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USFC 84 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergiusz Ataman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergiusz Ataman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergiusz Ataman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ross avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ataman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ataman scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Ataman misses.
Ataman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ataman thuds his right hand into Ross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters circling a little - Ataman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ataman defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ataman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ataman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ross is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataman wants to hit a switch here but Ross passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ataman there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ataman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
Ataman tries to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
Ataman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ross is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman is working to get back to half guard.
Ataman taking shots to the head.
Ross controlling from mount.
Ross throws some wild stikes that Ataman manages to avoid easily.
Ross is landing with some decent strikes but Ataman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ataman tries to hold on but Ross postures up.
Ataman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ross tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ross with a couple of short strikes.
Ataman is bucking up trying to escape but Ross cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ataman is desperately trying to improve his position but Ross has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross looking to control but Ataman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ataman tries to reverse the position but Ross maintains control.
Ataman wants to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to control but Ataman wriggling away.
Ataman taking shots to the head.
Ataman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ataman tries to lock up and control but Ross gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ross looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ross dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ataman misses the jab.
Ross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab by Ross.
Ross throws out a loose jab but Ataman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ataman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ross is able to avoid easily.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Ataman is just out of range.
Ataman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ataman has time to react.
Ross lands a jab to Ataman's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataman clinches.
Ataman has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ataman just leaning against Ross, taking a breather.
Ross is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ataman is defending well.
Ataman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ataman.
Ataman scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but Ataman has the dominant position.
Ataman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ataman is controlling him.
Ataman is pressed up against the cage. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ataman down to the mat. Ataman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ross throws a hook but Ataman blocks it.
Dan Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Ataman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ataman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ataman misses with a body punch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ataman fails to land the takedown.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ross!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ataman throws out the jab.
Ataman misses with a double jab
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Ataman's head but Ataman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Ataman. No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Sergiusz Ataman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ross.
A good leg kick by Ataman.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ataman.
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ross shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ataman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ataman connects with the punch.
Ataman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ataman checks a leg kick nicely.
Ataman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross with a nice cross.
Ross tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ataman defends well and Ross ends up having to push Ataman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ataman is looking for a counter combo.
Ross dives in and grabs Ataman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ataman pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Ataman throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Ataman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Ataman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ataman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ataman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ataman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ataman fails to land.
Ataman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross stalling in the clinch but Ataman improves position.
Ataman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross has Ataman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ataman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiusz Ataman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Ataman moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Ross ducks right into an uppercut from Ataman.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Ataman.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sergiusz Ataman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ataman as he avoids it easily.
Ataman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ataman throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Ross looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Ataman is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataman wants to clinch.
Ross slips under a jab from Ataman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ataman takes the fight into the clinch.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ataman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross dives in and grabs Ataman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ataman pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
A left lands for Ross.
Ataman takes one to the side of the head.
Ross walks into a stiff left hand from Ataman.
Ataman scores with a nice head shot.
Ataman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ataman is looking to chop away at Ross's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ataman misses with a few strikes there.
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ataman doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ataman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ross counters with a left to the body.
Dan Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross connects with a right hand. Ataman shakes it off.
Ataman throws a chopping leg kick but Ross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Ataman misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ross! But no joy.
Ross throws a push kick but Ataman slaps the foot to one side.
Ataman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ataman throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and Ataman only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ataman lands with a nice body kick.
Ataman is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ataman defends well and Ross ends up having to push Ataman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sergiusz Ataman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ross.
Ataman sizes up Ross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Ataman.
Ross checks a leg kick nicely.
Ross misses with a kick to the body.
Ataman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Ataman misses with a wild body shot.
Ross changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a jab to the nose.
Ataman misses with a body shot.
Ross is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ataman with a body shot.
Ross checks a leg kick.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ataman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ataman ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ataman feints a jab promting Ross to slip. Ataman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ross slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ataman thumps Ross with a low kick.
Ross thumps Ataman with a low kick.
Ataman ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ataman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiusz Ataman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ataman 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiusz Ataman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Parnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Tattum looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Parnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnell blocks a head kick by Tattum.
Tattum throws a chopping leg kick but Parnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tattum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Parnell catches Tattum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parnell connects with a crisp jab.
Parnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Tattum looks for the body kick but Parnell saw that one coming.
Tattum is looking to land body kicks.
Parnell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tattum throws an overhand right that lands on Parnell's shoulder, as Parnell tries to avoid the shot.
Tattum takes one to the chin there.
Parnell misses with a straight left.
Parnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tattum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tattum walks into a stiff left hand from Parnell.
Tattum throws a chopping leg kick but Parnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parnell lands with a hook. Tattum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Parnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Parnell as he connects with a hook.
Parnell scores with a jab to the body.
Tattum tries a head kick but it misses.
Tattum looks winded!
Tattum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tattum. Tattum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tattum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parnell avoids the head kick by Tattum.
Parnell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tattum.
Tattum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parnell.
Parnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parnell blocks a head kick by Tattum.
Tattum misses with a head kick.
Parnell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tattum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parnell.
Tattum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parnell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Parnell finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattum misses with a low kick.
Tattum throws out a leg kick but Parnell moves out of range and Tattum only half commits.
A jab from Parnell finds it's way through Tattum's defenses.
Parnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tattum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parnell.
Parnell connects with a looping right hand.
Tattum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parnell connects with a crisp jab.
Parnell misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Parnell misses the target.
Tattum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parnell is looking to counter punch.
Parnell slips a jab from Tattum.
Parnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parnell ducks under a wild hook from Tattum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnell missing with a left hand there. Tattum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tattum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tattum is just out of range.
Tattum takes one on the button.
Parnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Parnell is looking for a counter combo.
Parnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tattum.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
A clash of legs there as Parnell blocks the low kick.
Tattum throws a leg kick
and Parnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tattum throws a leg kick that misses.
Parnell throws out a powerful jab.
Tattum is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parnell.
Tattum is still on wobbly legs! Can Parnell finish him?
A big left from Parnell misses.
Tattum seems to have recovered his senses.
Parnell avoids the head kick by Tattum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum throws a head kick but Parnell moves out of range.
No joy there for Tattum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parnell misses with a two punch combination.
Tattum throws a jab but it's blocked by Parnell.
Parnell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parnell clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Parnell.
Tattum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tattum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Parnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Parnell fails to land.
Parnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parnell slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Parnell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Parnell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Tattum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parnell misses the shot to the body.
Tattum throws a nice head kick!
Tattum throws a sloppy head kick
and Parnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parnell throws a body punch but Tattum moves out of range.
Parnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tattums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parnell misses with a two punch combination.
Tattum blocks a low kick nicely.
Tattum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Tattum is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parnell drops Tattum with a naaaaasty hook - Tattum is in real trouble here! Parnell dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Parnell!
Carl Parnell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgar Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Schwarz and move into the clinch position.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Schwarz.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwarz fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Schwarz throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Schwarz throws an elbow that misses.
Harris tries to pull guard but Schwarz won't allow it.
Wulfgar Schwarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Harris jumps guard but Schwarz stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schwarz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schwarz throws an elbow that misses.
Schwarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris has clasped his hands together around Schwarz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schwarz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarz misses with an elbow strike.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Schwarz pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Schwarz throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schwarz is keeping busy.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarz pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schwarz uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarz manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schwarz wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schwarz holds on and takes a little breather.
Harris forces his way into half guard.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris stalling.
Harris is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wulfgar Schwarz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarz stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Schwarz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but Schwarz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Schwarz counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Schwarz to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wulfgar Schwarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarz throws an elbow but misses.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarz throws an elbow but misses.
Harris decides to pull guard.
Schwarz is stalling in the full guard.
Schwarz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwarz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schwarz has passed into side control.
Schwarz 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 Harris's shoulder. That is not cool.
Schwarz working away.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.
Schwarz stands up.
Harris has Schwarz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Schwarz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris is working for takedown but Schwarz is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarz throws an elbow but misses.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schwarz lands an elbow inside.
Schwarz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Schwarz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schwarz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Schwarz gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgar Schwarz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris clinches.
Schwarz lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Schwarz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz misses with an elbow strike.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Harris jumps guard but Schwarz stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schwarz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris keeping full guard, as Schwarz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarz is one step ahead there.
Schwarz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harris wants to control from the top but Schwarz keeps moving.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schwarz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schwarz preventing the sweep.
Schwarz wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris controlling Schwarz's posture.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schwarz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarz is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris looks to throw the jab but Schwarz is out of range.
Schwarz takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wulfgar Schwarz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schwarz, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wulfgar Schwarz!
Wulfgar Schwarz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ulysseus Xenophobus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
182 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
Queen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Queen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Xenophobus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Queen slips under a jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Queen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xenophobus takes one to the side of the head.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Queen drops Xenophobus with a right and a left! Queen comes rushing in but Xenophobus regains his composure and manages to keep Queen in guard.
Xenophobus is rocked!
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!
Queen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Xenophobus is still in real trouble! Can Queen finish him?
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Xenophobus seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Queen is fighting to break Xenophobus's control of his arms but Xenophobus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Queen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Queen trying to control but Xenophobus is working from the bottom.
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.
Queen is fighting to break Xenophobus's control of his arms but Xenophobus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xenophobus ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Queen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xenophobus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Queen's head backwards.
Queen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Queen cracks Xenophobus with an open hand slap.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Queen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xenophobus.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen misses with a body punch
and Xenophobus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xenophobus lands with a good body shot.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Queen misses.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Xenophobus's shoulder, as Xenophobus tries to avoid the shot.
Xenophobus moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Queen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Xenophobus's shoulder, as Xenophobus tries to avoid the shot.
Xenophobus wants to counter the offense by Queen and move into the clinch position.
Xenophobus moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Xenophobus dodges the punch combination from Queen.
Xenophobus throws a series of punches but Queen avoids them all with ease.
Xenophobus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xenophobus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xenophobus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen cracks Xenophobus with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Queen circles away quickly and effectively.
Queen lands a jab to Xenophobus's midsection.
Xenophobus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xenophobus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenophobus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xenophobus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
Queen connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Queen tries to bum rush Xenophobus with a series of wild strikes but Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Queen scores with a one two! Xenophobus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
Xenophobus misses the jab.
Xenophobus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Queen misses with a looping right.
Xenophobus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Queen connects with a jab.
A combination from Queen does no damage.
Queen moves out of range as Xenophobus strikes.
Xenophobus slips a jab from Queen.
Xenophobus scores with the left hand. Queen knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xenophobus, as that shot connected.
Xenophobus stalks Queen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Queen's face. Queen staggers backwards, shaken.
Queen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Xenophobus moved out of range nicely.
Xenophobus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Queen.
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
Oliver Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Xenophobus swinging wildly here.
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!
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Queen.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
Xenophobus tries to clinch
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus cracks Queen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xenophobus.
An attempted straight right counter from Queen misses the target.
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen drops his hands momentarily and Xenophobus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Queen throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Queen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xenophobus thuds a left hand into Queen's body.
Xenophobus stalks Queen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Queen's face. Queen staggers backwards, shaken.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Queen in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenophobus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen misses the jab.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Xenophobus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xenophobus moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Queen moved out of range.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xenophobus.
Queen looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
Queen misses with a looping left.
Queen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Xenophobus.
Queen looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
Xenophobus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xenophobus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xenophobus slips a straight right by Queen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a right hand that Queen ducks under and follows up with a left that Queen also avoids with ease.
Xenophobus with a nice cross.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Queen looks to throw the jab but Xenophobus is out of range.
Queen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xenophobus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xenophobus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Queen's head.
Queen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Queen dodges the punch combination from Xenophobus.
Queen misses with a looping right.
Queen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xenophobus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Queen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Queen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Xenophobus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenophobus moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Queen.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Xenophobus counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Queen is trying to break the clinch but Xenophobus has him pressed against the cage.
Queen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xenophobus tries a body shot but Queen blocks it.
Xenophobus slows down the pace here.
Queen letting Xenophobus take a breather here.
Xenophobus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Xenophobus misses.
Xenophobus lands a jab to Queen's midsection.
Xenophobus lands a nice looking body shot.
Xenophobus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenophobus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Queen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xenophobus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Queen lands a nice hook to Xenophobus's body. Xenophobus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Queen lands a glancing blow to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Queen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xenophobus to score with a decent uppercut.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot that snaps Queen's head back.
Xenophobus throws a nice looking combination but Queen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Xenophobus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Queen.
Xenophobus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Xenophobus tries to counter with a clinch but Queen shakes him off and moves away.
Xenophobus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Queen, pushing him back against the cage.
Xenophobus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xenophobus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Queen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xenophobus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xenophobus's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Xenophobus.
Queen wants to break free but Xenophobus has control.
Queen just leaning against Xenophobus, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xenophobus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xenophobus taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen stalling in the clinch but Xenophobus improves position.
Queen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Queen is trying to maintain a safe position but Xenophobus gets an underhook and turns Queen into the cage.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queen's elbow.
Xenophobus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Queens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xenophobus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xenophobus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Queen.
Queen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xenophobus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Queen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xenophobus can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Queen presses Xenophobus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xenophobus misses with a body punch.
Queen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xenophobus has him pressed against the cage.
Xenophobus just leaning against Queen, taking a breather.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Queen's elbow.
Queen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xenophobus tries to throw a body punch but Queen avoids it by throwing Xenophobus back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus is stalling here.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xenophobus misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus lands a shoulder strike.
Queen tries a body shot but Xenophobus blocks it.
Queen slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Queen takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Xenophobus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xenophobus digs a right hand underneath Queen's ribcage. Queen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xenophobus lands a body punch.
Xenophobus lands a shoulder strike.
Xenophobus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Xenophobus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysseus Xenophobus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xenophobus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysseus Xenophobus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Banno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Banno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunas throws a head kick that misses
and Banno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dunas is looking to escape.
Banno is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dunas sees it coming and defends easily.
Banno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dunas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Banno throwing shots but Dunas is blocking nicely.
Dunas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Banno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Banno's back!
Banno is keeping busy.
Banno trying to control the action but Dunas just sinks the hooks in.
Dunas wants to control but Banno is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas has the hooks in. Banno is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dunas trying to control momentarily.
Banno trying to control the hands but Dunas won't let him.
Dunas is hanging on to Banno's back as he tries to escape.
Banno tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dunas tries to control but Banno wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunas content just to control the position here.
Dunas avoids the attempt from Banno to control.
Dunas trying to control but Banno is having none of it.
Dunas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banno is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Banno is looking to escape.
Banno is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dunas trying to control but Banno is having none of it.
Banno tries to hold on but Dunas pushes him away.
Dunas tries to control but Banno wriggling away.
Dunas content just to control the position here.
Banno can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Banno slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dunas is thwarting Banno's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Banno wants to improve his position but Dunas is controlling well.
Dunas controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banno trying to hold on to Dunas's head to control him but Dunas postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Dunas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Banno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banno scores with a head kick.
It looks like Andrei Dunas has been cut.
Banno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banno doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banno misses with a double jab
and Dunas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunas throws a lazy right hand but Banno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunas walks into a stiff left hand from Banno.
Dunas avoids the head kick by Banno.
Dunas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banno.
Dunas lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banno throws a wild body kick that Dunas sees coming a mile off.
Banno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banno sets himself, and Dunas steps forward looking for the clinch! Banno avoids it this time.
Dunas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Banno misses.
Dunas feints a counter leg kick.
Banno throws a leg kick
and Dunas counters with a nice uppercut.
Banno moves into the clinch.
Dunas works on Banno's body with a couple of short punches.
Banno misses with the head strike.
Dunas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunas tries to work over Banno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Banno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banno.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Dunas tries to throw a body punch but Banno avoids it by throwing Dunas back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banno blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunas as Banno tries to tie him up.
Dunas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banno working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Dunas.
Banno is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunas.
Oh Banno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunas lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunas.
Dunas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunas digs a right hand underneath Banno's ribcage. Banno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Dunas.
A short body shot lands from Dunas as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Banno! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dunas is unloading with more strikes now! Banno drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Dunas!
A victorious Andrei Dunas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Survival. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcos gets the takedown into side control.
Barcos working the ground and pound but O Neill is defending the strikes.
Barcos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Neill is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Neill defending against the ground and pound.
Barcos throwing strikes but O Neill manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
O Neill wants to stand but Barcos is controlling his arm.
Barcos is looking for a sweep.
Barcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Neill tries to stand but Barcos is controlling his head.
Barcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barcos is trying to control O Neill's posture but O Neill avoids it.
O Neill decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but O Neill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barcos tries for a takedown but O Neill circles away easily
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barcos misses with a leg kick
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos misses with a takedown
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosco O Neill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
O Neill scores with a body shot.
Barcos fails with the takedown
and O Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos looks winded!
O Neill lands with a hook. Barcos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by O Neill's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Barcos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos tries for a takedown but O Neill circles away easily
and O Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill cracks a nice hook into Barcos's ribs.
Barcos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Neill is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barcos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Neill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barcos has his takedown stuffed
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from O Neill does it's job there.
Barcos with a poor takedown
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Neill did well to prevent Barcos getting side control.
O Neill keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Neill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Neill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Neill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barcos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barcos postures up in O Neill's guard and throws a big left but O Neill blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barcos is looking to work some ground and pound but O Neill has wrist control.
That's four 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.
Barcos stopping the sweep attempt from O Neill.
Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barcos works over O Neill with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barcos wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Neill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco O Neill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neill as he jumps to the side.
Bosco O Neill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos.
O Neill scores with a hook to the body. Barcos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barcos fails with the takedown
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Barcos is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcos fails with the takedown
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos has his takedown stuffed
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Neill works the jab nicely.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt
and O Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neill 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.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt
and O Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barcos has his takedown stuffed
and Barcos is countered with a crisp right hand from O Neill that sends him to the canvas! O Neill follows him to the mat into side control.
Barcos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill stands up and beckons Barcos to his feet.
Barcos is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neill finish him?
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos tries for a takedown but O Neill circles away easily
and O Neill counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bosco O Neill!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bosco O Neill waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong digs a good body shot into Fenix's ribs.
Fenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Fenix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wong checks it well.
As Fenix looks to move away, Wong throws a big counter combo but Fenix just gets out of the way.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
Fenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Wong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fenix throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
Wong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wong duly obliges.
Fenix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Wong.
Fenix slips under a jab.
Fenix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fenix.
Fenix tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong digs a good hook to Fenix's body.
Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fenix.
Fenix moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Fenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fenix.
Wong tries to break the clinch but Fenix is controlling the position.
Wong wants to break free but Fenix has control.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fenix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenix moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a wild combination.
Fenix throws a counter combo.
Fenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fenix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fenix gets through Wong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Fenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Wong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Fenix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fenix can turn it around.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wong breaks the clinch.
Wong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Fenix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcus Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix throws a body kick that misses.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fenix sprawls and moves away.
Fenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fenix forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong is trying to force a seperation but Fenix has the dominant position.
Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wong lands a jab to Fenix's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wong's sensitive parts.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wong is looking to wear down Fenix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fenix drops his hands momentarily and Wong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wong lands with a kick to the temple. Fenix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaye Wong 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Fenix misses
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Wong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong manages to break the clinch.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong attempts a counter takedown but Fenix avoids it well and moves away.
Kaye Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong cracks Fenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fenix only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fenix. Those never looked like landing.
Wong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fenix.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix lands a jab to the head.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenix's corner calls for a 1-2. Fenix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Jab from Wong.
Fenix wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong thuds his shin into the meat of Fenix's side.
Wong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wong checks a leg kick nicely.
Wong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fenix defending well as Wong loads up on a big left hand.
Wong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wong scores with a body shot.
Wong avoids the head kick by Fenix.
Wong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Wong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fenix doesn't seem bothered though.
Fenix lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wong throws a lazy uppercut
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Wong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fenix sprawls and moves away.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fenix's head backwards.
Wong lands a body shot.
Fenix is looking to land body kicks.
Wong staying out of range there.
Wong is looking for a counter combo.
Wong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fenix rushes Wong and presses him up against the cage.
Fenix lands a shoulder strike.
Marcus Fenix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fenix blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Fenix.
Kaye Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wong thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenix throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
Wong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wong connects with a body shot that sends Fenix's belly button to the back.
Wong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Fenix moves out of range easily.
Fenix throws a big counter head kick but Wong avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Wong.
Wong thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Kaye Wong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fenix avoids the head kick by Wong.
Fenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Wong avoids the head kick by Fenix.
Fenix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wong tries to counter by clinching up but Fenix breaks away and moves out of range.
Fenix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
Wong moves out of range as Fenix throws a body kick.
Wong checks a low kick from Fenix.
Wong is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Wong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fenix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fenix momentarily.
Fenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wong avoids the head kick by Fenix.
Wong connects with a body shot.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wong jabs Fenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fenix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fenix tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Fenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Wong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fenix doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Fenix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Wong does no damage.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fenix wants to clinch
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fenix throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fenix throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong blocks a jab.
Wong scores with a shot to the body.
Wong lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wong. Beautiful body shot.
Wong lands with a kick to the temple. Fenix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wong moves out of range of the strikes.
Wong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wong throws a head kick that half lands.
Wong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaye Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fenix looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Wong is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Wong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wong.
Wong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fenix is rocked!
Wong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fenix at a distance.
Fenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Wong finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fenix seems to have recovered his senses.
Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wong moves away.
A jab lands there for Wong.
Nice uppercut there from Wong.
Wong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenix counters with a low kick, right behind Wong 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix cracks Wong with an open hand slap.
Fenix moves forwards but Wong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fenix.
Wong throws a series of punches but Fenix avoids them all with ease.
Fenix is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wong connects with a crisp jab.
Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fenix is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
It looked like Wong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marcus Fenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong throws a nice looking combination but Fenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Fenix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fenix throws a sloppy head kick
and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wong wants to break free but Fenix has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaye Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaye Wong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxx Elorde!
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, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde misses the shot to the body.
Campion ducks under a wild hook from Elorde.
Elorde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Campion scores with a hook to the body. Elorde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elorde looks to throw the jab but Campion is out of range.
The fighters circling - Elorde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elorde scores with a hook.
Campion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elorde.
Elorde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campion.
An attempted straight right counter from Elorde misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elorde.
Campion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elorde is fending him off so far but Campion persists. Nope, Elorde circles away and we're back to standing.
Campion tries to clinch up.
Elorde is looking for a counter combo.
Campion has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion has Elorde pressed against the cage, preventing Elorde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elorde is working Campion over against the cage.
Elorde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maxx Elorde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Campion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elorde pulls his leg out and moves away.
Elorde misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Elorde has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Elorde misses with a looping right.
Elorde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elorde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campion.
Campion tries to clinch but Elorde moves out of range.
Donk. Elorde catches Campion right on the button with a cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campion.
Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campion controls the position from side control.
Elorde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Elorde tries to get out of the position.
Campion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elorde, who protects the arm well.
Elorde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campion working the ground and pound.
Campion scores with punches from side control.
Elorde regains half guard, as Campion was trying to land strikes.
Elorde is refusing to be controlled, as Campion sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elorde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campion.
Elorde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campion on the ground.
Campion is trying to control. Elorde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elorde is positioning himself well to prevent Campion advancing to mount.
Campion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elorde's head.
Campion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campion wants to control but Elorde is keeping him busy.
Elorde has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campion is working away from the top position though.
Campion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campion is trying to control the action in half guard but Elorde is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Elorde sees it coming and defends easily.
Elorde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campion.
Elorde is trying to maintain the position but Campion is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campion seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campion tries to pass to full mount but Elorde defends it.
Campion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elorde keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maxx Elorde will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campion dives in for a single leg takedown but Elorde sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Campion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elorde throws a series of punches but Campion moves out of range.
Elorde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campion manages to avoid it.
Elorde throws a hook but Campion blocks it.
Elorde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Campion avoids the body shot from Elorde.
Campion darts in looking for a takedown but Elorde gets double underhooks and turns Campion into the cage.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxx Elorde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elorde.
Campion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elorde defends it nicely.
Elorde misses with a looping right.
Maxx Elorde is winning the standup battle so far.
Campion shoots in but no luck this time.
Elorde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elorde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Elorde lands with a good body shot.
Elorde misses with a straight left.
Campion with the counter takedown but Elorde avoids it easily.
Campion shoots for a takedown but Elorde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elorde lands a slapping body shot.
Elorde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde misses with a double jab.
Elorde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campion was well out of range. Poor timing from Elorde.
Campion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Elorde defends it well.
Elorde tries to keep at a distance but Campion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elorde is defending well.
Campion tries a body shot but Elorde blocks it.
Campion keeps control of Elorde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elorde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campion wants a takedown but no success here.
Elorde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
Elorde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campion wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elorde breaks the clinch.
Elorde looks to land a left hand but Campion moved out of range nicely.
Campion moves out of range of the strikes.
Campion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elorde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elorde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Campion throws a body punch but Elorde moves out of range.
Elorde lands a body shot.
Maxx Elorde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elorde cracks a nice hook into Campion's ribs.
Elorde's corner calls for a 1-2. Elorde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elorde lands with a straight right. Campion didn't see that one coming.
Elorde jabs Campion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elorde misses with an uppercut. Campion saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion has a takedown stuffed.
Elorde is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Campion moves into the clinch.
Campion is looking to take this one to the mat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elorde prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Elorde.
Elorde blocks a body shot from Campion.
Campion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campion jumps guard but Elorde stands there with Campion around his waist. Campion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxx Elorde dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Elorde clobbers Campion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Campion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elorde scores with a jab.
Campion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elorde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elorde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Campion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elorde.
Elorde misses with a looping left.
Elorde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elorde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion throws a big elbow that misses.
Campion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campion is looking to work some ground and pound but Elorde has wrist control.
Thomas Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campion stands and throws Elorde's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Campion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elorde is looking to regain half guard here but Campion keeps moving and retains side control.
Campion tries for a kimura but Elorde is defending well.
Campion cracks Elorde with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Campion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campion cracks Elorde with a big right hand but Elorde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campion working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elorde is trying to improve his position.
Campion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Campion crashes against the mat.
Campion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elorde keeps working.
Campion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Elorde to see if he's OK.
Campion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elorde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Campion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with the ground and pound.
Campion trying to control the action but Elorde is working from the bottom.
Campion might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Elorde haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The strikes coming from Campion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Campion scoring with punches from side control.
Campion scoring with punches from side control.
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.
Campion working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Elorde is rocked!
Campion is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Elorde is trying to escape and Campion transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Elorde is forced to tap! Nice work there by Campion! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Campion!
Our winner, Thomas Campion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anon Ymous had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anon Ymous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ymous misses the jab.
Ymous gets a double leg takedown into Champ's guard.
Ymous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ymous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Champ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ymous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Champ wants to stand up but Ymous is controlling him.
Ymous wants to control from the top but Champ keeps moving.
Ymous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ymous stays in close to Champ's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ wants to stand and escape but Ymous is having none of it.
Ymous drops back, looking for a kneebar! Champ looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Champ looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Champ!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ decides to stand back up. Champ steps back and let's Ymous get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Ymous misses.
Champ scores with a jab.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Ymous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
Ymous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ymous throws out the jab.
Champ lands a nice shot that snaps Ymous's head back.
Champ throws out a loose jab but Ymous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ymous lands with a straight right. Champ didn't see that one coming.
Champ misses with a wild body shot.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous goes for a double leg but Champ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Champ continues to drive forward.
Anon Ymous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champ misses with a looping left.
Ymous throws a combination that misses
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Champ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ymous throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ymous off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ymous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ymous misses with a takedown
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
Ymous on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ymous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous looks to throw the jab but Champ is out of range.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous looks to land a right hand but Champ moved out of range.
Ymous closes the distance and clinches up with Champ, looking for a takedown. Ymous pushes Champ against the cage but Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Champ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ymous throws a hook but Champ avoids it easily.
Champ fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ymous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ymous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Champ.
Ymous tests Champ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ymous fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ymous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Champ is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ymous throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Champ is trying to control Ymous's posture but Ymous avoids it.
Champ stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Champ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Champ tries to improve position but can't.
Ymous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Champ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ymous asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ymous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ymous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Champ connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ymous. Ymous circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Ymous shoots in for a double leg but Champ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ymous shoots and misses
letting Champ counter with a right hand.
Ymous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champ.
Champ misses with a lunging right hand
so Ymous counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Champ wants to get back to his feet but Ymous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Champ keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ pushes Ymous off and gets back to his feet.
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ymous misses with a two punch combination.
Champ clobbers Ymous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ymous misses with a lunging right hand
and Champ counters with a nice uppercut.
Ymous misses with a lunging right hand
and Champ counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ymous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Champ has a couple of punches blocked by Ymous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ymous wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Champ blocks an uppercut.
Champ prevents a takedown attempt there.
Champ prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ymous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Ymous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champ misses with the head strike.
Ymous blocking some punches.
A short right from Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Ymous tries to pull guard but Champ holds him up against the cage and eventually Ymous drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Ymous's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Champ slows down the pace here.
Champ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Ymous tries to score a body lock takedown but Champ shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ymous backwards.
Champ breaks from the clinch.
Champ misses the jab.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ymous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ymous.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Champ. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Champ.
Ymous is rocked!
A big right from Champ misses.
Oh Ymous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tourney Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ymous tries for a takedown but Champ circles away easily
and Champ counters with a nice uppercut.
Champ drops his hands momentarily and Ymous takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ymous seems to have got his legs back now.
Champ misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Ymous misses the target.
Champ throws a jab but it's blocked by Ymous.
Ymous is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Champ misses with a looping right.
Champ misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Champ slaps away a takedown attempt from Ymous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ymous blocks a jab.
Ymous has his takedown stuffed
and Champ counters with a straight right hand.
Ymous dives in for a single leg takedown but Champ sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ymous misses with a left hand
and Champ counters with a nice body shot.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ymous staying out of range there.
Ymous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Ymous misses with an uppercut
and Champ counters with a right hand to the body.
Ymous looks to land a left hand but Champ moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous has his takedown stuffed
and Champ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ymous throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Ymous misses.
Champ throws an overhand right that lands on Ymous's shoulder, as Ymous tries to avoid the shot.
Ymous misses with an uppercut. Champ saw that one coming.
Champ throws out a powerful jab.
Champ takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Champ misses.
Ymous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ymous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ymous was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Champ's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ymous tries for a kimura but Champ is defending well.
Ymous misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Champ gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Champ is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ymous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ymous's back!
Good control from Champ.
Champ is hanging on to Ymous's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Champ has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Champ not allowing Ymous to control his hands.
Champ is hanging on to Ymous's back as he tries to escape.
Ymous is working hard here to advance position.
Ymous trying to control the hands but Champ breaks the grip.
Tourney Champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Champ is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Champ keeps control of the position as Ymous tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tourney Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ymous is trying to break free.
Ymous is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Champ.
Champ is continuing to stall.
Champ not allowing Ymous to control his hands.
Anon Ymous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ymous is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Champ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Champ!
An out of breath Tourney Champ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen The Animal as his entrance music. Sigurd Ragnarsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Blye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ragnarsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Blye is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarsson sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blye trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Blye is working away.
Blye is pressing down on Ragnarsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blye seems keen to control Ragnarsson's posture.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Blye is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson won't allow Blye to sweep him here.
Blye being controlled here, momentarily.
Ragnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Blye is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blye wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ragnarsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blye looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Blye.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Blye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blye.
And Ragnarsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Blye pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blye drops his hands momentarily and Ragnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnarsson is trying to defend but Blye finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blye is thwarting Ragnarsson's attempts to control the position.
Blye winds up and cracks Ragnarsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnarsson defending well though.
Blye trying to control from half guard but Ragnarsson is working away.
Ragnarsson wants to improve his position but Blye is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnarsson's head.
Blye landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blye lands a nice short elbow.
Ragnarsson tries to roll over but Blye keeps him under control.
Ragnarsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blye lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ragnarsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blye throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Blye dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson with the counter takedown but Blye avoids it easily.
Blye misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Blye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson stuns Blye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blye shoots for a double leg takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well. He's pushed Blye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ragnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnarsson jabs Blye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blye rather than just go for the knockout.
Blye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blye.
Blye lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson shoots in and drives through. Blye sprawls well.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blye, as that shot connected.
Ragnarsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnarsson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Blye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Blye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blye shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Blye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ragnarsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Blye, which made it look bad.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Blye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnarsson but Ragnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ragnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blye defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blye throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ragnarsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Blye finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blye looking to sit in guard and control but Ragnarsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blye has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ragnarsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnarsson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ragnarsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blye keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass.
Blye had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Blye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 Lucas Blye will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blye misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blye.
Ragnarsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blye tries to avoid it but Ragnarsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blye to the ground. Blye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blye lands a jab.
Blye connects with a jab.
Blye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lucas Blye is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnarsson dives in and scores a takedown into Blye's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Blye has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ragnarsson is looking to defend but Blye has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ragnarsson! Blye pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ragnarsson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucas Blye!
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