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USFC 120 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory McVaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Gregory McVaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVaughn moves out of range of the body kick.
Tillman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McVaughn is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by McVaughn's head coaches at JP´s School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McVaughn is looking to land body kicks.
Tillman throws a body punch but McVaughn moves out of range.
McVaughn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tillman manages to circle out of the way.
Tillman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McVaughn needs to keep his hands up - Tillman had a free shot at his head there.
McVaughn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McVaughn throws out a powerful jab.
Tillman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tillman throws a body shot but no joy.
McVaughn pushes Tillman up against the cage in a clinch.
McVaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tillman fails to land.
Tillman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tillman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman blocks a head kick by McVaughn.
McVaughn moves into range and clinches up with Tillman.
McVaughn misses with a punch to the body.
Tillman breaks the clinch.
McVaughn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tillman blocks a head kick by McVaughn.
Tillman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregory McVaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVaughn misses with a leg kick
and Tillman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tillman.
McVaughn trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tillman pushes down on McVaughn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Tillman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McVaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman wants to take a breather but McVaughn is having none of it.
Tillman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McVaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tillman.
McVaughn is looking to improve his position.
McVaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Tillman there.
Tillman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tillman is looking to advance position but McVaughn won't allow it.
Tillman trying to control from half guard but McVaughn is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn is looking to improve his position.
McVaughn trying to control but Tillman postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McVaughn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tillman trying to control the position from guard on top but McVaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McVaughn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tillman trying to control the position from guard on top but McVaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McVaughn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McVaughn. Tillman does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
McVaughn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tillman scores with a leg kick.
Tillman digs a good hook to McVaughn's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for McVaughn.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tillman lands a body shot.
Tillman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tillman.
McVaughn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tillman scores with a shot to the body.
McVaughn throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory McVaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tillman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McVaughn missing with a left hand there. Tillman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tillman cracks the inside of McVaughn's front leg.
Tillman throws a body kick that misses.
McVaughn throws a leg kick which misses Tillman's front leg but catches the back leg as Tillman tries to avoid it.
Tillman lands a jab to McVaughn's midsection.
Tillman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McVaughn rather than just go for the knockout.
Tillman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tillman fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Tillman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McVaughn blocks a jab.
McVaughn checks a leg kick.
McVaughn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tillman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McVaughn.
McVaughn tries to clinch there but Tillman circles away.
McVaughn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McVaughn scores with a leg kick.
Tillman tries to work over McVaughn's front leg with a kick but McVaughn checks it.
McVaughn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tillman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tillman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good shot there by Tillman.
McVaughn takes one to the chin there.
McVaughn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVaughn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tillman wants to slow McVaughn down by chopping away at his legs.
McVaughn throws a leg kick which misses Tillman's front leg but catches the back leg as Tillman tries to avoid it.
Tillman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McVaughn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tillman is out of range and McVaughn settles back down.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tillman lands a right hook to the body.
McVaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tillman throws the kick towards the body but McVaughn avoids it.
A head kick misses from McVaughn.
McVaughn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tillman.
McVaughn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McVaughn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McVaughn has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tillman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tillman.
Tillman can't find room to land a body shot as McVaughn controls the action.
Tillman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tillman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
Tillman can't find room to land a body shot as McVaughn controls the action.
Tillman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tillman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McVaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Tillman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman working hard to break the clinch.
Tillman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tillman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tillman.
Tillman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McVaughn.
McVaughn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McVaughn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McVaughn closes the distance but Tillman moves to the side
and Tillman counters with a left to the body.
Tillman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McVaughn swivels and escapes.
As Tillman tries to get set, McVaughn tries to push him back and clinch up but Tillman manages to avoid the attempt.
Tillman lands a high kick!
Tillman looks for the body kick but McVaughn saw that one coming.
Tillman misses with a series of wild punches.
McVaughn blocks a low kick nicely.
McVaughn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tillman will feel that in the morning.
Tillman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tillman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tillman keeps McVaughn at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick from Tillman misses.
Tillman looks to land a right hand but McVaughn moved out of range.
McVaughn throws a sloppy head kick and Tillman moves out of range easily.
McVaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tillman was well out of range. Poor timing from McVaughn.
A solid leg kick lands there for McVaughn.
McVaughn has closed the distance and engaged Tillman in a clinch.
McVaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Tillman backwards.
McVaughn tries a body shot but Tillman blocks it.
Tillman blocks a body shot from McVaughn.
McVaughn blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn lands a shot to the body.
McVaughn tries to work over Tillman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tillman swings wildly with an uppercut but McVaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tillman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tillman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McVaughn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tillman can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tillman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from McVaughn.
Tillman blocks a body shot from McVaughn.
McVaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tillman lands a hook that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
Tillman lands with a right to the head.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tillman lands a nice shot to the body.
McVaughn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tillman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
Tillman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tillman blocks it with crossed arms.
Tillman avoiding damage as McVaughn throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from McVaughn.
Tillman tries to throw a body punch but McVaughn avoids it by throwing Tillman back against the cage.
McVaughn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tillman fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pat Tillman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tillman.
McVaughn ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman throws a hook but McVaughn avoids it easily.
Tillman throws a chopping leg kick but McVaughn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tillman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVaughn tries to counter by clinching up but Tillman breaks away and moves out of range.
Tillman avoids the head kick by McVaughn.
McVaughn keeps Tillman at a distance using the push kick.
McVaughn rushes Tillman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tillman lands a nice uppercut.
McVaughn blocking some punches.
Tillman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McVaughn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from McVaughn.
McVaughn drives through and clinches with Tillman against the cage.
Tillman tries to work over McVaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for McVaughn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tillman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McVaughn scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McVaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tillman's elbow.
Gregory McVaughn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tillman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McVaughn to keep the fight standing.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
McVaughn misses with a knee strike.
Tillman misses with a hook to the ribs.
McVaughn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tillman backwards.
Tillman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tillman.
Tillman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McVaughn slips a jab from Tillman.
Tillman lands a right hook to the body.
McVaughn looks for the body kick but Tillman saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from McVaughn.
Tillman is looking to land body kicks.
McVaughn misses with a head kick.
Tillman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pat Tillman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McVaughn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tillman counters with a head kick.
McVaughn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tillman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tillman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McVaughn is out of range.
McVaughn scores with a jab to the body.
Tillman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McVaughn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McVaughn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McVaughn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tillman cracks McVaughn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tillman checks a low kick from McVaughn.
Tillman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McVaughn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tillman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tillman tried to score with a low kick but McVaughn checks it.
Tillman misses with a straight right.
McVaughn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tillman.
McVaughn connects with a leg kick. Tillman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tillman.
Tillman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McVaughn.
A combination from Tillman does no damage.
Tillman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tillman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McVaughn.
Both fighters circling a little - Tillman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gregory McVaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Tillman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McVaughn throws a nice inside leg kick.
McVaughn throws a head kick but Tillman moves out of range.
McVaughn throws a sloppy head kick and Tillman moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McVaughn, right into the meat.
Crunch! McVaughn slams his shin into Tillman's torso.
Tillman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McVaughn throws a solid leg kick but Tillman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McVaughn.
McVaughn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tillman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVaughn throws a head kick but Tillman moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tillman.
McVaughn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tillman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McVaughn's guard.
McVaughn has his feet on Tillman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McVaughn takes one on the button.
McVaughn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tillman is looking to chop away at McVaughn's legs.
McVaughn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tillman is out of range.
McVaughn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tillman! But no joy.
Tillman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tillman, right into the meat.
Tillman tried to score with a low kick but McVaughn checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tillman.
Tillman throws the left hand but McVaughn avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Tillman.
I've got Tillman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pat Tillman!
As Pat Tillman got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm coming down to 145 and going after Neymar Jr. I'm coming for you, buddy!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd clobbers Blye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Byrd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Byrd trying to control the position but Blye is working away.
Byrd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blye knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Byrd gets to mount! Blye was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye is wriggling around trying to escape.
Byrd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blye is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd unloads with some shots from mount but Blye bucks and avoids them well.
Byrd is trying to take his opponent's back.
Byrd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Blye wants to hold on but Byrd pushes him away.
Byrd fails to advance to Blye's back.
Blye is squirming around, avoiding Byrd's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byrd prevents Blye from getting the reversal.
Blye is still trying to improve position.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blye is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye reaches up and holds on to Byrd to control the position.
Byrd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blye wants to control but Byrd is having none of it.
Byrd looking for a guillotine from mount but Blye is having none of it.
Byrd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blye is looking to escape.
Blye slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Byrd wants to take a breather but Blye is having none of it.
Blye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye keeps trying to improve his position.
Byrd is pressing down on Blye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blye is holding on for now.
Blye wants to control but Byrd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Byrd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blye is in trouble now - Byrd has advanced to mount!
Blye is squirming around, avoiding Byrd's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blye has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that round.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blye.
Blye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrd. Byrd obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrd misses with a leg kick
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blye throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blye scores with a body shot.
Blye misses with a straight left.
Byrd misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye moves away from the strike by Byrd.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blye! But no joy.
Byrd throws a nice looking combination but Blye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrd stuns Blye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Blye misses with an uppercut
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blye missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blye's sensitive parts.
Byrd misses with a leg kick
and Blye counters with a stiff right hand.
Blye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Blye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Blye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrd scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blye checks a leg kick.
Byrd backing away here, and Blye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blye misses with a looping right.
Blye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Blye backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blye throws a leg kick which misses Byrd's front leg but catches the back leg as Byrd tries to avoid it.
Jolly Leg Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byrd to score with a decent uppercut.
Byrd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blye pulls Byrd in close to prevent any damage.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blye trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Byrd manages to pass to mount!
Byrd fails to take his opponent's back.
Byrd controlling the position easily from mount.
Blye has given up his back.
Jolly Leg Byrd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byrd looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blye's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Byrd doesn't have the hooks in and Blye manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byrd is on top in guard.
Byrd trying to control but Blye is working from the bottom.
Blye looking to control.
Blye wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blye was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slapping body kick lands there for Byrd.
Blye fakes the leg kick and cracks Byrd in the body.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrd throws a head kick but Blye moves out of range.
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Blye misses.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blye was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Blye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye throws a body kick that misses.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Byrd scores with a jab to the head.
Blye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blye doesn't seem bothered though.
Blye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd is looking to wear down Blye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blye counters with an outside leg kick.
Byrd cracks Blye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Byrd misses with a right hand
and Blye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blye darts in looking for a takedown but Byrd gets double underhooks and turns Blye into the cage.
Blye darts in looking for a takedown but Byrd gets double underhooks and turns Blye into the cage.
Blye checks a leg kick nicely.
Blye throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blye misses with a straight right.
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byrd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd throws a low kick but Blye avoids it.
Blye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Blye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
Byrd lands with an uppercut that bounces Blye off the cage and back into range.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd throws the left hand but Blye avoids the punch easily.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blye takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blye drops his hands momentarily and Byrd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blye can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Byrd.
Byrd punishes Blye's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrd momentarily.
Byrd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Blye takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blye throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blye closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Byrd did well to prevent Blye getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blye wants to take a breather but Byrd is having none of it.
Blye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byrd defending well though.
Byrd is trying to maintain the position but Blye is very close to passing his half guard.
Byrd has hold of Blye's hands but Blye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lucas Blye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blye lands with a punch from half guard.
Byrd trying to control but Blye postures up.
Byrd tries to get to full guard but Blye has control of the leg.
Byrd is looking to control Blye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Byrd avoid being mounted?
Blye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blye takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrd 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer avoids the body shot from Petrescu.
Petrescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrescu blocks the body kick.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrescu looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Archer. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Archer.
Archer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrescu is out of range and Archer settles back down.
A head kick by Archer misses
and Petrescu counters with a thumping low kick.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Petrescu moved out of range nicely.
Petrescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrescu dips to his left and cracks Archer with an uppercut!
Archer throws a front kick that sends Petrescu stumbling back into the cage.
Archer tried to score with a low kick but Petrescu checks it.
Petrescu lands a right hook to the body.
Archer checks a leg kick.
Petrescu sizes up Archer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Archer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Petrescu lands with a hook. Archer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Archer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrescu. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer throws a solid leg kick but Petrescu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Archer.
Archer thumps Petrescu with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to land a front kick but Petrescu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer throws a lazy head kick
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrescu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Archer.
Petrescu misses the jab.
Archer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Archer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrescu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Archer throws a lazy head kick
and Petrescu counters with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrescu, right into the meat.
Archer thuds a left hand into Petrescu's body.
Petrescu swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Petrescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archer counters with a nice body shot.
Archer throws a body kick that misses.
Petrescu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
Archer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrescu misses the jab.
Petrescu tries to score with a low kick but Archer moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Archer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Archer scores with a nice body kick.
Petrescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
Archer lands a jab to the nose.
Petrescu scores with a nice head shot.
Petrescu throws a right hand that misses
and Archer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrescu's head.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Petrescu's head back.
Petrescu is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Petrescu.
Oh Petrescu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrescu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Archer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Petrescu! Archer lets Petrescu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Archer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrescu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Archer! Petrescu is backing up but he can't get away as Archer lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Petrescu and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sterling Archer!
Sterling Archer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost's entrance music is Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. A fine choice. Chulainn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Roost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Roost is looking to counter the offense by Chulainn and move into the clinch.
Van Roost tries a head kick but it misses.
Chulainn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Roost avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Roost tried to counter with a leg kick but Chulainn avoided it.
Chulainn looks for a takedown but Van Roost sprawls well.
Van Roost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Michael Van Roost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
Good shot there by Chulainn.
Chulainn scores with a jab to the body.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Roost tries to sprawl out of it but Chulainn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Roost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Chulainn with that takedown attempt.
Van Roost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Roost as he avoids it easily.
Chulainn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chulainn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Roost throws a hook but Chulainn avoids it easily.
Van Roost needs to keep his hands up - Chulainn had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Chulainn coming out on top.
Van Roost throws a sloppy head kick and Chulainn moves out of range easily.
Van Roost throws a lazy head kick
and Chulainn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Roost has Chulainn pulled in close to control his posture.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Roost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Roost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Roost on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Roost tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chulainn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Roost is pulling down on Chulainn's head to control his posture.
Van Roost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chulainn won't allow Van Roost to sweep him here.
Van Roost seems keen to control Chulainn's posture.
Van Roost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chulainn.
Van Roost looking to control.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Van Roost blocks nicely.
Chulainn with a nice head shot there.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Roost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Van Roost blocks nicely.
Van Roost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chulainn's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chulainn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Roost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chulainn scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chulainn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Roost controls Chulainn momentarily but Chulainn frees himself.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Roost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Roost seems keen to control Chulainn's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost wants to sweep here but Chulainn controlling him for the moment.
Chulainn throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Roost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Roost is trying to keep Chulainn in close.
Chulainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Roost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chulainn.
Chulainn with a nice head shot there.
Van Roost seems keen to control Chulainn's posture.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chulainn cracks Van Roost with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chulainn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Roost feinted there with a counter leg kick.
It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Van Roost scores with a head kick. Chulainn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Van Roost wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chulainn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chulainn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost tries to counter by clinching up but Chulainn breaks away and moves out of range.
Chulainn gets a double leg takedown into Van Roost's guard.
Chulainn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chulainn postures up in Van Roost's guard and throws a big left but Van Roost blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Roost seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chulainn works over Van Roost with some ground and pound from guard.
Chulainn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn throwing strikes but missing.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Roost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Roost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn is fighting to break Van Roost's control of his arms but Van Roost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chulainn postures up in Van Roost's guard and throws a big left but Van Roost blocks it.
Chulainn trying to control but Van Roost is working from the bottom.
Van Roost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Roost has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Roost has Chulainn pulled in close to control his posture.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Roost is trying to control the position but Chulainn postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Roost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Roost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chulainn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Van Roost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Chulainn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Roost tries to avoid it but Chulainn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Roost to the ground. Van Roost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chulainn lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Roost off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn shoots in but no luck this time.
Chulainn 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.
Van Roost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn landing some decent shots from guard.
Chulainn won't allow Van Roost to sweep him here.
Van Roost is working hard here to advance position.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Roost looking to control.
Van Roost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Roost pulls Chulainn in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chulainn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael Van Roost's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chulainn is in close to Van Roost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Michael Van Roost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chulainn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
Chulainn won't allow Van Roost to sweep him here.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Van Roost blocks nicely.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.
Chulainn throws a strike but Van Roost rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost'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.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Van Roost stuffs the takedown.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Roost tries to sprawl out of it but Chulainn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Roost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael Van Roost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
Chulainn jabs Van Roost right on the nose. Van Roost blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn slips under a jab.
Chulainn shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Roost's guard.
Chulainn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost wants to hit a switch here but Chulainn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Roost there!
Chulainn controlling from the full mount.
Chulainn landing strikes from the mount and Van Roost is in trouble!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Van Roost's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cu Chulainn thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Michael Van Roost stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think I have all the skills to be a champ but misfortune laughs at me again. Props to Cu though, he brought the misfortune to me and becomes the champ.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karelis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sail - AwolNation. Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC - War Machine (Live) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kostas Karelis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Karelis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Karelis ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez lands a really nice looking cross but Karelis seems unphased.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martinez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karelis moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Karelis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karelis tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Karelis back against the cage.
Karelis lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karelis.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karelis.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Karelis controls the action.
Karelis breaks the clinch.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karelis clinches.
Karelis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Karelis throws a head punch that misses.
Karelis throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelis scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Karelis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelis.
Karelis tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to work over Karelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Karelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelis manages to break the clinch.
Kostas Karelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karelis blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. Karelis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Karelis tries to clinch up.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Karelis can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Karelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Karelis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelis misses with a body punch.
Karelis landing knees to the head.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelis controls his hands.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelis's elbow.
Karelis lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez is rocked!
Karelis lands with a right to the head.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Karelis finish him?
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelis pushes Martinez against the cage. Karelis is working some dirty boxing. Karelis pushes off with a quick right hook! Martinez goes down! Martinez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Karelis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Karelis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilev comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryant Baez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Vasilev counter with a right hand.
Vasilev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baez counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasilev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baez misses with a body kick.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilev moves away.
Vasilev needs to keep his hands up - Baez had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasilev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baez wants to land a leg kick but Vasilev is out of range.
Baez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baez misses with a body kick.
Baez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vasilev is out of range and Baez settles back down.
Vasilev throws a jab when Baez was well out of range.
Baez throws a counter combo.
Baez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasilev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasilev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez throws a front kick aimed at Vasilev's knee but Vasilev avoids it well.
Vasilev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baez is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Baez.
Baez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baez moves away from the strike by Vasilev.
Baez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Vasilev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasilev in his tracks.
Vasilev lands with a slapping head kick.
Baez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Baez throws a leg kick which misses Vasilev's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasilev tries to avoid it.
Vasilev moves out of range of the leg kick from Baez.
A jab lands there for Vasilev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baez throws out the jab.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baez tries to land a leg kick but Vasilev saw it coming and moves away.
Vasilev misses with the combination.
Vasilev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baez.
Baez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilev.
Baez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasilev.
Jab from Baez.
Vasilev throws an off balance right hand
and Baez counters with a thumping low kick.
Vasilev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez misses with a body shot.
Vasilev cracks a nice hook into Baez's ribs.
Baez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasilev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasilev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baez.
Baez drops his hands momentarily and Vasilev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasilev closes the distance but Baez moves to the side
and Baez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Baez tenderised Vasilev's leg. Vasilev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasilev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baez.
Vasilev scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasilev throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range.
Baez throws out a counter right but Vasilev avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev stuns Baez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasilev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baez counters with an outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasilev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilev. Vasilev obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasilev lands with a straight right. Baez didn't see that one coming.
Baez throws a jab when Vasilev was well out of range.
Baez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasilev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasilev on the side of the head.
Baez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasilev swings for the body but Baez moves out of range.
Vasilev backing away here, and Baez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vasilev throws a hook but Baez avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryant Baez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vasilev throws a sloppy head kick and Baez moves out of range easily.
Baez staying out of range there.
Vasilev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baez tries a quick counter leg kick but Vasilev is wise to it.
Vasilev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasilev.
Baez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasilev takes a swing at Baez's ribcage but misses.
Vasilev pushes Baez up against the cage in a clinch.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Vasilev controls the action.
Baez digs a right hand into Vasilev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasilev's gas tank.
Vasilev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
Baez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev misses with a head kick.
Baez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baez clinches up with Vasilev and pushes him back against the cage.
Baez tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Baez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasilev swings wildly with an uppercut but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baez tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Baez works on Vasilev's body with a couple of short punches.
Baez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasilev avoids it.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baez's coach down at The Butcher's Block was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Vasilev.
Vasilev 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.
Vasilev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant Baez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez blocks a head kick by Vasilev.
Vasilev tries a head kick but it misses.
Baez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vasilev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasilev's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasilev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Baez.
Good work by Vasilev as he checks the leg kick.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baez throws out the jab.
Baez throws a leg kick but Vasilev moved away.
Vasilev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baez scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasilev should have avoided that one.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses.
Baez takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Baez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev lands an uppercut.
Baez prevents a body shot from Vasilev.
Baez avoiding damage as Vasilev throws knees to the body.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Vasilev avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Baez.
Baez misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baez prevents a body shot from Vasilev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baez.
Vasilev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasilev gets through Baez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev is trying to break the clinch but Baez is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasilev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasilev.
Baez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adrik Vasilev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
Vasilev looks to score with a jab to the body but Baez is just out of range.
Vasilev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vasilev closes the distance but Baez moves to the side
and Baez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Baez.
Baez takes one to the side of the head.
Vasilev misses the jab.
Baez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vasilev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasilev lands a right hook to the body.
Vasilev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasilev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Baez back to the cage. Vasilev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Baez misses with a straight left.
Baez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasilev counters with a thumping low kick.
Baez throws a leg kick which misses Vasilev's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasilev tries to avoid it.
Baez tries to clinch
and Vasilev counters with a good low kick that Baez was not able to check.
Baez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Baez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baez.
Vasilev has closed the distance and engaged Baez in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baez misses with a punch on the inside.
Baez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baez scores with a shot to the side of Vasilev's head.
Baez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasilev.
Vasilev has Baez pressed against the cage, preventing Baez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baez tries to break free but Vasilev pushes him back against the cage.
Vasilev has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Baez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasilev or not.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Vasilev avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasilev.
Baez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baez lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasilev working Baez over with knees to the body.
Vasilev trying to land knees to the body.
Baez misses with the head strike.
Baez lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasilev blocks a body shot from Baez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasilev lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasilev lands a good knee to the midsection. Baez won't want to take too many of those.
Vasilev lands with a short shot to the head.
Baez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baez misses with the head strike.
Baez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Baez lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
A head punch on the inside from Baez fails to land.
Vasilev lands with a light punch inside.
Baez blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez working aggressively here.
Baez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baez lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasilev is working Baez over against the cage.
Vasilev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baez throws a shot from downtown. Vasilev moves away and avoids it.
Baez works Vasilev's body with a nice hook.
Baez tries to land a front kick but Vasilev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasilev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baez is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Vasilev.
Vasilev works over Baez's head and body with a nice combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baez.
Vasilev lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev throws a looping overhand right but Baez ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Vasilev is predictable there
and Baez counters with a good, hard body kick but Vasilev shrugs it off.
Baez cracks Vasilev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vasilev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasilev.
Vasilev misses with a body shot.
Vasilev moves out of range of the leg kick from Baez.
Vasilev slips a jab from Baez.
Baez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasilev.
Baez throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease.
Vasilev lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vasilev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baez wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
That's time! Vasilev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasilev connects with a body shot that sends Baez's belly button to the back.
Vasilev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vasilev avoids a kick to the body.
Baez avoids the body shot from Vasilev.
Baez avoids the head kick by Vasilev.
Vasilev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilev scrambles back to his feet.
Baez misses with a kick to the body
and Baez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilev counters with a nice uppercut.
Baez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vasilev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baez - the referee stops the clock and Vasilev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baez. Vasilev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vasilev closes the distance and clinches.
Baez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasilev.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baez throws a head punch that misses.
Baez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasilev's efforts to push away.
Vasilev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasilev throws a head punch that misses.
Vasilev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasilev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baez counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vasilev.
Vasilev throws a looping overhand right but Baez ducks down to avoid it.
Baez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev connects with a body shot that sends Baez's belly button to the back.
Baez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasilev misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilev circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Vasilev.
Vasilev scores with a jab.
Vasilev throws a front kick aimed at Baez's knee but Baez avoids it well.
Baez throws a leg kick but Vasilev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baez throws the kick towards the body but Vasilev avoids it.
Vasilev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baez counters with a body kick.
Vasilev feints and then cracks Baez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baez down.
Baez misses with a shot to the body
and Vasilev counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vasilev swings for the body but Baez moves out of range.
Baez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasilev doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasilev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baez moves away.
The fighters circling - Vasilev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasilev walks into a straight right hand from Baez.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baez throws out the jab.
Vasilev connects with a high kick.
Baez slips under a jab.
Baez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baez throws a leg kick but Vasilev moved away.
Baez takes a swing at Vasilev's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez connects with a solid leg kick.
Baez blocks a head kick by Vasilev.
Baez throws a counter combo.
Baez throws a leg kick but Vasilev moved away.
Baez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasilev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasilev connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasilev.
Baez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasilev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baez throws a leg kick
and Vasilev counters by clinching up.
Baez throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Baez.
Vasilev pushes Baez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Adrik Vasilev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev'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!
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Baez.
Vasilev misses with a head kick.
Baez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vasilev blocks it well.
Baez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasilev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Vasilev blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Baez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baez throws a lazy right hand but Vasilev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasilev misses with an uppercut.
Baez drops his hands momentarily and Vasilev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baez rushes Vasilev and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez working aggressively here.
Baez managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
Vasilev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasilev blocking some punches.
Vasilev trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Vasilev avoids it by throwing Baez back against the cage.
Vasilev blocks a body shot from Baez.
Baez lands a body punch.
Baez tries to stall but Vasilev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez is leaning against Vasilev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Baez.
Vasilev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasilev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasilev.
Baez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baez throws a leg kick but Vasilev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasilev throws a hook but Baez avoids it easily.
Bryant Baez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vasilev.
Baez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses.
Vasilev throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range.
That kick from Baez tenderised Vasilev's leg. Vasilev is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Baez tenderised Vasilev's leg. Vasilev is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vasilev misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Baez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vasilev throws a low kick, looking for Baez's leg but Baez calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baez! But no joy.
Vasilev sizes up Baez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baez tries to land a front kick but Vasilev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baez throws out a leg kick but Vasilev moves out of range and Baez only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baez instigates a clinch.
Vasilev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baez blocks it with crossed arms.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Baez misses with some punches.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev breaks the clinch.
Vasilev looks to score with a jab to the body but Baez is just out of range.
Vasilev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasilev takes a swing at Baez's ribcage but misses.
Baez drops his hands momentarily and Vasilev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adrik Vasilev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baez throws a solid leg kick but Vasilev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baez.
Vasilev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baez avoids the body shot from Vasilev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vasilev.
Baez throws a chopping leg kick but Vasilev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Vasilev.
Vasilev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Baez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range.
Vasilev swinging wildly here.
Vasilev backing away here, and Baez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Baez.
Vasilev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baez manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryant Baez.
I think Vasilev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Adrik Vasilev is the new welterweight champion!
Adrik Vasilev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Alternative Ulster - SLF. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vurny off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Vurny on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vurny was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Kelly is not content to let Vurny control the position.
Vurny is working Kelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vurny trying to control the position but Kelly is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vurny.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny working the ground and pound but Kelly is defending the strikes.
Kelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Vurny swings around for an armbar but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vurny's guard.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Vurny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vurny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vurny seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurny throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Vurny looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Vurny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vurny.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Vurny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly cracks Vurny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vurny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Kelly with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Vurny misses.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Vurny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurny.
Vurny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vurny.
Aldo Vurny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Kelly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
No joy there for Vurny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vurny feints the counter takedown.
Kelly cracks the inside of Vurny's front leg.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Vurny tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vurny slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Vurny checks a leg kick.
Kelly rushes Vurny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Vurny moved out of range nicely.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vurny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
And Vurny tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vurny defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly thumps Vurny with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vurny, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vurny.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vurny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vurny takes a shot to the head.
Vurny is looking for a takedown.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Vurny wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly presses Vurny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vurny is breathing heavily.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vurny off balance momentarily.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly pushes Vurny up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Vurny blocks it.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Vurny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Vurny controls the action.
Vurny is trying to break free.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vurny blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Vurny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Vurny tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vurny's hands.
Vurny looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly forces Vurny back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurny.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vurny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurny can do to turn this around?
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Vurny checks it
and Vurny counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kelly!
Kelly sneaks out the side door and pushes Vurny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Vurny. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly tries to bum rush Vurny with a series of wild strikes but Vurny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurny checks a leg kick nicely.
And Vurny tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Vurny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vurny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Vurny shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vurny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly jabs Vurny right on the nose. Vurny blinks but takes it well.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vurny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Vurny is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vurny has gone for a leg lock! Kelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vurny's guard.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny keeps trying to improve his position.
Vurny looking to control.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
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.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vurny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Vurny is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vurny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
As Kelly backs off Vurny throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
Vurny slips a straight right by Kelly.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Kelly avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Vurny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Vurny avoids them all with ease.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Vurny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vurny moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly cracks the inside of Vurny's front leg.
Kelly misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Vurny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vurny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Vurny ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Kelly lunges at Vurny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vurny's hand.
You can see that Vurny has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Vurny is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Vurny blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vurny avoids it.
Vurny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny manages to break the clinch.
Kelly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vurny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing good reports from Kelly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Vurny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vurny with a nice head shot there.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing.
Vurny stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurny won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vurny tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Vurny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelly wants to stand but Vurny is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vurny distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vurny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Vurny tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly had his way with Aldo Vurny in that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vurny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vurny takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vurny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vurny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vurny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Vurny looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kelly to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny connects with a couple of short punches.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vurny prevents Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
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.
Vurny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kelly's guard.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head.
Kelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Vurny.
Well, if Vurny is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vurny looking for a submission but Kelly manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vurny breaks the clinch.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Some wild striking there from Vurny.
Kelly is looking to counter the offense by Vurny and move into the clinch.
Gerry Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vurny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly lands the left hand.
Vurny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Vurny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gerry Kelly took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzola comes to the cage accompanied by Il Canto Degli Italiani. Barca has chosen Carthage as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Laverne Mazzola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca tries to buck Mazzola off but Mazzola is having none of it.
Barca can't do much from the bottom here.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Barca regains half guard.
Mazzola controlling the action here.
Barca looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mazzola. Oh but Barca has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mazzola goes limp - he's gone! Barca jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannibal Barca! Hannibal Barca retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hannibal Barca waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Euphegen Doubdtfire told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doubdtfire. Junior shrugs it off though.
Junior blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Doubdtfire misses.
Doubdtfire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doubdtfire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Junior seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Junior feints and then cracks Doubdtfire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doubdtfire down.
Junior connects with a high kick.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Good leg kick by Doubdtfire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doubdtfire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick from Junior misses.
Junior takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doubdtfire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
Doubdtfire scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doubdtfire misses with a leg kick
and Junior counters by moving into the clinch.
Junior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doubdtfire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doubdtfire trying to stall but Junior improves his position.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior lands an elbow just above Doubdtfire 's eye.
Doubdtfire blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Doubdtfire.
Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Doubdtfire avoids the damage to the body.
Junior avoiding damage as Doubdtfire throws knees to the body.
Doubdtfire is trying to pull guard but Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Doubdtfire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Junior throws an elbow but misses.
Doubdtfire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doubdtfire decides to pull guard.
Doubdtfire seems keen to control Junior's posture.
Junior 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.
Doubdtfire pulls Junior in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
Doubdtfire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doubdtfire looking for a sweep. Not yet Doubdtfire, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doubdtfire slips a straight right by Junior.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that misses.
Junior with a nice cross.
Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doubdtfire! But no joy.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Junior backing away here, and Doubdtfire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doubdtfire looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
It looked like Junior wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Junior catches Doubdtfire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doubdtfire works the jab nicely.
Doubdtfire is looking to score with low kicks.
Doubdtfire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire throws a lazy uppercut
and Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doubdtfire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juniors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Junior is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior cracks Doubdtfire with a good jab.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Doubdtfire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Junior checks the leg kick.
Junior tries to counter by clinching up but Doubdtfire breaks away and moves out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Neymar Junior will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Junior takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Junior.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Doubdtfire - just one landing.
Doubdtfire walks into a jab.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doubdtfire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Doubdtfire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Doubdtfire blocks the low kick.
Neymar Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doubdtfire thuds his right hand into Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doubdtfire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doubdtfire was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Doubdtfire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Junior shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Junior misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Junior misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doubdtfire walks into a left hand.
Doubdtfire throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
Junior moves away from the strike by Doubdtfire.
Junior clinches up against the cage.
Doubdtfire swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doubdtfire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire misses with a body punch.
Doubdtfire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doubdtfire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior throws an elbow that misses.
Doubdtfire manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Doubdtfire is pulling down on Junior's head to control his posture.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Doubdtfire is keeping the position.
Junior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doubdtfire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junior is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doubdtfire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Doubdtfire is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick
and Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Doubdtfire 's knee.
Junior throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Junior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doubdtfire doesn't seem bothered though.
Doubdtfire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior feints and then cracks Doubdtfire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doubdtfire down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a hook but Junior blocks it.
Junior looks for the body kick but Doubdtfire saw that one coming.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Junior checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Junior misses the target.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Junior lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doubdtfire slips under a jab from Junior.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Junior's hands.
Junior looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doubdtfire throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Junior lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Junior is looking to slow Doubdtfire down with leg kicks.
Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Doubdtfire moved away.
Doubdtfire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Doubdtfire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doubdtfire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire scores with a sloppy right hand. Junior should have avoided that one.
It looks like Neymar Junior has been cut.
Junior moves out of range as Doubdtfire throws a body kick.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the leg kick from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Junior misses with a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
Doubdtfire misses with a right hand
and Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Doubdtfire
and Junior counters with a leg kick.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the body
and Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Doubdtfire 's knee.
Junior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doubdtfire momentarily.
Doubdtfire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doubdtfire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doubdtfire. That's going to slow Junior down.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doubdtfire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
Nice jab there from Junior.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior scores with a hook to the body. Doubdtfire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
Doubdtfire lands a slapping body shot.
Doubdtfire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior checks the leg kick.
As Doubdtfire tries to get set, Junior tries to push him back and clinch up but Doubdtfire manages to avoid the attempt.
Doubdtfire throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubdtfire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick
and Junior counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick as Junior jumps back.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior tried to counter with a leg kick but Doubdtfire avoided it.
Doubdtfire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Junior. Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Junior throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Doubdtfire moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubdtfire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior is looking to counter punch.
Junior throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire moved away.
Junior wants to land a leg kick but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Doubdtfire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Junior with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neymar Junior'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.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doubdtfire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Junior wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Junior is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Junior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Junior has time to react.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doubdtfire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
Junior swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. Doubdtfire moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire scoring well with a low kick there.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Junior.
Junior on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Junior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Doubdtfire.
Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doubdtfire, right into the meat.
Junior avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Junior scores with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut
and Doubdtfire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doubdtfire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doubdtfire throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doubdtfire just manages to avoid it.
Junior will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Junior checks it well.
Doubdtfire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Junior there.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Doubdtfire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubdtfire scores with a hook to the body. Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior dips to his left and cracks Doubdtfire with an uppercut!
Doubdtfire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Doubdtfire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Doubdtfire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doubdtfire tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Doubdtfire back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior blocking some punches.
Doubdtfire working aggressively here.
A short left from Doubdtfire.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Junior blocking some punches.
Doubdtfire cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Doubdtfire taking a breather.
Junior tries to work over Doubdtfire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Doubdtfire is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Junior lands with a left to the head.
Doubdtfire misses with a knee to the head.
Junior blocks a body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doubdtfire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doubdtfire tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Doubdtfire lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doubdtfire tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Junior prevents the takedown attempt.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Junior avoids the elbow strike from Doubdtfire, against the cage.
Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doubdtfire avoids it.
Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doubdtfire tries to pull guard but Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Doubdtfire drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Doubdtfire to work.
Doubdtfire tries to circle away but Junior has him pinned against the cage.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neymar Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Doubdtfire slips a jab from Junior.
Doubdtfire looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Doubdtfire tries to land a front kick but Junior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Doubdtfire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doubdtfire lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Doubdtfire does it's job there.
Doubdtfire misses with a lunging right hand
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doubdtfire is able to avoid easily.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Junior does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Junior looks to land a combination. Doubdtfire sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior misses with a hook. Doubdtfire ducked under it nicely.
Doubdtfire throws a push kick but Junior slaps the foot to one side.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire misses with a leg kick
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Junior's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior throws a combination that misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a low kick, right behind Junior 's knee.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Junior on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neymar Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doubdtfire scores with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Doubdtfire there.
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire works Junior's body with a nice hook.
Doubdtfire looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Doubdtfire catches Junior right on the button with a cross.
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire stuns Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Junior swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Doubdtfire counter with a right hand.
Doubdtfire scores with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the head.
Doubdtfire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Junior scores with the left hand. Doubdtfire knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doubdtfire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Doubdtfire. That snapped Junior's head back.
Doubdtfire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Junior lands a knee to the head.
Doubdtfire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior digs a right hand underneath Doubdtfire's ribcage. Doubdtfire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Junior misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Doubdtfire fails to land.
Doubdtfire dodges an elbow strike from Junior.
And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doubdtfire 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire! Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Big - Just a memory. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mika.
Traylor lands a nice looking body kick.
Mika tries to land a leg kick but Traylor saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Mika does no damage.
Traylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Traylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Traylor.
A nice left hand lands by Traylor.
A short right from Traylor on the inside.
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Traylor scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traylor.
Nice body punch from Traylor - that landed with a thud.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikas head.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor is working Mika over against the cage.
Mika is breathing heavily.
Mika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Traylor.
Traylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Traylor.
A short left from Traylor.
Vaclav Mika's cut is getting worse.
Traylor lands a shot to the body.
Traylor lands an uppercut.
Mika takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mika.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
Traylor gets through Mika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mika backwards.
Mika misses with a punch on the inside.
Traylor lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Traylor as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor works on Mika's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Traylor.
Traylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mika seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traylor can turn it around.
A short left from Traylor.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Traylor scores with a shot to the side of Mika's head.
Traylor lands a big right hand that drops Mika! The killer instinct kicks in and Traylor finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Traylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Traylor!
Slade Traylor is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Slade Traylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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