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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
43 - 18 - 0 |
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193 cm
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260 lbs
40 - 23 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bri misses.
Bri clinches.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boothe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Thomas Boothe has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bri.
Boothe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boothe is trying to break the clinch but Bri has him pressed against the cage.
Boothe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boothe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bri is looking to clinch.
Boothe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bri closes the distance and pushes Boothe back into the cage.
Bri has Boothe pressed against the cage, preventing Boothe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bri works on Boothe's body with a couple of short punches.
Bri's coach down at Boston MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bri throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Boothe has a couple of punches blocked by Bri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri misses with an elbow over the top.
Bri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Boothe is breathing heavily.
A short left from Boothe.
Boothe tries to work over Bri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boothe tries to break the clinch but Bri is controlling the position.
Bri tries to work over Boothe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boothe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bri.
Bri lands an elbow just above Boothe 's eye.
Boothe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bri misses with an elbow strike.
Bri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boothe prevents a body shot from Bri.
Boothe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bri.
Boothe avoids the elbow strike from Bri, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bri misses with a body punch.
Bri lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boothe fails to land.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bri lands an elbow inside.
Bri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bri lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Bri.
Boothe dodges an elbow strike from Bri.
Bri misses with an elbow over the top.
Bri presses Boothe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boothe breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boothe, right into the meat.
Bri moves in looking to clinch but Boothe pushes him off.
Boothe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boothe tried to counter with a leg kick but Bri avoided it.
Boothe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bri throws out the jab.
Boothe throws a good cross that connects.
Boothe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bri was well out of range. Poor timing from Boothe.
Seaville Bri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bri misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws a leg kick
and Bri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bri throws an overhand right that lands on Boothe's shoulder, as Boothe tries to avoid the shot.
Boothe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bri throws out the jab.
Bri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boothe on the side of the head.
Bri slips a jab and a cross from Boothe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boothe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Bri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bri darts in trying to clinch
and Boothe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boothe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bri tries to clinch up but Boothe circles away and keeps his distance.
Boothe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bri just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bri. Beautiful body shot.
Boothe staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe misses with a straight left.
Boothe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boothe misses with a straight right.
Bri moves to clinch but Boothe breaks away
and Boothe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bri.
Boothe throwing a counter right hand but Bri manages to avoid it.
Boothe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bri is just out of range.
Boothe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bri was well out of range. Poor timing from Boothe.
Bri throws a big shot that misses.
Bri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boothe was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Bri lunges at Boothe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boothe's hand.
Jab from Bri.
Bri lunges at Boothe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boothe's hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seaville Bri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Boothe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bri looks to land a right hand but Boothe moved out of range.
Boothe defending well as Bri loads up on a big left hand.
Boothe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bri is looking to clinch but Boothe is avoiding it.
Boothe feints and then cracks Bri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bri down.
Bri tests Boothe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boothe dodges the punch combination from Bri.
Boothe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bri tries to clinch up but Boothe circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Bri.
Boothe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boothe thumps Bri with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bri avoids the head kick by Boothe.
Bri forces Boothe back against the cage and clinches.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boothe can't find room to land a body shot as Bri controls the action.
Bri lands a damaging elbow.
Boothe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bri.
Bri struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
Bri misses with the head strike.
Bri prevents Boothe from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Bri.
Boothe is trying to push Bri away but Bri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bri lands an elbow just above Boothe 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boothe.
Boothe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boothe gets through Bri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boothe tries a body shot but Bri blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bri looks to score with a jab to the body but Boothe is just out of range.
Boothe gets tackled into the cage by Bri. Bri maintains the clinch.
Bri blocking some punches.
Bri works on Boothe's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boothe's brow.
Boothe throws a head punch that misses.
Boothe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Bri.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Boothe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bri lands a body shot.
Bri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bri.
Boothe avoids the elbow strike from Bri, against the cage.
Bri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bri misses with an elbow over the top.
Bri lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boothe tries to circle away but Bri has him pinned against the cage.
Bri can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Bri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boothe backwards.
Boothe avoids a wild elbow strike from Bri.
Boothe misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe avoids a wild elbow strike from Bri.
Boothe wants to break free but Bri has control.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boothe gets through Bri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boothe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boothe tries a body shot but Bri blocks it.
Boothe blocks an elbow strike from Bri.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boothe.
Bri can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Bri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bri pushes Boothe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri struggles to land a body shot inside as Boothe controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri can't find room to land a body shot as Boothe controls the action.
Bri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boothes head.
Bri misses with an elbow over the top.
Bri lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas Boothe's cut is getting worse.
Boothe dodges an elbow strike from Bri.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bri lands an elbow inside.
Bri tries to work over Boothe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bri presses Boothe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Bri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bri pushes off an throws an elbow but Boothe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boothe's elbow.
Boothe tries to break the clinch but Bri is controlling the position.
Boothe takes an elbow to the temple.
Bri lands a nice elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seaville Bri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Boothe's cut.
That's time! Boothe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boothe's head backwards.
Bri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boothe.
Bri wants to counter with a clinch but Boothe pushes him away.
Bri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bri darts in and clinches Boothe up against the cage.
Bri misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Bri.
A right hand to the body from Bri.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bri.
Bri pushes off an throws an elbow but Boothe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bri.
A left hand lands to the body for Bri.
Boothe avoids the elbow strike from Bri, against the cage.
Bri digs a right hand into Boothe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boothe's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bri.
Boothe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bri blocks a body shot from Boothe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bri.
Thomas Boothe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bri lands an elbow that stopped Boothe in his tracks for a moment.
Boothe is rocked!
Boothe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Boothe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bri pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Boothe out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seaville Bri!
A very excited looking Seaville Bri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ephraim Baraka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baraka's entrance music is Loyal - Chris Brown Ft Lil Wayne & Tyga. A fine choice. Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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33
193 lbs
30 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ephraim Baraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baraka closes the distance and clinches up with Thory, looking for a takedown. Baraka pushes Thory against the cage but Thory circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thory let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baraka throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ephraim Baraka has been cut.
Baraka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thory counters with a low kick, right behind Baraka 's knee.
Thory connects with a jab.
Baraka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baraka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thory.
Thory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baraka half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baraka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thory.
Thory cracks Baraka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baraka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baraka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baraka shoots for a takedown but Thory saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ephraim Baraka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baraka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Thory. No joy for Baraka on that attempt.
Baraka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baraka throws out the jab.
Thory throws out a loose jab but Baraka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baraka has time to react.
Baraka darts in looking for a takedown but Thory gets double underhooks and turns Baraka into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thory.
Thory misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Thory.
Baraka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baraka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thory's guard.
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!
Thory looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Baraka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baraka is just content to waste time from the top position. Thory takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka trying to control the position from guard on top but Thory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thory keeping full guard, as Baraka tries to pass.
Baraka wants to control from the top but Thory keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baraka has gone for a leg lock! Thory slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baraka's guard.
Thory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory passes Baraka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thory is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baraka trying to control here.
Thory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baraka tries to get to full guard but Thory has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thory thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thory prevents Baraka from improving his position.
Thory sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baraka wants to improve his position but Thory is controlling well.
Thory is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baraka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thory.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ephraim Baraka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baraka wants to clinch
and Thory counters with a leg kick.
Baraka shoots for a double leg takedown but Thory sprawls well. He's pushed Baraka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baraka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baraka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baraka is trying to get an arm triangle but Thory is defending well.
Thory manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory is staying active underneath Baraka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thory controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Thory makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baraka looking to sit in guard and control but Thory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baraka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thory looking to pass the guard.
Baraka keeping moving, preventing Thory from controlling successfully.
Thory passes into half guard.
Thory controlling the action here.
Baraka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baraka trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baraka shoots for a takedown but Thory saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baraka's calf.
A combination from Baraka does no damage.
Thory throws out a loose jab but Baraka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka with a poor takedown
and Thory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ephraim Baraka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thory lands a leg kick that knocks Baraka off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Baraka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vic Thory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baraka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory catches Baraka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thory lands the left hand.
Thory looks for the body kick but Baraka saw that one coming.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Baraka is just out of range.
Baraka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baraka throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thory to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Nice body kick there by Thory.
Thory throws a body shot but no joy.
Baraka attempts a counter takedown but Thory avoids it well and moves away.
Thory displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baraka.
Thory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baraka.
Ephraim Baraka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Baraka slips under a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ephraim Baraka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Baraka misses with a straight right.
Baraka misses with a double jab.
Baraka looking to score a takedown here. Thory is defending well but Baraka drives through and ends up in Thory's guard.
Thory wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thory is continuing to stall.
Baraka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thory is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka throwing strikes from guard but Thory blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka wants to control from the top but Thory keeps moving.
Baraka looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baraka.
Thory staying out of range there.
Ephraim Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baraka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baraka is pressing down on Thory's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thory is holding on for now.
Thory is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka trying to control from half guard but Thory is working away.
Baraka is looking to stall here but Thory recovers full guard.
Thory pulls Baraka in close to his closed guard and prevents Baraka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baraka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka looking to sit in guard and control but Thory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thory trying to control the position from guard on top but Baraka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baraka looking for a guillotine here but Thory defends easily.
Ephraim Baraka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thory working some strikes from top position.
Thory chips away with some ground and pound.
Thory wants to control from the top but Baraka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thory throwing strikes from guard but Baraka blocks nicely.
Thory trying to control but Baraka is working from the bottom.
Baraka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vic Thory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thory trying to control but Baraka is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baraka fails with the takedown
and Thory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baraka's knee momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Baraka.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ephraim Baraka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thory 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Thory!
Vic Thory 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Jose Cronos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Newman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with a body kick.
It looked like Cronos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Cronos.
A low kick from Newman misses
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Newman gets the takedown into side control.
Newman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cronos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cronos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cronos trying to control the action but Newman just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Newman missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman is persistently looking for the submission but Cronos is defending it well.
Newman keeps control of the position as Cronos tries to break free.
Cronos covering up well under a series of strikes from Newman.
Cronos showing good submission defense here.
Cronos tries to roll but Newman sticks to his back.
Cronos trying to control the position but Newman manages to sink in the hooks.
Cronos manages to stand up with Newman still on his back. Eventually Newman drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Newman slips under a jab from Cronos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Cronos with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Newman does no damage.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
Cronos cracks Newman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cronos dips to his left and cracks Newman with an uppercut!
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newman finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman misses with a looping left.
Cronos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Newman.
Newman misses with a hook
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cronos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newman wants to clinch up but Cronos keeps it at a distance.
Newman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cronos throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newman throws out a leg kick but Cronos moves out of range and Newman only half commits.
Newman blocks a low kick nicely.
Newman feints the counter takedown.
Cronos throws a looping overhand right but Newman ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newman.
Newman misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Newman has closed the distance and engaged Cronos in a clinch.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cronos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cronos sprawls well. Cronos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newman gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newman, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
Cronos misses with a looping right.
Newman misses with a takedown
and Cronos counters with a two punch combo.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jose Cronos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Newman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cronos misses with a looping right.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
Cronos throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
Cronos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newman.
Cronos darts in looking for a takedown but Newman gets double underhooks and turns Cronos into the cage.
Cronos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNewman.
Decent striking displayed by Newman there.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cronos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 Jose Cronos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newman looks to land a body kick but Cronos moved away.
Cronos swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman throws a leg kick which misses Cronos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cronos tries to avoid it.
Newman scores with a leg kick.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Cronos. No joy for Newman on that attempt.
It looked like Cronos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Newman.
Newman misses the body punch
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newman cracks Cronos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cronos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newman throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cronos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newman but Newman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Cronos misses with a looping left.
Cronos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newman.
Cronos takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Newman throws a low kick but Cronos moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronos scores with a jab to the head.
Cronos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newman.
Cronos works the jab nicely.
Cronos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cronos misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a lazy body kick
and Cronos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Cronos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newman doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cronos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cronos has a takedown stuffed.
Newman tries to clinch but Cronos is having none of it.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Cronos misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cronos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cronos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Cronos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Newman throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Cronos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Newman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Cronos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cronos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cronos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newman.
Cronos attempts a counter takedown but Newman avoids it well and moves away.
Newman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
Cronos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newman walks into a stiff left hand from Cronos.
Cronos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cronos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cronos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newman wants it to stay on the feet.
Newman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cronos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cronos's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman trying to control the action but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Cronos tries to kick Newman off but Newman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cronos manages to get to full guard.
Cronos has his foot on Newman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newman works his way back into a safe position though.
Cronos is looking for a triangle but Newman pushes his legs off easily.
Newman wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
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 Jose Cronos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newman is looking to land body kicks.
Newman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cronos fails to land with a series of punches.
Newman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cronos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Newman wants to improve his position but Cronos is controlling well.
Cronos is working for a kimura but Newman is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman tries to get to full guard but Cronos has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Newman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Newman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Newman.
Newman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cronos trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newman is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman throwing strikes from guard but Cronos blocks nicely.
Cronos is looking for a triangle but Newman pushes his legs off easily.
Cronos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newman wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
Newman prevents Cronos from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos keeping full guard, as Newman tries to pass.
Newman wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cronos working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Newman scores with a nice strike.
Newman misses with a left hand
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newman.
Cronos throws an off balance right hand
and Newman counters with a good low kick that Cronos was not able to check.
Newman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cronos at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newman has a takedown stuffed.
Newman throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos is looking to counter punch.
Cronos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newman can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cronos controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jose Cronos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Newman rushes Cronos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cronos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Cronos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Cronos counters with a one-two to the body.
Newman with a jab.
Newman scores with a body shot.
Newman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman scores with a hook to the body. Cronos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cronos. Newman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose Cronos is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronos scores with a nice head shot.
Newman gets caught flat footed, as Cronos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos is stalling in the full guard.
Cronos trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
Newman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newman is on top in guard.
Cronos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Newman throws a big elbow that misses.
Newman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cronos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Newman is looking to defend but Cronos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Newman! Cronos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Newman taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Cronos!
An out of breath Jose Cronos 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 Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon has chosen American Ninja 2 OST - Truckin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrew Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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130 lbs
24 - 28 - 0 |
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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
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Boon swinging wildly here.
Morgan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Boon falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Morgan!
A very excited looking Andrew Morgan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster's entrance music is Wrecking Ball. A fine choice. 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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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sydney Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Foster eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones is pushing Foster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Foster tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones prevents a body shot from Foster.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Foster blocks a body shot from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Foster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Foster working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Foster.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foster can't break the clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Foster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Foster misses with a hook.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
Foster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Foster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foster throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foster connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foster is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jones slips a straight right by Foster.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sydney Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Foster looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Foster throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foster is rocked!
Nice body punch from Jones.
Oh Foster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands with a big right hook that stumbles Foster - he's out on his feet here! Jones follows up with another monster hook that separates Foster from consciousness! Foster falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jones stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sydney Jones!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sydney Jones thanked Bushido Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Malaki finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Malaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Malaki misses the jab.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Malaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaki throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki scores with a body shot.
Jackson cracks Malaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaki 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.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Malaki tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki takes a shot to the head.
Malaki has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki.
Malaki lands a left hand.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malaki.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Malaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson pushes Malaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malaki lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Malaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malaki as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Malaki stalling the fight.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson has Malaki pressed against the cage, preventing Malaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson prevents Malaki from breaking the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is stalling here.
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Malaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malaki digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Malaki lands with an overhand left.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Malaki backpedaling.
Malaki lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Malaki throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Malaki gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malaki working aggressively here.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malaki is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malaki misses with a hook.
Jab from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Malaki.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Malaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Malaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaki throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malaki lands with a right hand.
Jackson jabs at Malaki's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Malaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body punch but Malaki moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Malaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a hook. Malaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson pushes Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malaki lands a left hand.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malaki's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Malaki is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malaki is rocked!
Jackson lands a right hand.
Malaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Malaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Malaki is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Malaki being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Malaki.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Malaki avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Malaki.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Malaki scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Mac Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Malaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Malaki improves position.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
A short uppercut from Malaki.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malaki can do to turn this around?
Malaki blocking some punches.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Malaki works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Malaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Malaki misses with a right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malaki ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Malaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Malaki checks it
and Malaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malaki throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaki lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Malaki misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Malaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaki manages to avoid it.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
A little jabbing left from Malaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Malaki is avoiding it.
Malaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaki takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Jackson has Malaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki working aggressively here.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Malaki blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A left hand lands to the body for Malaki.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malakis head.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Malaki is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malaki has his back to the cage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Malaki lands a body punch.
Malaki can't break the clinch.
Malaki blocks an uppercut.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki taking a breather.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Malaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson tries to move into range but Malaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Malaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malaki blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaki throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Malaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Malaki misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Malaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaki. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson digs a good hook to Malaki's body.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaki.
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Malaki throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Malaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson clinches up with Malaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Malaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mac Jackson made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Garfunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garfunkel's choice of entrance music: Haifisch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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272 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Garfunkel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garfunkel blocks a jab.
Garfunkel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garfunkel throws the left hand but Dragunov avoids the punch easily.
Garfunkel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a sloppy head kick and Garfunkel moves out of range easily.
Garfunkel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragunov doesn't seem bothered though.
Garfunkel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garfunkel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garfunkel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garfunkel's coach down at Vicious Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garfunkel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dragunov looks to land a left hand but Garfunkel moved out of range nicely.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses
and Garfunkel counters with an outside leg kick.
Garfunkel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dragunov has time to react.
Garfunkel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragunov tries to land a leg kick but Garfunkel saw it coming and moves away.
Garfunkel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garfunkel misses with a looping left.
Garfunkel clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garfunkel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards.
Garfunkel gets through Dragunov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragunov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garfunkel or not.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragunov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garfunkel has him pressed against the cage.
Dragunov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragunov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garfunkel.
Dragunov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garfunkel throws a hook to the side of Dragunov's head but Dragunov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garfunkel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dragunov cracks a nice hook into Garfunkel's ribs.
Garfunkel misses with a looping left.
Dragunov misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garfunkel! But no joy.
Garfunkel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragunov slips a jab from Garfunkel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov throws a leg kick but Garfunkel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dragunov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garfunkel with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garfunkel moves away from the strike by Dragunov.
Garfunkel connects with a crisp jab.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garfunkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garfunkel scores with a nice right hand.
Dragunov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Garfunkel.
A counter left hand to the body from Dragunov misses its target.
Garfunkel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Garfunkel. Those never looked like landing.
Dragunov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dragunov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garfunkel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dragunov is looking to sweep but instead, Garfunkel has passed into half guard.
Dragunov trying to control but Garfunkel postures up.
Dragunov is staying active underneath Garfunkel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garfunkel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garfunkel winds up and cracks Dragunov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garfunkel throwing shots but Dragunov is blocking nicely.
Garfunkel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragunov defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garfunkel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov wants to improve his position but Garfunkel is controlling well.
Garfunkel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragunov defends it well.
Garfunkel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garfunkel is looking to take a break and control but Dragunov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragunov wants to control but Garfunkel is keeping busy.
Garfunkel thows a huge punch but Dragunov dodges it nicely.
Garfunkel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragunov defends it well.
Dragunov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garfunkel.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Garfunkel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garfunkel throws a sloppy body shot
and Dragunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garfunkel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garfunkel misses with a takedown attempt - Dragunov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garfunkel slips a straight right by Dragunov.
Garfunkel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garfunkel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragunov walks into a stiff left hand from Garfunkel.
Dragunov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garfunkel.
Garfunkel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dragunov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garfunkel.
Garfunkel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garfunkel works his way into full mount!
Garfunkel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragunov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garfunkel lands a big elbow.
Dragunov tries to hold on but Garfunkel postures up.
Garfunkel punching from mount but Dragunov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Garfunkel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Dragunov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dragunov and Garfunkel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Garfunkel working the ground and pound.
Garfunkel takes a little break here. Dragunov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Garfunkel advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel thowing shots but they're missing.
Frank Garfunkel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dragunov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garfunkel.
Garfunkel wants to control the pace but Dragunov is squirming around nicely.
Garfunkel lands a big shot there that rocks Dragunov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garfunkel looking to control but Dragunov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dragunov working to try and regain half guard.
Garfunkel looking to land elbow strikes but Dragunov uses the position to regain half guard.
Garfunkel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragunov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel looks to land a strike but Dragunov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garfunkel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garfunkel postures up.
Garfunkel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garfunkel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garfunkel trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garfunkel throws a big right hand that misses.
Garfunkel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dragunov wants to stand up but Garfunkel is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dragunov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garfunkel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garfunkel throws a right hand that misses
and Dragunov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garfunkel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Garfunkel misses.
Dragunov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garfunkel just manages to avoid it.
Garfunkel scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragunov should have avoided that one.
Dragunov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragunov moves out of range as Garfunkel strikes.
Dragunov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragunov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dragunov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Garfunkel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Garfunkel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dragunov wants to get back to his feet but Garfunkel passes into half guard.
Garfunkel is looking for a kimura but Dragunov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garfunkel to get the leverage.
Garfunkel is controlling the pace.
Garfunkel prevents Dragunov from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov is looking to improve his position.
Garfunkel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garfunkel is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garfunkel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dragunov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dragunov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garfunkel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garfunkel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garfunkel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dragunov is rocked!
Garfunkel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sergei Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Dragunov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dragunov! Garfunkel sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dragunov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Garfunkel!
After winning the bout, Frank Garfunkel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fidel Duberry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp misses with the combination.
A big right from Duberry misses.
Duberry moves away from the strike by Cropp.
Cropp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Cropp takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Duberry misses.
Duberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cropp misses with a hook. Duberry ducked under it nicely.
Cropp darts in looking for a takedown but Duberry gets double underhooks and turns Cropp into the cage.
Cropp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cropp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
Cropp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cropp clinches up with Duberry and pushes him back against the cage.
Duberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cropp misses with an uppercut
and Duberry counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duberry lands a front kick.
Cropp fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Duberry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cropp loads up on a big right hand but Duberry slips the punch.
Nice cross by Cropp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry lands a jab to Cropp's midsection.
Cropp clinches.
Duberry can't find room to land a body shot as Cropp controls the action.
Duberry missing with knees to the body.
Duberry lands a shoulder strike.
Duberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Cropp controls his hands.
Duberry misses with a body punch.
Cropp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duberry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duberry throws a front kick that sends Cropp stumbling back into the cage.
Cropp clinches up against the cage.
Duberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Cropp.
Duberry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duberry misses with a punch to the body.
Cropp can't get the takedown.
Duberry prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Cropp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cropp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duberry has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duberry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duberry prevents Cropp from breaking the clinch.
Cropp goes for a takedown attempt but Duberry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duberry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cropp is breathing heavily.
Duberry is looking to slow Cropp down with leg kicks.
Cropp misses with a straight left.
Cropp is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Duberry Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Cropp is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fidel Duberry! Fidel Duberry retains his super heavyweight title!
Fidel Duberry 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heart Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Breaker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J. Heart Breaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Floyd Patterson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heart Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson defending well as Breaker loads up on a big left hand.
Breaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Breaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Breaker defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Breaker misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breaker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Breaker throwing a counter right hand but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Jab from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a straight right.
Breaker cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Breaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson jabs Breaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breaker is looking to counter punch.
Patterson lands a jab to Breaker's midsection.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson blocks a jab.
Patterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Breaker lands with a right hand.
Breaker lands a slapping body shot.
Patterson digs a good hook to Breaker's body.
Patterson misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Breaker misses the target.
Patterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Breaker's sensitive parts.
Patterson works the jab nicely.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breaker.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Breaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Patterson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Patterson - that landed with a thud.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that Breaker shrugs off.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Breaker.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Breaker slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
It looks like Heart Breaker has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Breaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Breaker taking a breather.
Breaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Breaker sprawling to the canvas! Breaker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Patterson finish him?!
Patterson avoids the body shot from Breaker.
Breaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Breaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
It looked like Breaker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patterson.
Patterson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Breaker rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Patterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Breaker lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Breaker misses with a hook.
Breaker is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Patterson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Breaker crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Breaker's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Floyd Patterson! Floyd Patterson retains his heavyweight title!
Floyd Patterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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