering up waiting for the punch and Leshley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Putzillini wants to improve his position but instead Leshley has moved into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leshley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Putzillini's head.
Leshley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Putzillini is looking for a sweep. Leshley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Putzillini gets back to full guard.
Leshley postures up.
Putzillini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leshley controlling from the top position.
Leshley wants to pass the guard but Putzillini is keeping the position.
Leshley throwing strikes from guard but Putzillini blocks nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leshley is working Putzillini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Putzillini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leshley is looking to improve his position.
Putzillini wants to take a breather but Leshley is having none of it.
Leshley tries to get to full guard but Putzillini has control of the leg.
Leshley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Putzillini.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leshley wants to sweep but Putzillini has passed to side control!
Putzillini trying to control the action but Leshley is working from the bottom.
Putzillini is trying to move to mount but Leshley reverses beautifully and ends up in Putzillini's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leshley wants to clinch.
Leshley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Putzillini avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Putzillini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leshley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Putzillini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leshley manages to avoid it.
Leshley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Putzillini sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leshley somewhat.
Putzillini slips a jab from Leshley.
Putzillini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leshley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putzillini.
Bobby Leshley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putzillini misses with a wild body shot.
Leshley shoots for a double leg takedown but Putzillini sprawls well. He's pushed Leshley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Putzillini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leshley clinches up with Putzillini and pushes him back against the cage.
Putzillini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putzillini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leshley backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putzillini.
Leshley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Putzillini - that landed with a thud.
Putzillini lands a shoulder strike.
Putzillini trying to stall but Leshley improves his position.
Putzillini lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Putzillini on the inside.
Putzillini lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Putzillini.
Putzillini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leshley takes a shot to the head.
Putzillini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putzillini is looking to control Leshley's arms but Leshley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Putzillini has his back to the cage.
Putzillini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Putzillini.
Putzillini lands with a short shot to the head.
Putzillini looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Putzillini.
Putzillini works on Leshley's body with a couple of short punches.
Putzillini wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Putzillini.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putzillini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Putzillini scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini presses Leshley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Putzillini lands a nice uppercut.
Leshley blocking some punches.
Putzillini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leshleys head.
Putzillini misses with some punches.
Leshley being controlled against the cage.
Putzillini lands with a short shot to the head.
Putzillini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putzillini tries to stall but Leshley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Putzillini fails to land.
Leshley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Putzillini prevents it.
Rocky Putzillini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leshley.
Still in the clinch, Putzillini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leshley being controlled against the cage.
Leshley looking to slow down the pace here.
Putzillini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Putzillini as Leshley tries to tie him up.
Putzillini looking to slow down the pace here.
Putzillini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putzillini lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Putzillini.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Putzillini.
Come on Putzillini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Putzillini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leshley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leshley wants a takedown but no success here.
Leshley takes a shot to the head.
Putzillini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putzillini lands a nice uppercut.
Putzillini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leshley can't find room to land a body shot as Putzillini controls the action.
Putzillini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leshley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Putzillini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Putzillini tries to stall but Leshley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Putzillini seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Leshley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Putzillini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putzillini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putzillini has had enough of the clinch but Leshley keeps him there for the moment.
Putzillini misses with a punch on the inside.
Putzillini gets underhooks to prevent Leshley's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Leshley as the two fighters clinch.
Leshley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Putzillini pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Putzillini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putzillini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leshley blocking some punches.
Leshley avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Putzillini.
Putzillini is trying to stall.
A short right from Putzillini on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leshley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Putzillini regains guard.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putzillini is keeping the position for now.
Putzillini has Leshley pulled in close to control his posture.
Putzillini keeping moving, preventing Leshley from controlling successfully.
Putzillini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leshley throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leshley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leshley throwing strikes from guard but Putzillini blocks nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leshley pushes Putzillini up against the cage in a clinch.
Putzillini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putzillini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leshley is defending well for now.
Putzillini dodges an elbow strike from Leshley.
Leshley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leshley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Leshley manages to end up in side control.
Putzillini gets back to half guard.
Putzillini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leshley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Putzillini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leshley.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leshley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Putzillini wants to control but Leshley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Putzillini has his hands clasped together around Leshley's back. He's all about the action.
Putzillini is looking to control Leshley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Putzillini avoid being mounted?
Leshley stalling away here and it's allowed Putzillini to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leshley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Putzillini keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leshley throws a big right hand that misses.
Leshley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Putzillini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leshley preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Putzillini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Putzillini.
Putzillini throws a shot from downtown. Leshley moves away and avoids it.
Putzillini closes the distance but Leshley moves to the side
and Leshley counters with a shoot takedown. Putzillini fights it but they end up in guard.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Putzillini keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leshley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Putzillini keeps moving.
Putzillini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leshley's guard.
Bobby Leshley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leshley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leshley keeping moving, preventing Putzillini from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Putzillini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leshley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A cross from Putzillini lands.
Putzillini throws a jab when Leshley was well out of range.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Putzillini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leshley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putzillini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Putzillini stuffs the takedown attempt from Leshley. Leshley gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Leshley.
Putzillini clinches up with Leshley and pushes him back against the cage.
Leshley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Putzillini avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rocky Putzillini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leshley.
Putzillini struggles to land a body shot inside as Leshley controls his hands.
Putzillini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leshley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putzillini lands a hook that snaps the head of Leshley backwards.
A short body shot lands from Putzillini as the two fighters clinch.
Leshley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putzillini is pressed up against the cage. Leshley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Putzillini down to the mat. Putzillini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Putzillini thuds a left hand into Leshley's body.
Bobby Leshley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putzillini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Putzillini lands.
Putzillini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leshley shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Putzillini.
Putzillini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putzillini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Putzillini lands with a straight right. Leshley didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putzillini looks to score with a jab to the body but Leshley is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Leshley or perhaps it was just good defense by Putzillini which made him look bad.
Rocky Putzillini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putzillini lunges at Leshley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leshley's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley ducks under a wild hook from Putzillini.
Putzillini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leshley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Putzillini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leshley is working away from the top position though.
Putzillini is trying to get back to full guard.
Leshley tries to pass to full mount but Putzillini defends it.
Putzillini trying to control but Leshley postures up.
Putzillini is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Putzillini wants to control but Leshley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Putzillini wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leshley.
Leshley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leshley throws a series of punches but Putzillini moves out of range.
Putzillini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leshley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Putzillini throws a shot to the body.
Putzillini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice body punch from Putzillini.
Leshley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Putzillini as Leshley shoots in.
Leshley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Putzillini lands with an uppercut that bounces Leshley off the cage and back into rage.
Putzillini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leshley backs up against the cage.
Rocky Putzillini is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putzillini throws a series of punches but Leshley avoids them all with ease.
Putzillini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leshley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leshley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Putzillini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leshley manages to get himself to full guard.
Leshley can't keep his opponent in guard - Putzillini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Leshley wants to control but Putzillini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Putzillini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Putzillini throwing shots but Leshley is blocking nicely.
That's six 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.
Leshley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Putzillini is working away from the top position though.
Putzillini gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Putzillini keeps the fight on the outside.
Putzillini throws a hook to the side of Leshley's head but Leshley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leshley darts in trying to clinch
and Leshley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leshley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch lands to the side of Leshley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bobby Leshley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leshley tries to clinch there but Putzillini circles away.
Putzillini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Putzillini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leshley dives in and grabs Putzillini's left leg, looking for a takedown. Putzillini pushes down on Leshley's head and hops out.
Putzillini lands a jab.
Leshley wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Putzillini.
Putzillini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leshley can do to turn this around?
Putzillini throws a series of strikes that have Leshley backpedaling.
Putzillini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leshley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putzillini lands with a good body shot.
Leshley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Putzillini throws a series of punches but Leshley moves out of range.
Putzillini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putzillini misses with a double jab.
Leshley scores with a one two! Putzillini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Putzillini.
Leshley looks for a takedown but Putzillini sprawls well.
Putzillini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Putzillini wants to clinch.
Putzillini misses with a series of wild punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini punishes Leshley's body with a nice straight punch.
Putzillini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That has opened up Bobby Leshley's cut even more.
Leshley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Putzillini looks to score with a jab to the body but Leshley is just out of range.
Putzillini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Putzillini connects with a right hand. Leshley shakes it off.
Putzillini looks to score with a jab to the body but Leshley is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Putzillini.
Putzillini throws a combination. Leshley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leshley misses with a hook to the body
and Putzillini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Putzillini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putzillini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Putzillini!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Humphry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Humphry's choice of entrance music: Iggy And The Stooges - "Search And Destroy". The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Humphry!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimasa misses with a wild body shot.
Humphry swinging wildly here.
Morimasa walks into a straight right hand from Humphry.
Humphry moves out of range as Morimasa strikes.
Humphry missing with a left hand there. Morimasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Humphry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Humphry misses its intended target.
Morimasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humphry moves away.
Humphry tries to clinch but Morimasa moves out of range.
Morimasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Humphry throws out the jab.
Morimasa tries to clinch but Humphry moves away
enabling Humphry to counter with a crisp jab.
Morimasa loads up on a big right hand but Humphry slips the punch.
Morimasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Humphry.
A punch combination from Humphry misses.
Morimasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humphry moves away.
Humphry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morimasa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morimasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morimasa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morimasa cracks Humphry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morimasa misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Humphry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morimasa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Humphry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Humphry trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morimasa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Humphry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morimasa wants to control from the top but Humphry keeps moving.
Humphry is looking to sweep but instead, Morimasa has passed into half guard.
Humphry wants to control but Morimasa passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa stands up and beckons Humphry to his feet.
Humphry slips under a jab.
Morimasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Humphry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Morimasa misses.
Humphry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morimasa on the side of the head.
It looks like Miyake Morimasa has been cut.
Humphry's corner calls for a 1-2. Humphry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimasa throws a right and a left that Humphry avoids nicely.
Humphry tries to bum rush Morimasa with a series of wild strikes but Morimasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morimasa looks to land a left hand but Humphry moved out of range nicely.
Humphry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morimasa is rocked!
Humphry clinches.
Oh Morimasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humphry creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Morimasa with a big uppercut! Morimasa tries to clinch up but Humphry pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Morimasa to the mat! Morimasa covers up and Humphry unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Humphry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jamison did well to prevent Sullivan 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.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Jamison dodges it nicely.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sullivan with the ground and pound but Jamison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Jamison won't let him.
Sullivan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jamison's head.
Jamison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison keeping full guard, as Sullivan tries to pass.
Sullivan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sullivan postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but instead Jamison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jamison controlling from the top position.
Sullivan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sullivan.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Jamison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Jamison.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Jamison dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamison throws out a powerful jab.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sullivan misses with the ground and pound.
Sullivan tries to score with some ground and pound. Jamison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from Sullivan crashes against the mat.
Jamison tries to improve position but can't.
Sullivan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan working the strikes but Jamison uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
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. Sullivan connects with a nice short shot to Jamison's temple.
Sullivan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jamison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sullivan with the ground and pound but Jamison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Jamison is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamison controlling Sullivan's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jamison keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayde Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamison takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sullivan is looking to land body kicks.
Jamison has a takedown stuffed.
Sullivan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan.
Jamison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sullivan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Jamison avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Jamison moved out of range nicely.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control.
Sullivan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jamison blocks the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamison is controlling him.
Jamison stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sullivan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sullivan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jamison is on top in guard.
Sullivan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Jamison is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Jamison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jamison trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Sullivan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jamison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jamison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wayde Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan has his foot on Jamison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jamison works his way back into a safe position though.
Jamison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jamison throwing strikes from guard but Sullivan blocks nicely.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
Jamison is working Sullivan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sullivan is looking for a triangle but Jamison pushes his legs off easily.
Jamison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mack Jamison will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Jamison thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
Jamison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jamison shoots in but Sullivan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Jamison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Jamison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Jamison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Jamison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jamison checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jamison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jamison tries to score with some ground and pound. Sullivan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sullivan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sullivan manages to get back to half guard.
Jamison prevents Sullivan from standing back up.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Jamison is controlling well.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sullivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamison is controlling him.
Jamison is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
Jamison is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sullivan lands an elbow inside.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Sullivan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan striking off his back but it's not causing Jamison any problems.
Jamison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jamison won't allow Sullivan to get back to his feet.
Sullivan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jamison is aware though and is defending well.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jamison has passed into half guard!
Jamison working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Jamison.
Sullivan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sullivan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sullivan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Jamison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamison takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sullivan. That one must have hurt.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Jamison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jamison scores with a jab to the body.
Jamison connects with the punch.
Jamison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jamison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Jamison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Jamison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jamison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sullivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sullivan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mack Jamison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell comes to the cage accompanied by Rock On-David Essex. Shelton Harrell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasemchai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex drives through and clinches with Harrell against the cage.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrell has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairtex doesn't seem bothered though.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrell swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrell circles away.
Harrell cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Harrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrell connects with a right hand. Fairtex shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Harrell is looking to wear down Fairtex with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
Harrell scores with a jab to the head.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
Harrell clobbers Fairtex with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Harrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairtex doesn't seem bothered though.
Fairtex looks gassed!
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!
Harrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex tries to move into range but Harrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Harrell moves out of range easily.
Harrell connects with a crisp jab.
Harrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrell.
Fairtex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Harrell.
Harrell lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrell scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrell scores with a shot to the body.
Harrell lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairtex throws the kick towards the body but Harrell avoids it.
Harrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fairtex takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrell lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harrell digs a good hook to Fairtex's body.
Harrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairtex has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Fairtex takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrell.
Good exchange - Harrell coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
Fairtex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Harrell.
A left and a right from Harrell both land. Nice combination.
Fairtex has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Harrell as he connects with a hook.
Harrell lands a nice hook to Fairtex's body. Fairtex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrell digs a good hook to Fairtex's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harrell lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Harrell does no damage.
Fairtex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
Harrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Harrell dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Harrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrell lands an overhand right.
Harrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harrell!
Harrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fairtex tries to move into range but Harrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrell lands a body shot.
Harrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Harrell lands a really nice looking cross but Fairtex seems unphased.
Harrell with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex looks to clinch
and Harrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairtex thinking.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell stalks Fairtex and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fairtex's face. Fairtex staggers backwards, shaken.
Shelton Harrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
Fairtex looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrell scores with a jab.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a lazy head kick
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrell with a nice cross.
Harrell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Harrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Harrell finds it's way through Fairtex's defenses.
Harrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairtex doesn't seem bothered though.
Fairtex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell lands an overhand right.
Fairtex stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrell.
Harrell lands with a right hand.
Fairtex darts in trying to clinch
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a jab to the body.
Harrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fairtex needs to keep his hands up - Harrell had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrell lands with a nice combination. Fairtex backs away looking to recover.
Harrell works Fairtex's body with a nice hook.
Harrell thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
Fairtex takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrell works Fairtex's body with a nice hook.
Kasemchai Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fairtex takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrell connects with the punch.
Fairtex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell dominated that second round.
That's time! Harrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairtex doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Fairtex lands but Harrell takes it in his stride.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Harrell.
Fairtex takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrell.
Fairtex throws a lazy head kick
and Harrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairtex thinking.
Fairtex walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrell with a hook.
Harrell thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Fairtex's head.
Harrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fairtex clinches but Harrell breaks the clinch
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrell, as that shot connected.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Harrell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrell scores with a nice strike.
Fairtex takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fairtex gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrell scores with a hook.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Harrell.
Harrell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fairtex closes the distance but Harrell moves to the side
and Fairtex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Harrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Harrell scores with the left hand. Fairtex knows he should have avoided that one.
Fairtex tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrell misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrell lands with a straight right. Fairtex didn't see that one coming.
Harrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairtex gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrell avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Harrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
and Harrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fairtex moves away from the strike by Harrell.
Fairtex tries to land a body kick
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fairtex throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairtex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Fairtex misses
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
Fairtex fakes the leg kick and cracks Harrell in the body.
Harrell lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fairtex takes one to the side of the head.
Fairtex wants to clinch
and Harrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Harrell.
Fairtex gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fairtex is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Harrell connects with a right hand. Fairtex shakes it off.
Harrell lands with a nice combination. Fairtex backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell lunges at Fairtex with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairtex's hand.
Harrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Fairtex finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fairtex throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Harrell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Harrell.
Fairtex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrell jabs Fairtex right on the nose. Fairtex blinks but takes it well.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
Fairtex throws a leg kick
and Harrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrell as he connects with a hook.
Fairtex closes the distance but Harrell moves to the side
and Harrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairtex.
Harrell scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Harrell there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
Harrell blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Nice uppercut there from Harrell.
Fairtex wants to clinch
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fairtex momentarily.
Fairtex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Fairtex's head back.
Harrell loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fairtex backs up against the cage.
Harrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrell.
Harrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairtex with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrell to score with a decent uppercut.
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrell.
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fairtex throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrell misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Harrell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex wants to clinch but Harrell slips to the side
and Harrell counters with a left and a right that stings Fairtex.
Fairtex's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Fairtex misses
and Harrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell had his way with Kasemchai Fairtex in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairtex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fairtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fairtex wants to clinch but Harrell slips to the side
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Harrell.
Harrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell misses the jab.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Harrell moves out of range easily.
Harrell misses with a wild combination.
Harrell stuns Fairtex with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrell lands with an overhand left.
Harrell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Fairtex.
Fairtex looks to clinch
and Harrell counters with a nice body shot.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harrell misses with the combination.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Fairtex's head back.
Fairtex stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrell.
Fairtex throws a nice head kick!
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Harrell moves away
and Harrell counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrell, as that shot connected.
Harrell scores with a hook to the body. Fairtex takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a body shot.
Harrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Fairtex off the cage and back into rage.
Fairtex closes the distance but Harrell moves to the side
and Harrell counters with a straight right hand.
Harrell lands an overhand right.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrell. That did some damage!
Fairtex doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fairtex walks into a jab.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harrell.
Harrell lands a jab.
Fairtex attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
Nice uppercut there from Harrell.
Shelton Harrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrell avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Harrell cracks Fairtex with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fairtex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fairtex in his tracks.
A jab from Harrell does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Harrell.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrell lands a really nice looking cross but Fairtex seems unphased.
Kasemchai Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick by Fairtex misses
and Harrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fairtex thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and Harrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairtex thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex darts in trying to clinch
and Harrell counters with a nice body shot.
Harrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:43
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:43
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
Shelton Harrell retains his lightweight title!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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