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APF 44 - True Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between barak carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurrican Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurrican Gravity has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with barak carwin's chin.
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169 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, barak carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurrican Gravity!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by carwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. carwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gravity thuds his right hand into carwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
carwin is rocked!
barak carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Gravity moves out of range easily.
Oh carwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravity lands with a right and another and another! carwin is in big trouble! Gravity lands again and this time it's lights out for carwin! A quality knockout there for Gravity.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hurrican Gravity!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franc Janz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franc Janz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janz misses with a straight right.
Janz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan tries to clinch but Janz moves out of range.
Janz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Janz moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Janz.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janz.
Morgan jabs at Janz's body.
Morgan throws a right hand that Janz ducks under and follows up with a left that Janz also avoids with ease.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Janz is avoiding it.
Janz connects with a single shot there.
Janz looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Janz misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Janz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan connects with a right hand. Janz shakes it off.
Morgan throws a body punch but Janz moves out of range.
Janz avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Janz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan with a hook.
Janz tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janz.
Evan Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Janz misses with a straight left.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Janz pushes him off.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Morgan catches Janz right on the button with a cross.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janz looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Janz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Janz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Janz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Janz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morgan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Janz.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan scores with a nice head shot.
Morgan lands with a hook. Janz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Janz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Janz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janz throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Janz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Janz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janz works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janz scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan cracks the inside of Janz's front leg.
Janz throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Janz as Morgan shoots in.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Janz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Janz.
Morgan forces Janz back against the cage and clinches.
Janz works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Janz is working Morgan over against the cage.
Janz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Janz.
Janz pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Janz wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
Janz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janz.
Janz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Janz misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janz.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Janz, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Janz against the cage but Janz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Janz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Janz.
Janz misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Janz throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan takes a swing at Janz's ribcage but misses.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan slips under a jab from Janz.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janz.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Janz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Morgan trying to control the action but Janz is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan working away.
Janz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morgan's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franc Janz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Janz as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Janz.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
Janz blocks a jab.
Janz cracks Morgan with an open hand slap.
Morgan is rocked!
Janz feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Morgan crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franc Janz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cumin Getsum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Harris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cumin Getsum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Harris!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getsum slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Getsum.
Getsum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent Getsum getting side control.
Harris makes his way to full guard, as Getsum worked for a kimura.
Getsum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Getsum drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harris dives on top into guard.
Getsum is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harris misses with a hook.
Getsum shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Getsum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Getsum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Getsum seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is defending against the submission attempts here by Getsum.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Getsum is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Harris wants to improve his position but Getsum is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Getsum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Getsum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harris makes his way to full guard, as Getsum worked for a kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Getsum tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris pulls Getsum in close to his closed guard and prevents Getsum from doing any damage or advancing position.
Getsum wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Getsum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cumin Getsum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Getsum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cumin Getsum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Getsum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Getsum seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Getsum trying to advance position but Harris counters by regaining guard.
Getsum drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harris!
Getsum on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Getsum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Getsum blocks a jab.
Getsum shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Getsum was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harris is trying to escape the mount.
Getsum goes for an armbar but Harris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harris.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Getsum's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harris lands a nice short elbow.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Getsum works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Getsum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris is sitting in close to Getsum's body. Getsum has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Harris is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Harris is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Getsum.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cumin Getsum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sipowicz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Highway to Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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166 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sipowicz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Sipowicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright looking for submissions off his back.
Sipowicz is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright is trying to control the position but Sipowicz postures up.
Wright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sipowicz defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright looking for subs off his back but Sipowicz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wright wants to control but Sipowicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sipowicz is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright trying to control but Sipowicz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wright works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sipowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sipowicz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Wright has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sipowicz is looking to defend but Wright has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sipowicz! Wright pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sipowicz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrenton. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrenton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wrenton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Wrenton misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Wrenton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wrenton looks gassed!
Wrenton throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
It looks like Adin Wrenton has been cut.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrenton.
Tyson throws an overhand right that drops Wrenton like a sack of potatoes! Tyson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Tyson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lassiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lassiter comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Silva has chosen Sleep When I'm Dead as his entrance music. Paul Lassiter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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286 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lassiter but Lassiter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
It looks like Paul Lassiter has been cut.
Lassiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Lassiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 big head kick from Lassiter and Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Silva is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva trying to control the position.
Lassiter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Lassiter any problems.
Lassiter wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lassiter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lassiter throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Lassiter.
Lassiter prevents the takedown attempt.
Lassiter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lassiter regains guard.
Lassiter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lassiter is breathing heavily.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva prevents Lassiter from getting back to his feet.
Lassiter keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Lassiter keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lassiter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lassiter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lassiter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter working away.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Lassiter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lassiter decides to stand back up. Lassiter steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Lassiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lassiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paul Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassiter missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Lassiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lassiter counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva darts in and clinches Lassiter up against the cage.
Lassiter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Lassiter is trying to break free.
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lassiter is trying to stand.
Silva working over Lassiter with some ground and pound. Lassiter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lassiter is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva working over Lassiter with some ground and pound. Lassiter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Lassiter is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Lassiter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lassiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Lassiter missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lassiter throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Lassiter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Lassiter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Lassiter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lassiter defends it easily.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Lassiter from standing up.
Silva working for a triangle but Lassiter defends it easily.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Rich Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Lassiter from standing up.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lassiter is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lassiter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lassiter misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lassiter moves out of range easily.
Lassiter lands the left hand.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lassiter pushes him off.
Paul Lassiter is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lassiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lassiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lassiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lassiter throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lassiter with a nice cross.
Lassiter looks to throw a body kick
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lassiter's guard.
Lassiter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Lassiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Lassiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Lassiter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lassiter.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva distracts Lassiter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lassiter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Lassiter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Lassiter from standing up.
Lassiter wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Lassiter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lassiter misses with a few strikes there.
Lassiter lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lassiter throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Lassiter's front leg but catches the back leg as Lassiter tries to avoid it.
Lassiter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lassiter gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lassiter wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands up over Lassiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva pushes down on Lassiter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva stops Lassiter from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva working Lassiter over with strikes.
Silva is nestled in close to Lassiter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lassiter keeps working.
Lassiter wants to get back to his feet.
Lassiter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lassiter wants to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paul Lassiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
Silva just content to control the position.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rich Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lassiter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lassiter breaks the clinch.
Lassiter throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lassiter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lassiter has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Lassiter is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Lassiter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lassiter wants to break free but Silva has control.
Lassiter throws an elbow that misses.
Lassiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Malfoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Jodoin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Malfoy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodoin jabs at Malfoy's body.
Malfoy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jodoin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jodoin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Malfoy counter with a right hand.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that Malfoy avoids nicely.
Jodoin misses with a series of wild punches.
Malfoy misses with a leg kick.
Malfoy throws a series of punches but Jodoin moves out of range.
Malfoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jodoin counters with a crisp one two that drops Malfoy! Jodoin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Malfoy to his feet! Malfoy is in big trouble!
Duke Malfoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Malfoy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jodoin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malfoy lands a jab to the head.
Jodoin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malfoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malfoy throws a shot from downtown. Jodoin moves away and avoids it.
Malfoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jodoin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jodoin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jodoin pinned against the cage. Jodoin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malfoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malfoy is looking to clinch.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malfoy ducks under a wild hook from Jodoin.
Malfoy misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Malfoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malfoy.
Jodoin just misses with a punch to the body.
Malfoy lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malfoy. Jodoin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malfoy throws a front kick that sends Jodoin stumbling back into the cage.
Jodoin drops Malfoy with a beautiful combination! Malfoy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jodoin is looking for the KO!
Malfoy is rocked!
It looks like Duke Malfoy has been cut.
Jodoin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malfoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jodoin finish him?
Jodoin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malfoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Malfoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodoin.
Jodoin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jodoin swinging wildly here.
Jodoin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jodoin lands a nice shot that snaps Malfoy's head back.
A punch combination from Jodoin misses.
Malfoy throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Jodoin.
A jab lands there for Malfoy.
Malfoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Malfoy misses with a low kick.
Malfoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malfoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin looks to land a combination but Malfoy avoids it well.
Malfoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malfoy scores with a nice strike.
Malfoy lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malfoy.
Jodoin scores with a body shot.
Jodoin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jodoin is looking to wear down Malfoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malfoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malfoy takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Malfoy both land. Nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malfoy. That's going to slow Jodoin down.
Malfoy dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Malfoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malfoy moves away.
Jodoin misses with the combination.
Malfoy thumps Jodoin with a low kick.
A lazy left from Malfoy finds it's target.
Jodoin slips a jab and a cross from Malfoy.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that Malfoy avoids nicely.
Malfoy swinging wildly here.
Malfoy clinches up against the cage.
Malfoy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy breaks from the clinch.
Malfoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jodoin.
Malfoy cracks a nice hook into Jodoin's ribs.
Malfoy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jodoin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Malfoy thumps Jodoin with a low kick.
Malfoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malfoy tries to clinch up.
Jodoin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malfoy manages to avoid it.
Malfoy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jodoin if he has to take too many more of those.
Jodoin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that Malfoy avoids nicely.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Malfoy avoids them all with ease.
Jodoin misses with a double jab.
Jodoin is breathing heavily.
Jodoin misses with a double jab
and Malfoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Malfoy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malfoy with a hook.
A head kick misses from Malfoy.
Jodoin connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malfoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malfoy connects with a crisp jab.
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 Ramon Jodoin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Malfoy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jodoin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Malfoy slams his shin into Jodoin's torso.
Jodoin throws a body punch but Malfoy moves out of range.
Jodoin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malfoy.
Ramon Jodoin is winning the standup battle so far.
Malfoy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malfoy.
Jodoin throws a sloppy body shot
and Malfoy counters with a body kick.
Jodoin looks to land a combination but Malfoy avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malfoy. That's going to slow Jodoin down.
Malfoy tries to clinch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Malfoy shoots for a takedown but Jodoin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malfoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jodoin looks to land a combination but Malfoy avoids it well.
Malfoy slips a straight right by Jodoin.
Jodoin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malfoy. Malfoy obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Malfoy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malfoy darts in and clinches Jodoin up against the cage.
Jodoin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ramon Jodoin has been cut.
Malfoy breaks the clinch.
Malfoy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodoin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malfoy throws a head kick that Jodoin semi-blocks.
Malfoy scores with a jab. Jodoin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Malfoy there.
Malfoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malfoy moves in looking to clinch but Jodoin pushes him off.
Malfoy cracks Jodoin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jodoin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malfoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malfoy tries to clinch there but Jodoin circles away.
Jodoin defending well as Malfoy loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick from Malfoy lands but Jodoin takes it in his stride.
Jodoin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malfoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Malfoy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malfoy lands with a slapping head kick.
Jodoin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malfoy. Malfoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Malfoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin walks into a straight right hand from Malfoy.
Jodoin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Malfoy takes one on the button.
Malfoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malfoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malfoy fakes the leg kick and cracks Jodoin in the body.
Malfoy tries to clinch up.
Malfoy clinches up with Jodoin and pushes him back against the cage.
Jodoin lands a nice uppercut.
Malfoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malfoy tries to clinch up
and Jodoin counters with a left and a right that stings Malfoy.
Ramon Jodoin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malfoy tests Jodoin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malfoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jodoin's waist but Jodoin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malfoy off to one side.
Malfoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jodoin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malfoy misses with a wild combination.
Jodoin misses with a double jab
and Malfoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jodoin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jodoin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jodoin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malfoy - the referee stops the clock and Jodoin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malfoy. Jodoin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malfoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jodoin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malfoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jodoin misses with the combination.
Malfoy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malfoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodoin manages to avoid it.
Malfoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jodoin backs up against the cage.
Malfoy throws a solid leg kick but Jodoin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malfoy.
Malfoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jodoin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malfoy.
Jodoin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jodoin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jodoin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malfoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malfoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodoin throws a right hand that Malfoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Malfoy also avoids with ease.
A jab from Malfoy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin throws a jab when Malfoy was well out of range.
A combination from Jodoin does no damage.
Malfoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malfoy.
Malfoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malfoy misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malfoy.
Jodoin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramon Jodoin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jodoin lands an overhand right.
Jodoin lands with a two punch combination before moving 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!
Jodoin swinging wildly here.
Malfoy misses the shot to the body.
Malfoy scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jodoin swinging wildly here.
Jodoin loads up on a big right hand but Malfoy slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Malfoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malfoy lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Malfoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Good leg kick by Malfoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malfoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Malfoy throws a hook but Jodoin avoids it easily.
Jodoin misses with a looping right.
Malfoy tries to clinch up.
Jodoin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jodoin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malfoy catches Jodoin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malfoy looks to land a combination but Jodoin avoids it well.
Jodoin tries to bum rush Malfoy with a series of wild strikes but Malfoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malfoy cracks Jodoin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jodoin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malfoy counters with an inside leg kick.
Jodoin misses with a straight right.
Malfoy misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jodoin misses its intended target.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut. Malfoy saw that one coming.
Jodoin misses the shot to the body.
Malfoy dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Jodoin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jodoin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfoy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jodoin counter with a right hand.
Malfoy misses with a shot to the body
and Malfoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malfoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodoin manages to avoid it.
Malfoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that Malfoy avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jodoin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malfoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malfoy connects with a jab.
Malfoy tries to clinch up.
Malfoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malfoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malfoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malfoy punishes Jodoin's body with a nice straight punch.
Malfoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Malfoy lands but Jodoin takes it in his stride.
Jodoin missing with a left hand there. Malfoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malfoy lands with a hook. Jodoin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malfoy throws a sloppy head kick and Jodoin moves out of range easily.
Jodoin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malfoy manages to avoid it.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut. Malfoy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malfoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jodoin drops Malfoy with a beautiful combination! Malfoy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jodoin is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malfoy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malfoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jodoin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malfoy on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Malfoy misses.
Jodoin keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malfoy.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malfoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malfoy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jodoin's sensitive parts.
Jodoin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malfoy.
Jodoin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jodoin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malfoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malfoy feints and then cracks Jodoin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jodoin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy pushes Jodoin away with a front kick.
Jodoin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malfoy cracks a nice hook into Jodoin's ribs.
Malfoy cracks Jodoin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malfoy lands a really nice looking cross but Jodoin seems unphased.
Malfoy works Jodoin's body with a nice hook.
Malfoy throws a body punch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Malfoy lands with a shot to the body.
Malfoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malfoy lands with a good body shot.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Malfoy avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Malfoy both land. Nice combination.
Jodoin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malfoy misses the shot to the body.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Malfoy avoids them all with ease.
Jodoin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malfoy throws out a powerful jab.
Jodoin drops his hands momentarily and Malfoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malfoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malfoy.
Jodoin managing to block the knees to the body from Malfoy.
Jodoin pushes Malfoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malfoy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malfoy lands a nice knee to the body.
Malfoy connects with a knee to the head.
Malfoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malfoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jodoin tries to bum rush Malfoy with a series of wild strikes but Malfoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malfoy delivers a nice body kick.
Malfoy keeps Jodoin at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malfoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malfoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jodoin backs up against the cage.
Malfoy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malfoy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malfoy!
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Malfoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malfoy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Malfoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Neckpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Doctor Jones as his entrance music. Sam Neckpunch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Neckpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neckpunch.
Nice takedown defense from Neckpunch. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Neckpunch slips under a jab.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neckpunch moves out of range of the strikes.
Neckpunch scores with a jab to the body.
Neckpunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Neckpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Neckpunch is having none of it.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Neckpunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a right and a left that Neckpunch avoids nicely.
Neckpunch blocks a head kick by Jones.
Neckpunch lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sam Neckpunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Neckpunch is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones presses Neckpunch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Neckpunch's head.
Neckpunch working aggressively here.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Neckpunch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Neckpunch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neckpunchs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow just above Neckpunch 's eye.
It looks like Sam Neckpunch has been cut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Neckpunch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neckpunch prevents it.
Sam Neckpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Jones.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Neckpunch is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Neckpunch to regain full guard.
Neckpunch is breathing heavily.
Neckpunch wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones distracts Neckpunch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Neckpunch keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Neckpunch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Neckpunch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Neckpunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neckpunch blocks a head kick by Jones.
Neckpunch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Neckpunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neckpunch manages to avoid it.
A cross from Jones lands.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neckpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neckpunch misses with a straight right.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neckpunch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a combination
and Neckpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neckpunch misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Neckpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sam Neckpunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Jones.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Neckpunch moved out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neckpunch as he jumps to the side.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neckpunch.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Neckpunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neckpunch moves away.
Neckpunch with a nice cross.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Neckpunch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a hook but Neckpunch blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
The crowd cheers as Neckpunch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Neckpunch moves out of range of the body kick.
Sam Neckpunch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neckpunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neckpunch misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Neckpunch moves away
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neckpunch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neckpunch circles away quickly and effectively.
Neckpunch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shoots and misses
and Neckpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a head kick but Neckpunch moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Neckpunch moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Neckpunch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Neckpunch is just out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Neckpunch circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Neckpunch counters with a straight right hand.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Neckpunch counter with a right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Neckpunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neckpunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckpunch finish him?
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neckpunch rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckpunch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Neckpunch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jones's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Neckpunch!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trujillo Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Trujillo Youngblood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ace Ventura's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trujillo Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ventura!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Youngblood, as that shot connected.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ventura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
Ventura scores with a hook.
Trujillo Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood throws and low kick but Ventura moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws out a leg kick but Ventura moves out of range and Youngblood only half commits.
Youngblood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ventura keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Ventura pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ventura is defended easily by Youngblood.
Youngblood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ventura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ventura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Ventura shoots in but no luck this time.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Ventura drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood managing to control the position.
Youngblood wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.
Youngblood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ventura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Youngblood working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Youngblood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Youngblood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ventura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Youngblood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ventura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Youngblood wants to improve his position but Ventura is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ventura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Youngblood.
A low kick from Youngblood misses
and Ventura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's six 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.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there
so Ventura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Youngblood looking for a sweep. Not yet Youngblood, not yet.
Ventura wants to pass the guard but Youngblood is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ventura postures up in Youngblood's guard and throws a big left but Youngblood blocks it.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Youngblood.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is pulling down on Ventura's head. It's preventing any offense from Ventura, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ventura throws a hook but Youngblood blocks it.
That's eight 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.
Youngblood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ventura shoots for a double leg takedown but Youngblood sprawls well. He's pushed Ventura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Ventura.
Youngblood throws out a leg kick but Ventura moves out of range and Youngblood only half commits.
Youngblood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ventura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Youngblood won't be happy with that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Youngblood is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Youngblood wants to land a leg kick but Ventura is out of range.
Ventura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood tried to score with a low kick but Ventura checks it.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Ventura moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Youngblood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is trying to stand.
Youngblood keeping hold of Ventura's head, controlling as best he can.
Youngblood is not content to let Ventura control the position.
Ventura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Youngblood is not content to let Ventura control the position.
Youngblood keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nice strikes from Ventura there.
Youngblood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is working hard here to advance position.
Youngblood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ventura wants to control but Youngblood is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Youngblood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ventura.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Ventura ducks down to avoid it.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ventura.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
Youngblood wants to slow Ventura down by chopping away at his legs.
Youngblood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Youngblood throws a wild body kick that Ventura sees coming a mile off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Youngblood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ventura counters with a body kick.
Ventura moves out of range of the strikes.
Ventura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
Ventura misses with a series of wild punches.
Ventura connects with a crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a front kick aimed at Ventura's knee but Ventura avoids it well.
Ventura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Ventura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Youngblood tries to clinch up
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ventura scores with a three punch combo!
Trujillo Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Youngblood.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ventura.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there
and Ventura counters with a straight right hand.
Youngblood stuffs the takedown.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a hook but Ventura avoids it easily.
Ventura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Youngblood misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ventura fails with a takedown attempt.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Ventura.
Ventura looks to throw a body kick
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ace Ventura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Youngblood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ventura shoots in and drives through. Youngblood sprawls well.
Youngblood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Youngblood stuffs the takedown.
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ventura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Youngblood. Youngblood obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood wants to clinch.
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Youngblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ventura counters with a shoot takedown. Youngblood fights it but they end up in guard.
Ventura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Youngblood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ventura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura prevents Youngblood from improving his position.
Ventura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Youngblood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Youngblood pushes Ventura off looking to stand but Ventura dives back in and keeps control.
Youngblood is looking for a sweep. Ventura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ventura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ventura slips under a jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood tried to score with a low kick but Ventura checks it.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Ventura shoots in looking for a takedown. Youngblood tries to sprawl out of it but Ventura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Youngblood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Ventura.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Youngblood, as that shot connected.
Ventura fails with the takedown.
A head kick by Ventura misses
and Youngblood finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ventura staying out of range there.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there
and Ventura finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Youngblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Youngblood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ventura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura staying out of range there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there
and Ventura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there
and Ventura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Youngblood misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Youngblood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ventura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Youngblood's knee momentarily.
Youngblood throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ventura counters with a one-two to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ventura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Youngblood did well to prevent Ventura getting side control.
Ventura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Youngblood's head.
Ace Ventura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Ventura 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.
Youngblood trying to control from the bottom.
Ventura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ventura prevents Youngblood from improving his position.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet.
Ventura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Youngblood keeps working.
Youngblood preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Trujillo Youngblood did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Youngblood throws a leg kick
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Youngblood throws a jab when Ventura was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Youngblood misses
and Ventura counters with a single leg into guard. Youngblood didn't expect that.
Ventura won't allow Youngblood to sweep him here.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Youngblood holds on and takes a little breather.
Youngblood controls Ventura momentarily but Ventura frees himself.
Youngblood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ventura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ventura scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ventura trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Youngblood thows a leg kick but Ventura checks it
and Ventura counters with an inside leg kick.
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
An inside leg kick from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood misses with a body shot
and Ventura counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ventura.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ventura slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Ventura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Ventura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Youngblood needs to keep his hands up - Ventura had a free shot at his head there.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Ventura moves out of range.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Ventura lands a jab-cross combination.
Youngblood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ventura shoots for a double leg takedown but Youngblood sprawls well. He's pushed Ventura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Youngblood throws a hook but Ventura blocks it.
Ventura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Youngblood swivels and escapes.
Youngblood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ventura lands with a nice body kick.
Ventura slips a straight right by Youngblood.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good leg kick by Ventura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ventura checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ventura - that will leave a mark!
Youngblood thows a leg kick but Ventura checks it
so Ventura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ventura won't allow Youngblood to sweep him here.
Youngblood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ventura's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ventura working a defensive guard here.
Ventura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ventura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Youngblood wants to improve his position but Ventura is controlling well.
Youngblood wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's eight 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.
Ventura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Youngblood's head.
Youngblood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Youngblood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Youngblood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ventura is thwarting Youngblood's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Youngblood tries to clinch up
and Ventura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ventura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Youngblood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ventura.
Ventura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Ventura moves away and avoids it.
Ventura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ventura showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura throwing shots but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet.
Ventura is pressing down on Youngblood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Youngblood is holding on for now.
Youngblood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ventura trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Youngblood wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.
Ventura is working Youngblood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Youngblood.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Ventura pushes down on Youngblood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Youngblood wants to control the action here but instead Ventura manages to pass to full mount!
Youngblood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Youngblood tries to lock up and control but Ventura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is trying to escape the mount.
Youngblood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Youngblood is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six 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.
Ventura is trying to control the action in half guard but Youngblood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ventura prevents Youngblood from improving his position.
Youngblood tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ventura has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ventura lands a big elbow.
Trujillo Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ventura landing punches.
Ventura tries to control but Youngblood wriggling away.
Youngblood is in a horrible position here. Ventura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is squirming around, avoiding Ventura's attempts to control the action.
Youngblood tries to hold on but Ventura postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to improve his position but Ventura isn't that keen on the idea.
Youngblood in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Youngblood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Youngblood is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ventura lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Ventura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ventura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Ventura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes into the arena with Devil on My Shoulder blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dempsey.
Simpson throws a chopping leg kick but Dempsey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simpson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Dempsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dempsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simpson circles away.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simpson.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Dempsey ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Dempsey avoids them all with ease.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Nice body punch from Dempsey.
Simpson blocks a leg kick.
Simpson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dempsey closes the distance and clinches up with Simpson, looking for a takedown. Dempsey pushes Simpson against the cage but Simpson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dempsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on Simpson's shoulder, as Simpson tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson misses with a hook to the body
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey tries to clinch
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
Simpson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dempsey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dempsey with a nice head shot there.
Dempsey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simpson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dempsey has managed to get both his arms back between Simpson's legs - danger averted.
Simpson working for a triangle but Dempsey defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson working for a triangle but Dempsey defends it easily.
Dempsey looking to pass the guard.
Dempsey throws a big right hand that misses.
Simpson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dempsey defends it easily.
Dempsey is pushing down on Simpson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simpson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dempsey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simpson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dempsey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simpson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dempsey lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is looking for a sweep. Dempsey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simpson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simpson trying to control but Dempsey postures up.
Simpson actively working from the bottom here.
Dempsey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dempsey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dempsey trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
Simpson is trying to maintain the position but Dempsey is very close to passing his half guard.
Dempsey blocks the strikes from Simpson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dempsey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simpson's head.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.
Dempsey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey misses with a straight right.
Chuck Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey.
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on Simpson's shoulder, as Simpson tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey throws a head kick that misses
and Simpson counters with a low kick, right behind Dempsey 's knee.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dempsey counters with a nice leg kick.
Simpson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dempsey to score with a decent uppercut.
Simpson throws a right and a left that Dempsey avoids nicely.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dempsey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simpson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Simpson throws a hook but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dempsey, as that shot connected.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Simpson moves out of range.
Dempsey lands with an uppercut that bounces Simpson off the cage and back into rage.
Dempsey slips a straight right by Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Dempsey.
Simpson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dempsey scores with a shot to the body.
Simpson jabs Dempsey right on the nose. Dempsey blinks but takes it well.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dempsey connects with a nice short shot to Simpson's temple.
Simpson trying to control here.
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dempsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Simpson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet.
Dempsey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dempsey wants to take a breather but Simpson is having none of it.
Dempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
Simpson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey uses his free foot to push down on Simpson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Simpson.
Simpson is desperately trying to improve his position but Dempsey has a good base and remains in mount.
Simpson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dempsey lands with a punch from half guard.
Simpson is trying to get back to full guard.
Simpson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is refusing to be controlled, as Dempsey sits in half guard.
Simpson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simpson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dempsey is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dempsey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Simpson 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.
Dempsey connects with a couple of short punches.
Simpson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dempsey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simpson is looking for a triangle but Dempsey pushes his legs off easily.
Dempsey throwing strikes from guard but Simpson blocks nicely.
Simpson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Simpson misses
and Dempsey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Simpson moves out of range.
Good work by Dempsey as he checks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dempsey scores with a four punch combination!
Chuck Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simpson cracks the inside of Dempsey's front leg.
Dempsey delivers a nice body kick.
Simpson cracks the inside of Dempsey's front leg.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
Simpson throws a hook but Dempsey avoids it easily.
Simpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Dempsey counters with a one-two to the body.
Dempsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Dempsey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey looks for a takedown but Simpson sprawls well.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Dempsey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dempsey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
KJ Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Dempsey moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Dempsey both land. Nice combination.
Simpson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dempsey is out of range and Simpson settles back down.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut.
Dempsey works over Simpson's head and body with a nice combination.
Dempsey looks to land a combination but Simpson avoids it well.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Dempsey looks for a takedown but Simpson sprawls well.
Simpson slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dempsey with a poor takedown
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chuck Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KJ Dempsey.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dempsey misses with a takedown
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dempsey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simpson throws a low kick but Dempsey avoids it.
Simpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dempsey counters with a two punch combo.
Simpson swings for the body but Dempsey moves out of range.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Dempsey moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Dempsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dempsey avoids the body shot from Simpson.
Chuck Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dempsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dempsey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simpson lands a jab.
Simpson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Simpson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dempsey.
Dempsey slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Simpson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
KJ Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
KJ Dempsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a jab.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey lands a two punch combo.
Dempsey throws a big shot that misses.
Dempsey shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dempsey counters with a body kick.
Dempsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simpson slips under a jab.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Dempsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dempsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey tests Simpson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Simpson.
Well Dempsey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Dempsey!
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