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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Alejandro Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krysz Kawolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gene Alejandro Mac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krysz Kawolski's chin.
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182 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Alejandro Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krysz Kawolski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawolski moves into the clinch.
Kawolski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alejandro Mac clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alejandro Mac wants to escape the position.
Alejandro Mac fending off the submission attempt from Kawolski.
Kawolski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Alejandro Mac is defending well though. Kawolski let's go of the attempt for now.
Alejandro Mac tries to escape but Kawolski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alejandro Mac is working hard here to advance position.
Kawolski controlling the position well here. Alejandro Mac rolled but Kawolski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Alejandro Mac tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawolski tries to control but Alejandro Mac wriggling away.
Kawolski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Alejandro Mac to take his back!
Alejandro Mac is in bad spot here.
Kawolski doesn't have the hooks in and Alejandro Mac manages to turn into his guard.
Kawolski has his foot on Alejandro Mac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alejandro Mac works his way back into a safe position though.
Alejandro Mac is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kawolski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kawolski has escaped and now he's on top!
Alejandro Mac keeping moving, preventing Kawolski from controlling successfully.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawolski trying to control the position from guard on top but Alejandro Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawolski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alejandro Mac kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alejandro Mac looking for a sweep. Not yet Alejandro Mac, not yet.
Alejandro Mac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kawolski escapes and throws Alejandro Mac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alejandro Mac tries to buck Kawolski off but Kawolski is having none of it.
Alejandro Mac is not content to let Kawolski control the position.
Alejandro Mac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kawolski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alejandro Mac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawolski pushing down on Alejandro Mac's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alejandro Mac manages to get to full guard.
Kawolski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alejandro Mac looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kawolski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions off his back.
Alejandro Mac is breathing heavily.
Kawolski is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac tries to get to full guard but Kawolski has control of the leg.
Kawolski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kawolski is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawolski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alejandro Mac actively working from the bottom here.
Kawolski prevents Alejandro Mac from improving his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Krysz Kawolski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alejandro Mac tries to keep at a distance but Kawolski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alejandro Mac changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kawolski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alejandro Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kawolski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alejandro Mac thinking.
Alejandro Mac with a poor takedown
so Kawolski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Alejandro Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawolski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alejandro Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawolski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alejandro Mac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alejandro Mac is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawolski controlling from the top position.
Kawolski passes Alejandro Mac's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac tries to roll over but Kawolski keeps him under control.
Alejandro Mac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alejandro Mac is looking for a sweep. Kawolski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kawolski wants to control but Alejandro Mac is keeping him busy.
Alejandro Mac wants to improve his position but Kawolski is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kawolski connects with a nice short shot to Alejandro Mac's temple.
Kawolski working the head and body with strikes.
Kawolski prevents Alejandro Mac from improving his position.
Krysz Kawolski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions off his back.
Alejandro Mac actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Kawolski there.
Alejandro Mac is looking for a sweep. Kawolski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kawolski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kawolski slows the pace down in half guard.
Kawolski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alejandro Mac has Kawolski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawolski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alejandro Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawolski walks away with a smile on his face. Alejandro Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawolski has Alejandro Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Kawolski.
Kawolski lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gene Alejandro Mac has been cut.
Alejandro Mac tries for a takedown but Kawolski manages to get underhooks.
Kawolski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gene Alejandro Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawolski rushes Alejandro Mac and presses him up against the cage.
Kawolski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Alejandro Mac can't fight it off and eventually Kawolski manages to take the fight to the floor. Alejandro Mac looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alejandro Mac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawolski tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro Mac is retaining full guard.
Kawolski thows a big elbow that misses.
Kawolski tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro Mac is retaining full guard.
Alejandro Mac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac keeping moving, preventing Kawolski from controlling successfully.
Alejandro Mac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kawolski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kawolski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alejandro Mac keeping moving, preventing Kawolski from controlling successfully.
Alejandro Mac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawolski defends it easily.
Alejandro Mac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawolski defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Krysz Kawolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gene Alejandro Mac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Alejandro Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kawolski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kawolski jumps guard and drags Alejandro Mac to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alejandro Mac tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawolski is retaining full guard.
Kawolski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alejandro Mac drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kawolski dives on top into guard.
Alejandro Mac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawolski wants to control from the top but Alejandro Mac keeps moving.
Kawolski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kawolski trying to control but Alejandro Mac is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alejandro Mac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kawolski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawolski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alejandro Mac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alejandro Mac working for a triangle but Kawolski defends it easily.
Kawolski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alejandro Mac's guard.
Still in half guard, Kawolski seems content to control.
Alejandro Mac makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alejandro Mac.
Alejandro Mac looking for a guillotine here but Kawolski defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kawolski stands and steps away. Alejandro Mac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alejandro Mac misses with a takedown
and Kawolski counters with a shoot takedown. Alejandro Mac fights it but they end up in guard.
Kawolski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alejandro Mac has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawolski has managed to get both his arms back between Alejandro Mac's legs - danger averted.
Kawolski stands and throws Alejandro Mac's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kawolski moves into full mount!
Kawolski looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kawolski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alejandro Mac really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krysz Kawolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawolski wants to finish this one by submission but Alejandro Mac is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kawolski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kawolski trying to control but Alejandro Mac is having none of it.
Alejandro Mac is desperately trying to improve his position but Kawolski has a good base and remains in mount.
Gene Alejandro Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro Mac srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krysz Kawolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawolski 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krysz Kawolski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Milano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milano comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Redhair!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Milano shoots in but no luck this time.
Redhair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redhair wants to clinch up but Milano keeps it at a distance.
Redhair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Redhair looking for a sweep. Not yet Redhair, not yet.
Milano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redhair is keeping the position for now.
Redhair controlling Milano's posture.
Milano wants to pass the guard but Redhair is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair keeping moving, preventing Milano from controlling successfully.
Redhair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milano has gone for a leg lock! Redhair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milano's guard.
Redhair controlling from the top position.
Milano wants to sweep here but Redhair controlling him for the moment.
Milano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redhair tries to free his leg and advance position but Milano is retaining full guard.
Redhair wants to stand but Milano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redhair circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Milano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milano keeps the fight on the outside.
Redhair misses with a low kick.
Richard Redhair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redhair lands a left and a right that send Milano crashing to the mat, dazed. Redhair thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Milano is rocked!
It looks like Vincenzo Milano has been cut.
Redhair rushes Milano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Milano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milano wants a takedown.
Redhair lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano jumps guard but Redhair stands there with Milano around his waist. Milano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redhair.
Redhair lands a hook that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Milano goes for a takedown attempt but Redhair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Milano seems to have got his legs back now.
Redhair tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Redhair wants to clinch.
Redhair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redhair throws out a leg kick but Milano moves out of range and Redhair only half commits.
Milano shoots in and drives through. Redhair sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice takedown defense from Redhair. No joy for Milano on that attempt.
Redhair cracks a nice hook into Milano's ribs.
Redhair tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Redhair clinches.
Redhair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redhair presses Milano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Redhair pushes Milano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano tries to score a body lock takedown but Redhair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Milano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redhair walks away with a smile on his face. Milano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Redhair motions for Milano to come forward. Redhair throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milano shoots in for a takedown but Redhair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Milano is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redhair wants to clinch.
Redhair is looking to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Redhair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Milano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch but Milano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redhair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milano circles away quickly and effectively.
Redhair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Redhair has a couple of punches blocked by Milano.
Redhair cracks Milano with a nice body shot.
Milano blocking some punches.
Milano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Redhair avoiding damage as Milano throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redhair.
Redhair swings wildly with an uppercut but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redhair throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milano has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Redhair uses from the top position.
Redhair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano working for a triangle but Redhair defends it easily.
Redhair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redhair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Milano to his feet.
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redhair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redhair.
Milano shoots in for a takedown but Redhair shows good takedown defense.
Vincenzo Milano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redhair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redhair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redhair.
Milano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milano with a couple of short strikes.
Milano throws some wild stikes that Redhair manages to avoid easily.
Milano wants to control the pace but Redhair is squirming around nicely.
Redhair sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair is staying active underneath Milano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Redhair trying to control here.
Redhair controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milano is looking to stall here but Redhair recovers full guard.
Redhair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milano's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Milano throws his legs up looking for a submission but Redhair uses it to pass to side control.
Milano tries to control but Redhair manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redhair struggling to keep hold of the position.
Redhair is riding his opponent, not letting Milano buck him off.
Redhair trying to control.
Redhair biding his time, controlling Milano.
Milano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Redhair's guard. Nice work there by Milano.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Redhair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Milano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Milano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redhair is looking to improve his position.
Milano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redhair defending well though.
Redhair is trying to stand up here but Milano is controlling him well.
Milano is just content to waste time from the top position. Redhair takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Milano trying to control but Redhair is working from the bottom.
Milano throwing strikes but missing.
Milano looking to sit in guard and control but Redhair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair trying to control but Milano is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Redhair moves in looking to clinch but Milano pushes him off.
Redhair is looking to clinch.
Milano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redhair avoids it really well and circles away.
Richard Redhair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redhair circles away.
Milano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Redhair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milano pulls guard effortlessly.
Milano keeping moving, preventing Redhair from controlling successfully.
Milano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redhair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Milano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redhair content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair is looking to stand up but Milano won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Milano counters by moving into the clinch.
Milano decides to pull guard.
Milano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redhair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Milano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redhair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redhair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redhair taking a breather here.
Milano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Milano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milano is looking for a sweep. Redhair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Milano trying to control from the bottom.
Vincenzo Milano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redhair with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Milano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redhair 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Redhair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Michima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuya Michima!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payne tries to avoid it but Michima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payne to the ground. Payne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michima doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Michima's shoulder, as Michima tries to avoid the shot.
Michima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michima looks gassed!
Michima tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne connects with a right hand. Michima shakes it off.
It looks like Kazuya Michima has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne cracks Michima with an uppercut from hell and Michima crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Payne's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Michima is rocked!
Payne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michima is keeping the position for now.
Payne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michima keeping full guard, as Payne tries to pass.
Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Michima is working an open guard so Payne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Michima dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Michima's head and hops out.
Victor Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Michima.
Payne works Michima's body with a nice hook.
Payne misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Kazuya Michima's cut even more.
Payne waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Michima. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Michima to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Michima is still in real trouble! Can Payne finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michima seems to have recovered his senses.
Payne stands up over Michima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Payne wants to control from the top but Michima keeps moving.
Payne advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne moves into full mount! Michima won't be happy about that!
Payne jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Michima is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Michima and Payne has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Michima is looking for a sweep.
Michima prevents Payne from moving into mount.
Michima is trying to control Payne's posture but Payne avoids it.
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Michima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Michima is looking to get back to his feet here but Payne is keeping cool and he's managed to take Michima's back.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuya Michima's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michima moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne lands a nice looking body shot.
Payne cracks Michima with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to de liver by Payne. Beautiful body shot.
Michima takes a jab right on the kisser.
The cut above Kazuya Michima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Payne scores with a hook to the body. Michima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Victor Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Michima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Payne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Payne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kazuya Michima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Michima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuya Michima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victor Payne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. NumbaOne Stunna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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22
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Dick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stunna.
Dick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stunna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
Stunna keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stunna throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
Stunna cracks Dick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stunna lands a nice hook to Dick's body. Dick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dick looks gassed!
Stunna shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dick's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick has momentary wrist control but Stunna slips an elbow through the middle.
Stunna throws a strike but Dick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stunna has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stunna is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Stunna seems keen to control Dick's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Stunna has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dick is looking to defend but Stunna has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dick! Stunna pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dick taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). NumbaOne Stunna!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
157 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Maniac throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jeremy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeremy misses with the combination.
Maniac connects with a looping right hand.
Jeremy misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.
Maniac throws a sloppy head kick and Jeremy moves out of range easily.
Maniac bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jeremy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maniac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maniac.
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Jeremy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeremy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Maniac.
Maniac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeremys head.
Jeremy gets underhooks to prevent Maniac's takedown attempt.
Maniac keeps control of Jeremy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maniac digs a right hand underneath Jeremy's ribcage. Jeremy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jeremy working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maniac obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maniac.
Jeremy prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maniac.
Maniac cracks Jeremy with a nice body shot.
Maniac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jeremy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maniac has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Maniac is controlling the position.
Maniac prevents Jeremy from breaking the clinch.
Maniac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
Maniac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jeremy is keeping busy.
Maniac lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeremy manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy misses with a double jab
and Maniac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Maniac shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maniac can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jeremy is looking to escape.
Jeremy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maniac.
Maniac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac punching from mount but Jeremy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maniac thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jeremy taking shots to the head.
Maniac throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maniac content just to control the position here.
Maniac landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac misses with a head shot.
Maniac landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jeremy is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Maniac landing strikes from the mount.
Maniac raining down shots from the mount!
Jeremy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jeremy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniac lands a jab.
Jeremy digs a good body shot into Maniac's ribs.
Jeremy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maniac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jeremy pinned against the cage. Jeremy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeremy throws a right hand that Maniac ducks under and follows up with a left that Maniac also avoids with ease.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy misses with a jab to the body
and Maniac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jeremy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jeremy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maniac can pounce on him.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy scores with a one two! Maniac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jeremy scores with a hook to the body. Maniac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jeremy misses.
Maniac scores with a jab. Jeremy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maniac lands a nice looking body kick.
Jeremy is looking to wear down Maniac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jeremy avoids the head kick by Maniac.
Jeremy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ron Jeremy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maniac misses with a body kick.
Jeremy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeremy throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Maniac is just out of range.
Jeremy misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maniac.
Jeremy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maniac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeremy keeps working.
Maniac tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jeremy is trying to buck Maniac off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is not content to let Maniac control the position.
Maniac lands a nice forearm strike.
Maniac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jeremy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniac counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jeremy misses with a double jab
and Maniac counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Maniac avoids them all with ease.
Maniac misses with a head kick.
Maniac pushes Jeremy away with a front kick.
Maniac lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maniac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maniac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maniac.
Jeremy misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a head kick.
Maniac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maniac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeremy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maniac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jeremy's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maniac lands a really nice looking cross but Jeremy seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniac.
Jab by Maniac.
Jeremy throws a hook but Maniac blocks it.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeremy misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maniac.
Jeremy misses the body punch
and Maniac counters with a series of strikes. Jeremy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jeremy walks into a stiff left hand from Maniac.
Maniac ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
Maniac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maniac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maniac scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeremy throws an overhand right that lands on Maniac's shoulder, as Maniac tries to avoid the shot.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that Maniac avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maniac.
Maniac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maniac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jeremy with a jab.
Jeremy misses with a combination
and Maniac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maniac throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Maniac.
Maniac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maniac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jeremy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maniac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maniac lands a high kick!
Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeremy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac slips a jab and a cross from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a wild combination.
Jeremy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maniac. That one must have hurt.
Belgian Maniac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maniac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maniac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maniac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maniac lands with a kick to the temple. Jeremy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the body from Jeremy misses
and Maniac counters with a head kick.
Jeremy is rocked!
Maniac lands a hook that stumbles Jeremy back into the cage. Maniac follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jeremy to the canvas! Maniac pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jeremy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Belgian Maniac!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prince. Matmat has chosen pass tha axe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
167 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matmat keeps the fight on the outside.
Matmat swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matmat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Matmat moves out of range easily.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matmat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Matmat misses the target.
Nice shot by Matmat.
Maritn Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Matmat is having none of it.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Matmat stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Boudreaux follows into mount!
It looks like Mat Matmat has been cut.
Boudreaux is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matmat is surviving well by controlling Boudreaux's body position as best he can.
Matmat is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matmat is looking to escape.
Matmat regains half guard.
Boudreaux is thwarting Matmat's attempts to control the position.
Matmat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matmat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boudreaux defends well.
Matmat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boudreaux.
Matmat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boudreaux!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux wants to try and get back to his feet.
Matmat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boudreaux wants to get back to his feet.
Boudreaux is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Matmat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matmat looking to control but Boudreaux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Matmat.
Matmat lands with some strikes.
Matmat throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Matmat unloads with some shots from mount but Boudreaux bucks and avoids them well.
Matmat swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boudreaux is now in Matmat's guard. A big mistake from Matmat there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux looking to pass the guard.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boudreaux looking to sit in guard and control but Matmat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matmat wants to control from the top but Boudreaux keeps moving.
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 Maritn Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mat Matmat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matmat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matmat showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boudreaux pushes Matmat off looking to stand but Matmat dives back in and keeps control.
Matmat is trying to control the action in half guard but Boudreaux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matmat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boudreaux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matmat with the ground and pound but Boudreaux uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boudreaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matmat trying to move into half guard but instead Boudreaux has managed to sweep!
Boudreaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boudreaux trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matmat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matmat swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boudreaux throws a jab when Matmat was well out of range.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Matmat circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Matmat moved out of range.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Matmat is having none of it.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Matmat is having none of it.
Matmat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boudreaux momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matmat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Matmat moved out of range.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Matmat circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudreaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matmat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Matmat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boudreaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matmat.
A cross from Matmat lands.
Matmat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matmat digs a good body shot into Boudreaux's ribs.
Matmat blocks a head kick by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matmat blocks a head kick by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Matmat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matmat scores with a nice right hand.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matmat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matmat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Matmat.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boudreaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matmat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boudreaux momentarily.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matmat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Matmat does it's job there.
Matmat lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matmat keeps the fight on the outside.
Boudreaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matmat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matmat avoids the head kick by Boudreaux.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boudreaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matmat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matmat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boudreaux!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Matmat controlling his opponent.
Matmat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mat Matmat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matmat misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux wants to clinch.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boudreaux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matmat throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Matmat with a hook.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matmat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boudreaux throws out a leg kick but Matmat moves out of range and Boudreaux only half commits.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matmat counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matmat ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up
and Matmat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boudreaux thinking.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up
and Matmat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boudreaux throws a head kick but Matmat moves out of range.
Boudreaux darts in trying to clinch
and Matmat counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux darts in trying to clinch
and Matmat counters with a shoot takedown. Boudreaux fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matmat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matmat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Matmat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matmat stands and throws Boudreaux's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matmat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat just content to control the position.
Matmat looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boudreaux is avoiding damage well.
Matmat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boudreaux keeps working.
An elbow from Matmat crashes against the mat.
Boudreaux tries to escape but Matmat is in control.
Matmat controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ground and pound from Matmat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boudreaux looks to clinch
and Matmat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matmat is stalling here. Boudreaux is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matmat seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boudreaux has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Matmat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boudreaux controlling the pace.
Matmat tries to roll over but Boudreaux keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Matmat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matmat 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Matmat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Shangri-La. Biggums is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ThunderStruck. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaw's waist but Shaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biggums off to one side.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Biggums trying to control the position.
Shaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biggums works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Biggums pushes Shaw off and gets back to his feet.
Biggums fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biggums looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Biggums.
It looks like John Shaw has been cut.
Biggums waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Biggums moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw scores with the left hand. Biggums knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Shaw misses
and Biggums connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw lands a really nice looking cross but Biggums seems unphased.
Biggums throws a solid leg kick but Shaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Biggums.
Shaw throws a right hand that Biggums ducks under and follows up with a left that Biggums also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Biggums. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Biggums.
Shaw misses with a hook to the body
and Biggums counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggums throws a hook but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Biggums counters with a left and a right that hurts Shaw! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Biggums jumps into full mount!
Shaw is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Biggums's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escarino has chosen RATM-- Guerrilla Radio as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escarino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
Escarino misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Laurentian lands.
Escarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurentian instigates a clinch.
Laurentian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escarino up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Escarino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Escarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurentian controls his hands.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escarino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escarino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Escarino.
Escarino scoring well with a low kick there.
Escarino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarino feints and then cracks Laurentian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laurentian down.
Escarino tries to work over Laurentian's front leg with a kick but Laurentian checks it.
A jab from Escarino finds it's way through Laurentian's defenses.
Escarino misses the shot to the body.
Escarino misses with a head kick.
Escarino tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Escarino.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escarino, right into the meat.
Escarino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Escarino finds it's way through Laurentian's defenses.
It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
Escarino throws a right and a left that Laurentian avoids nicely.
Escarino scores with a nice right hand.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Escarino moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laurentian tries to clinch there but Escarino circles away.
A shot to de liver by Laurentian. Beautiful body shot.
Escarino misses with a straight left.
Escarino looks to throw the jab but Laurentian is out of range.
Dan Escarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Escarino moved out of range nicely.
Escarino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escarino catches Laurentian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escarino wants to slow Laurentian down by chopping away at his legs.
Escarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Laurentian catches Escarino right on the button with a cross.
Escarino misses with a double jab.
Escarino lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escarino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escarino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escarino moves out of range of the strikes.
Laurentian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escarino.
Laurentian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escarino.
Escarino throws a leg kick but Laurentian checks it.
Escarino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escarino throws a jab when Laurentian was well out of range.
Laurentian misses with a combination
and Escarino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurentian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escarino tries to clinch but Laurentian is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino tries to keep at a distance but Laurentian has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laurentian.
Laurentian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.
Escarino manages to break the clinch.
Escarino pushes Laurentian up against the cage in a clinch.
Laurentian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escarino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laurentian has him pressed against the cage.
Laurentian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Escarino can't break the clinch.
Escarino is trying to break the clinch but Laurentian is controlling him.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurentian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurentian has a couple of punches blocked by Escarino.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laurentian has a couple of punches blocked by Escarino.
Escarino is trying to break the clinch but Laurentian is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laurentian.
Escarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Maxence Laurentian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laurentian clinches up against the cage.
Escarino tries to circle away but Laurentian has him pinned against the cage.
Escarino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laurentian lands a shot to the body.
Laurentian scores with a shoulder strike.
Laurentian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escarino.
Nice body punch from Laurentian.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurentian digs a right hand underneath Escarino's ribcage. Escarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laurentian stalling in the clinch but Escarino improves position.
Laurentian leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Laurentian fails to land.
Escarino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laurentian taking a breather.
Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurentian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurentian.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laurentian as Escarino tries to tie him up.
Escarino misses with the head strike.
Laurentian looking to stall.
Escarino is trying to force a seperation but Laurentian has the dominant position.
Laurentian misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian tries to stall but Escarino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escarino lands a shoulder strike.
Laurentian works on Escarino's body with a couple of short punches.
Laurentian leaning against his opponent.
Laurentian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurentian lands a nice uppercut.
Escarino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Escarino is breathing heavily.
Laurentian stalls.
Laurentian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Escarino is keeping busy.
Escarino tries to circle away but Laurentian has him pinned against the cage.
Laurentian gets through Escarino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escarino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escarino misses with a few strikes there.
Escarino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escarino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laurentian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian moves in looking to clinch but Escarino pushes him off.
Escarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurentian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escarino thinking.
Escarino is looking to clinch.
Laurentian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escarino loads up on a big right hand but Laurentian slips the punch.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Escarino moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Laurentian.
Escarino looks to clinch
enabling Laurentian to counter with a crisp jab.
Maxence Laurentian is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurentian connects with the punch.
Laurentian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escarino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laurentian doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian connects with a single shot there.
Laurentian works Escarino's body with a nice hook.
Escarino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escarino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escarino wants to clinch but Laurentian slips to the side
and Laurentian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurentian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escarino finds it's way round the side to connect with Laurentian's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laurentian, as that shot connected.
Escarino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escarino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurentian slips a straight right by Escarino.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut.
Escarino throws a hook to the side of Laurentian's head but Laurentian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino connects with the punch.
Escarino is looking to chop away at Laurentian's legs.
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Escarino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurentian.
Escarino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurentian tries to keep at a distance but Escarino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escarino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurentian.
Escarino blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escarino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laurentian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escarino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range and Escarino settles back down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Escarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laurentian tries to clinch up but Escarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Escarino moved out of range nicely.
Laurentian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escarino swats away the attempt to clinch by Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurentian takes a swing at Escarino's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurentian wants to clinch.
Escarino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escarino throws and low kick but Laurentian moves out of range easily.
Laurentian cracks Escarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Escarino closes the distance but Laurentian moves to the side
and Laurentian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laurentian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escarino scoring well with a low kick there.
Escarino blocks a head kick by Laurentian.
Escarino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escarino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Escarino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
Escarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dan Escarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian checks a leg kick nicely.
Escarino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laurentian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurentian counters by moving into the clinch.
Laurentian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.
Laurentian pushes Escarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escarino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laurentian has him pressed against the cage.
Escarino wants to get back to striking at distance but Laurentian won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laurentian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Escarino lands a nice uppercut.
Laurentian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escarino.
Laurentian swings wildly with an uppercut but Escarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurentian cracks Escarino with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurentian scores with a hook to the body.
Escarino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escarino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laurentian blocks a head kick by Escarino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurentian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laurentian wants to clinch.
Escarino moves forwards but Laurentian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maxence Laurentian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurentian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escarino doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escarino.
Escarino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escarino wants to land a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range.
Laurentian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escarino wants to get back to striking at distance but Laurentian won't allow it.
Laurentian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bit of stalling here from Laurentian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escarino has had enough of the clinch but Laurentian keeps him there for the moment.
Laurentian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Escarino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laurentian lands a shoulder strike.
Laurentian lands a body punch.
Laurentian stalls.
Maxence Laurentian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laurentian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurentian stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escarino.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escarino as Laurentian tries to tie him up.
Escarino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurentian blocks it with crossed arms.
Escarino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Escarino misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Escarino.
Well Laurentian 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maxence Laurentian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. James has chosen We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Freddy James has been cut.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
James blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a hook.
James blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calvin Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James avoids the head kick by Thompson.
James defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
James blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses the body punch
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with the combination.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson slips under a jab from James.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
James throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
James lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from James does no damage.
Thompson misses the jab.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James throws a sloppy body shot
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
James is breathing heavily.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and James counters with a left to the body.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
James misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by James.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from James.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
James loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
James throws a one two combo.
Thompson slips under a jab from James.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James misses with a wild combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from James does no damage.
Freddy James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James lands with a good body shot.
Thompson throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and James counters with a left to the body.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James takes one to the chin there.
Thompson looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Freddy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from James.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
James lands a body shot.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
James moves away from the strike by Thompson.
James ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
James tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from James.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from James.
Thompson walks into a jab.
James throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Thompson.
James lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
James slips under a jab.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
James misses with a double jab.
Thompson lands a jab to James's midsection.
A punch combination from James misses.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a hook but James blocks it.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson had his way with Freddy James in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a combination
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
James looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
James throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson misses with a combination
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a leg kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thompson misses with a shot to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James throws a one two combo.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses the body punch
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
James scores with a body shot.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
James slips under a jab.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Thompson!
Calvin Thompson is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Helmet - Just Another Victim. Slaughter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crown - World Below kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Currie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Currie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Currie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slaughter throws a right hand that Currie ducks under and follows up with a left that Currie also avoids with ease.
Slaughter scores with a sloppy right hand. Currie should have avoided that one.
Currie throws a big shot that misses.
Currie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Currie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Currie misses with an uppercut. Slaughter saw that one coming.
Slaughter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Currie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slaughter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Currie - the referee stops the clock and Slaughter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Currie. Slaughter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Currie throws a jab when Slaughter was well out of range.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slaughter gets a takedown into half guard.
Slaughter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie pushes Slaughter off looking to stand but Slaughter dives back in and keeps control.
Currie tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter working Currie over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Currie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
Currie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slaughter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Currie keeping full guard, as Slaughter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slaughter trying to move into half guard but instead Currie has managed to sweep!
Currie tries to stand but Slaughter is controlling from the bottom.
Slaughter keeping moving, preventing Currie from controlling successfully.
Currie is really struggling to control Slaughter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Slaughter is trying to keep Currie in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter moves out of range of the strikes.
Currie avoids the body shot from Slaughter.
David Currie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slaughter shoots for a double leg takedown but Currie sprawls well. He's pushed Slaughter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Slaughter misses with a wild combination.
Slaughter misses with a jab to the body
and Currie counters with a straight right hand.
Currie throws a sloppy body shot
and Slaughter counters by clinching up.
Currie pushes Slaughter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Currie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter is trying to drag Currie to the mat but Currie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Slaughter.
Currie manages to break the clinch.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Slaughter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Currie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slaughter checks a leg kick.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaughter was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Currie as he avoids it easily.
Slaughter scores with a decent looking hook.
Slaughter throws a sloppy body shot
and Currie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slaughter's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaughter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Currie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaughter is just out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Currie scores with a hook.
Slaughter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Currie cracks Slaughter with a good jab.
Currie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Currie throws a leg kick but Slaughter checks it.
Currie misses with a kick to the body
and Slaughter counters with a nice uppercut.
Currie throws a lazy right hand but Slaughter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Currie misses its intended target.
David Currie is winning the standup battle so far.
Currie misses with a body shot
and Slaughter counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Currie.
A punch lands to the side of Currie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Currie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie tries a head kick but it misses.
Slaughter misses the shot to the body.
Slaughter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
A punch combination from Slaughter misses.
Currie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slaughter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Currie's guard.
Slaughter tries to free his leg and advance position but Currie is retaining full guard.
Slaughter trying to control but Currie is working from the bottom.
Currie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Currie keeps moving.
Slaughter tries to free his leg and advance position but Currie is retaining full guard.
Slaughter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slaughter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slaughter ducks right into an uppercut from Currie.
Slaughter closes the distance but Currie moves to the side
and Currie counters with a left and a right that stings Slaughter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Currie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Currie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Currie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Currie blocks a jab.
Slaughter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Currie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Currie misses with a body shot.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt
and Currie counters with a stiff right hand.
Currie connects with a single shot there.
Slaughter slips a straight right by Currie.
Currie throws a head kick but Slaughter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter moves out of range of the body kick.
Currie misses with a wild body shot.
Currie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slaughter tries to clinch but Currie moves out of range.
Slaughter lands a slapping body shot.
Slaughter ducks under a wild hook from Currie.
Currie misses with a combination
and Slaughter counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaughter moves out of range as Currie throws a body kick.
Slaughter has Currie up against the cage in a clinch.
Slaughter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Currie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slaughter misses with a body shot.
Currie scores with a one two! Slaughter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Currie misses with a body kick.
Currie throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.
Slaughter moves out of range of the strikes.
Currie throws a jab when Slaughter was well out of range.
Currie scores with a sloppy right hand. Slaughter should have avoided that one.
Jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a hook to the body
and Currie counters with a left to the body.
Currie throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Good exchange - Slaughter coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Currie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Currie is trying to control Slaughter's posture but Slaughter avoids it.
Currie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slaughter.
Currie is looking to reverse the position.
Slaughter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Currie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slaughter.
Slaughter looks up at the clock and then as Currie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slaughter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie is looking for a sweep.
Slaughter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Currie wants to control but Slaughter postures up.
Slaughter looking to control but instead Currie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Currie is looking to improve his position.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Currie's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slaughter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Currie keeping full guard, as Slaughter tries to pass.
Slaughter trying to control but Currie is working from the bottom.
Slaughter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slaughter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Currie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Currie is trying to keep Slaughter in close.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Currie keeps moving.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Currie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter advances position into side control!
Slaughter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Currie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Currie clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Currie connects with a nice looking jab.
Currie just misses with a punch to the body.
Currie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slaughter misses the jab.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
Currie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slaughter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Currie.
Christian Slaughter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Currie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slaughter counters with a stiff right hand.
Currie scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Currie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie throws a wild body kick that Slaughter sees coming a mile off.
Slaughter closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Slaughter.
Slaughter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Currie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slaughter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slaughter needs to keep his hands up - Currie had a free shot at his head there.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Slaughter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
Slaughter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Currie misses with a body shot
and Slaughter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Currie's guard.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Currie keeps moving.
Currie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Currie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slaughter wants to improve his position but Currie is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Currie wants to pass to mount but Slaughter is defending the position.
Slaughter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slaughter wants to control but Currie is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Currie seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slaughter keeping control of the position.
Slaughter tries to roll over but Currie keeps him under control.
Currie is thwarting Slaughter's attempts to control the position.
Slaughter is looking for a sweep. Currie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Currie is trying to control the action in half guard but Slaughter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Slaughter trying to control but Currie postures up.
Currie trying to control from half guard but Slaughter is working away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Currie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Currie does no damage.
Currie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Currie throws a head kick that misses.
Slaughter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Currie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Currie throws a jab when Slaughter was well out of range.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currie.
Slaughter staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch but Currie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slaughter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Currie counter with a right hand.
Slaughter is looking to clinch.
Currie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaughter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Currie misses with a hook. Slaughter ducked under it nicely.
Slaughter tries to clinch but Currie moves out of range.
Slaughter slips under a jab from Currie.
Currie feints and then cracks Slaughter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slaughter down.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slaughter has closed the distance and engaged Currie in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Slaughter.
Slaughter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Currie's elbow.
Slaughter taking a breather.
Slaughter wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Currie.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Slaughter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Currie scores with a shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
Currie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Currie misses with the head strike.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Currie.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Currie.
Slaughter throws a head punch that misses.
Currie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
David Currie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Currie controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Slaughter.
Slaughter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slaughter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Currie lands a shot to the body.
Slaughter avoids the elbow strike from Currie, against the cage.
Slaughter is trying to drag Currie to the mat but Currie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Slaughter.
Currie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaughter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christian Slaughter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Currie stops a takedown attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Currie on the inside.
Currie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Currie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Currie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Currie is pressed up against the cage. Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Currie down to the mat. Currie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice jab there from Currie.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Currie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Currie scores with a hook to the body. Slaughter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Currie swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currie.
Currie misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Currie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Currie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Currie!
David Currie is the new lightweight champion!
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