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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Jel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Jel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stone trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throwing shots but Jel is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jel controlling the position for now.
Stone stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stone goes for a double leg but Jel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jel continues to drive forward.
Jel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jel stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Jel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Jel misses with a few strikes there.
Stone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jel.
Jel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jel misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone throws a big counter combination but Jel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stone tries to clinch but Jel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Jel moves away and avoids it.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Jel ducks down to avoid it.
Stone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jel defends well and Stone ends up having to push Jel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stone back to the cage. Jel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wojtek Jel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jel as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Jel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Jel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jel!
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone jumps into guard, dragging Jel to the mat.
Jel stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Stone has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Jel manages to get his head free but now Stone has transitioned to an armbar! Jel grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Stone! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Stone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes into the arena with The Phantoms - Into the Darkness blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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133 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall throws out a loose jab but Wrestling uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Wrestling counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCall!
Wrestling cracks McCall with a big right hand but McCall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wrestling throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wrestling misses with the ground and pound.
McCall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wrestling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Wrestling.
Wrestling looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCall is avoiding damage well.
Wrestling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McCall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wrestling slows the pace down.
Wrestling throws an elbow but McCall slips to the side and avoids it well.
McCall's coaches at School of Hard Knocks have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Wrestling politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wrestling prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wrestling working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wrestling cracks McCall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCall down.
Wrestling fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McCall is being controlled here.
Wrestling looks up at the clock and then as McCall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wrestling smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrestling scoring with punches from side control.
Wrestling cracks McCall with a big elbow.
Wrestling lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Wrestling stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wrestling prevents McCall from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from Wrestling are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wrestling stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wrestling throws a big shot that misses.
Wrestling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCall backs up against the cage.
Wrestling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wrestling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wrestling controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wrestling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCall manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wrestling keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McCall leaning against his opponent.
Wrestling misses with a knee strike.
McCall is struggling to control the position.
Wrestling is trying to pull guard but McCall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrestling taking a breather.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall effectively controlling the action here.
Wrestling can't get the takedown.
McCall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCall has Wrestling pushed against the cage.
McCall stops a takedown attempt from Wrestling.
Ian McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Know Wrestling.
Wrestling breaks from the clinch.
Wrestling misses with a two punch combination.
McCall throws a combination that misses
and Wrestling counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from McCall.
A combination from McCall does no damage.
McCall swinging wildly here.
McCall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wrestling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCall's guard.
McCall pushes Wrestling off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
McCall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wrestling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wrestling works over McCall with some ground and pound from guard.
McCall is rocked!
Wrestling arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McCall's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). I Know Wrestling!
A pretty intense looking I Know Wrestling took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Holohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holohan comes to the cage accompanied by Come out and Fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Holohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holohan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holohan lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holohan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holohan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holohan has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Holohan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holohan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holohan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holohan controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his foot on Holohan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holohan works his way back into a safe position though.
Holohan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holohan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodriguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holohan.
Rodriguez is looking to control Holohan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriguez avoid being mounted?
Holohan seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
Rodriguez wants to control but Holohan is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holohan is working for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
Holohan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Holohan is controlling well.
Holohan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Holohan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holohan is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
Holohan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holohan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holohan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holohan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holohan stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Holohan postures up.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Holohan pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holohan pushes down on Rodriguez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rodriguez throws some strikes from the bottom but Holohan isn't bothered - he's working on a kimura... it looks tight... it is! Rodriguez is tapping and screaming like a little girl! Ouch, that looks painful! Good win for Holohan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Holohan!
Patrick Holohan very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Neves Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stumpy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Cesar Neves Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stumpy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neves Jr.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Neves Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neves Jr regains half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Neves Jr is having none of it.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neves Jr's head.
Neves Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neves Jr tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neves Jr tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Neves Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neves Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neves Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neves Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Neves Jr is looking to improve his position.
Neves Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is nestled in close to Neves Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Neves Jr's hands, connecting with Neves Jr's forehead.
Neves Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson working Neves Jr over with strikes.
Neves Jr is rocked!
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Neves Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neves Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Neves Jr! More strikes land and this one is all over! Johnson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stumpy Johnson!
Stumpy Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BlackStar Athletics for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Aberdeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendon Aberdeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberdeen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaw is fending him off so far but Aberdeen persists. Nope, Shaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw swings widly with a right hand
and Aberdeen counters with a leg kick.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Aberdeen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aberdeen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaw swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Aberdeen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aberdeen slips a straight right by Shaw.
Aberdeen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aberdeen tries for a takedown but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberdeen fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aberdeen is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Aberdeen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aberdeen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shaw as he jumps to the side.
Aberdeen fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a series of strikes. Aberdeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberdeen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aberdeen tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aberdeen misses with a takedown
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aberdeen fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberdeen moves into the clinch.
Aberdeen has Shaw pushed against the cage.
Aberdeen tries to pull guard but Shaw won't allow it.
Aberdeen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shaw walks away with a smile on his face. Aberdeen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aberdeen with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Aberdeen.
Aberdeen is rocked!
Shaw drops Aberdeen with a huge uppercut! Aberdeen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shaw is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Shaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulrich Scherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hardy (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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210 lbs
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrich Scherer!
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, Marcus Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherer clinches up against the cage.
Hardy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scherer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
It looks like Marcus Hardy has been cut.
I was talking to Scherer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scherer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scherer thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Ulrich Scherer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scherer thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Scherer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scherer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardy under the eye.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Scherer is out of range.
Scherer moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Scherer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
Some wild striking there from Scherer.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Scherer shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Scherer avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scherer misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Scherer.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Scherer misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scherer. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Scherer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scherer 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.
Scherer tries to clinch up.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Scherer moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Scherer's ribs.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scherer rather than just go for the knockout.
Scherer looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scherer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
Scherer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
A shot to the body from Hardy misses
and Scherer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Marcus Hardy's cut even more.
Scherer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scherer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scherer throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Scherer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Scherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scherer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Scherer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scherer wants to take the fight to the mat but Hardy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Scherer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scherer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardy up against the cage.
Scherer misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scherer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scherer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Scherer as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scherer is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Scherer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scherer misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Hardy checks a low kick from Scherer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrich Scherer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hardy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Scherer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Scherer.
Scherer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scherer misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scherer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Scherer.
Scherer scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Scherer keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Scherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scherer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
Scherer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Scherer throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Scherer takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scherer.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Scherer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scherer's elbow.
A short right from Scherer.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scherer throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy letting Scherer take a breather here.
Scherer blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scherer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer misses with a punch on the inside.
Scherer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scherer blocks an uppercut.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scherer's efforts to push away.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulrich Scherer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Scherer.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Scherer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Scherer, against the cage.
Scherer pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scherer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardy up against the cage.
Scherer lands a right hand.
Scherer lands a shoulder strike.
Scherer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scherer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scherer scrambles back to his feet.
Scherer lands with a kick to the temple. Hardy 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.
Ulrich Scherer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hardy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardy is looking to clinch but Scherer is avoiding it.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scherer lands a left and a right that send Hardy crashing to the mat, dazed. Scherer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hardy is rocked!
Scherer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Scherer finish him?
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Marcus Hardy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scherer drops Hardy with a big left hand and mounts him. Hardy is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scherer looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hardy covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrich Scherer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen 10 Years - All White as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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32
229 lbs
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259 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith throws a low kick but Satanae avoids it.
Satanae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice sprawl there from Satanae as Smith shoots in.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Satanae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satanae throws an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Satanae gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tigellinus Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Satanae is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae is fighting off a takedown attempt but Smith is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Satanae to the mat. Satanae regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Satanae lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Satanae wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Satanae wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Satanae trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satanae throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Satanae tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Satanae trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Satanae wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Satanae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Satanae landing knees to the head.
Satanae content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Satanae pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Satanae just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Satanae lands a nice shot to the body.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satanae obliges.
Satanae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Satanae prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Satanae.
Satanae is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satanae down to the mat. Satanae avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Satanae is looking to clinch.
Johnny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satanae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Satanae as he avoids it easily.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Satanae on his heels. He'll look to pass Satanae's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Satanae has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Smith manages to get his head free but now Satanae has transitioned to an armbar! Smith grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Satanae! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tigellinus Satanae!
An out of breath Tigellinus Satanae 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 Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus has chosen Tupac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Superior Nucleus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gerald Minor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nucleus.
Minor darts in looking for a takedown but Nucleus gets double underhooks and turns Minor into the cage.
Nucleus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minor was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucleus.
Nucleus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nucleus throws a sloppy head kick and Minor moves out of range easily.
It looked like Minor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nucleus.
Minor throws a right and a left that Nucleus avoids nicely.
Nucleus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minor blocks a head kick by Nucleus.
No luck for Minor with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses.
Minor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Minor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nucleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucleus tries a quick counter leg kick but Minor is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nucleus.
Nucleus moves out of range as Minor strikes.
Nucleus lands with a kick to the temple. Minor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nucleus misses with a lunging right hand
and Minor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nucleus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Minor. Those never looked like landing.
Nucleus's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nucleus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nucleus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minor clobbers Nucleus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nucleus checks a leg kick.
Nucleus thows a leg kick but Minor checks it
and Minor counters with a takedown into side control.
Minor has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucleus tries to bench press Minor off him but Minor keeps the position.
Minor taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is trying to control Minor's posture but Minor avoids it.
Nucleus tries to control but Minor manages to take his back.
Nucleus is really stuck here.
Minor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Nucleus has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Minor avoiding Nucleus 's attempts to control his hands.
Nucleus can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Minor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nucleus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Minor's arms.
Will Minor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nucleus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Minor off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I really don't envy Nucleus right now.
Minor gets his hands free as Nucleus looks to control.
Nucleus is in bad spot here.
Nucleus trying to control the hands but Minor won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nucleus is keeping busy.
Minor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Minor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Minor lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Minor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
Minor attempts a counter takedown but Nucleus avoids it well and moves away.
Minor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minor digs a good hook to Nucleus's body.
Minor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Minor.
Nucleus digs a good body shot into Minor's ribs.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
Nucleus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus throws a hook but Minor avoids it easily.
Minor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
Minor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nucleus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Minor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Superior Nucleus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor throws a hook but Nucleus blocks it.
Nucleus looks to land a body kick but Minor moved away.
Minor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Minor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nucleus pinned against the cage. Nucleus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Minor loads up on a big right hand but Nucleus slips the punch.
Minor shoots in but no luck this time.
Nucleus lands a jab to the nose.
Nucleus is looking to chop away at Minor's legs.
No joy there for Nucleus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minor lands with a shot to the body.
Minor moves out of range as Nucleus strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor throws a leg kick that misses.
Nucleus counters with a body kick.
Nucleus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Minor loads up on a big right hand but Nucleus slips the punch.
Nucleus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Minor with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nucleus.
Minor connects with a jab.
Minor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nucleus doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Minor lands a slapping body shot.
Minor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nucleus is fending him off so far but Minor persists. Nope, Nucleus circles away and we're back to standing.
Nucleus is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nucleus takes a swing at Minor's ribcage but misses.
Nucleus moves out of range of the body kick.
Nucleus thinks about the counter body kick.
Minor throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Minor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Minor is looking to counter the offense by Nucleus and move into the clinch.
Minor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nucleus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Minor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nucleus but Nucleus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab by Minor.
Minor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nucleus thows a body kick. Minor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nucleus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucleus!
Minor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Minor defending well as Nucleus loads up on a big left hand.
Minor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nucleus swivels and escapes.
Minor throws a good cross that connects.
Nucleus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the body from Minor misses
and Nucleus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nucleus lands a nice looking body kick.
Nucleus throws a head kick but Minor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Superior Nucleus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nucleus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minor lands a slapping body shot.
Minor throws a body punch but Nucleus moves out of range.
Minor throws a chopping leg kick but Nucleus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Minor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nucleus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Minor throws a low kick but Nucleus avoids it.
Nucleus throws a looping overhand right but Minor ducks down to avoid it.
Nucleus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nucleus missing with a left hand there. Minor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nucleus.
Minor throws a jab when Nucleus was well out of range.
Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor lands an overhand right.
Minor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Minor.
Nucleus drops Minor with a beautiful combination! Minor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nucleus is looking for the KO!
Minor is rocked!
Minor checks the leg kick.
Oh Minor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nucleus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minor's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucleus throws a low kick but Minor avoids it.
Minor seems to have got his legs back now.
Nucleus misses with a low kick.
Nucleus throws a big shot that misses.
Minor is looking to wear down Nucleus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Minor takes a swing at Nucleus's ribcage but misses.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor avoids a kick to the body.
Minor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Nucleus.
Minor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nucleus counters with a leg kick.
Minor misses the body punch
and Nucleus counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Minor misses.
A big right from Minor misses.
Nucleus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minor misses the shot to the body.
Minor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nucleus.
Minor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus moves forwards but Minor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Minor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus lands with a kick to the temple. Minor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Minor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nucleus.
Nucleus tries a head kick but it misses.
Minor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Minor with a body shot.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minor swings for the body but Nucleus moves out of range.
Minor throws a nice looking combination but Nucleus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nucleus.
Minor avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus scores with a shot to the body.
Minor lunges at Nucleus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nucleus's hand.
Superior Nucleus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nucleus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minor shoots in but no luck this time.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from Minor.
Minor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nucleus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minor.
Minor is looking to chop away at Nucleus's legs.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
Minor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Superior Nucleus just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nucleus sprawls well initially but Minor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nucleus is controlling Minor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Minor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nucleus controlling the position well.
Gerald Minor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nucleus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor trying to control the action but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
Nucleus moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor wants to control from the top but Nucleus keeps moving.
Minor stands up over Nucleus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nucleus has his hands on Minor's head, controlling the position.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minor misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Minor. Those never looked like landing.
Nucleus throws the kick towards the body but Minor avoids it.
Nucleus misses with a low kick.
Minor misses with a body shot.
Nucleus jabs Minor right on the nose. Minor blinks but takes it well.
Minor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nucleus was covering up waiting for the punch and Minor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Minor trying to control but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor postures up.
Minor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nucleus keeping moving, preventing Minor from controlling successfully.
Nucleus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minor manages to get himself to full guard.
Minor looking for subs off his back but Nucleus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Minor won't allow Nucleus to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nucleus trying to pass the guard but Minor defending well.
Minor wants to control but Nucleus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nucleus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nucleus's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor had his way with Superior Nucleus in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Minor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nucleus sprawls well. Nucleus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minor gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nucleus, as that shot connected.
Minor throws a right hand that misses
and Nucleus counters with an outside leg kick.
Minor throws a poor cross that misses
and Nucleus counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus misses with a looping left.
Nucleus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Minor misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nucleus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minor checks the leg kick.
Minor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nucleus doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Nucleus. Those never looked like landing.
Minor throws a body shot but no joy.
Minor throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Minor shoots in for a takedown but Nucleus shows good takedown defense.
Nucleus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minor misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Minor.
Nucleus connects with a high kick.
Minor shoots in and gets a takedown into Nucleus's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nucleus is trying to keep Minor in close.
Minor won't allow Nucleus to sweep him here.
Nucleus managing to control the position.
Minor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucleus is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor won't allow Nucleus to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor trying to control but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
Minor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucleus is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Minor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Minor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nucleus checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Nucleus throws a front kick that sends Minor stumbling back into the cage.
Minor misses with a wild body shot.
Minor misses the shot to the body.
Nucleus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nucleus cracks Minor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Minor looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucleus is just out of range.
Minor avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minor misses with an uppercut. Nucleus saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Superior Nucleus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nucleus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Superior Nucleus!
Superior Nucleus is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Superior Nucleus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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