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FastLyne bash 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Biron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Grena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Biron!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biron lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Biron. No joy for Grena on that attempt.
Biron unleashes a big counter combination but Grena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biron, pushing him back against the ropes.
Grena prevents the takedown attempt.
Grena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grena feints and as Biron raises his hands in defense, Grena changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grena wants to control from the top but Biron keeps moving.
Grena pushes down on Biron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena working Biron over with strikes.
Biron trying to hold on to Grena's head to control him but Grena postures up.
Grena has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grena is trying to control the action in half guard but Biron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena is really struggling to control Biron but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grena stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Biron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Biron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grena's head backwards.
Biron tries to keep at a distance but Grena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biron swats away the attempt to clinch by Grena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grena shoots for a takedown but Biron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Biron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biron.
As Biron looks to move away, Grena throws a big counter combo but Biron just gets out of the way.
Grena is looking to clinch but Biron is avoiding it.
Grena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biron manages to avoid it.
Biron jabs at Grena's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biron tries to keep at a distance but Grena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Umberto Grena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Biron.
Grena gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Biron regains guard.
Biron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grena has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Biron is proving hard to escape from.
We've been hearing that Grena has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Grena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grena drops back looking for a leg! Biron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Biron manages to kick Grena off! Grena jumps back into Biron's guard.
Grena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grena stands up from Biron's guard - Grena perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grena tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Biron swivels and escapes.
Biron scores with a body shot.
Biron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grena throws a big counter combination but Biron scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Biron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Grena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Biron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Biron moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grena rushes Biron and presses him up against the ropes.
Biron jumps guard.
Grena throwing strikes but missing.
Biron wants to stand up but Grena is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grena in side control, throwing shots but Biron defends.
Grena misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biron keeps working.
Grena looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Biron is avoiding damage well.
Grena decides to stand back up.
Grena misses with a takedown attempt - Biron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Biron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin Biron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grena closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biron manages to avoid it.
Biron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grena backs up against the ropes.
Grena throws a sloppy head kick and Biron moves out of range easily.
Biron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grena on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena lands with a kick to the temple. Biron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Biron connects with a looping right hand.
Umberto Grena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grena needs to keep his hands up - Biron had a free shot at his head there.
Grena throws a lazy head kick
and Biron counters with a left and a right that stings Grena.
Grena doesn't manage to clinch there - Biron circles away.
Grena tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Biron defends well and Grena ends up having to push Biron into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grena moves into range and clinches up with Biron.
Biron is trying to pull guard but Grena turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Biron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grena just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biron jumps guard but Grena stands there with Biron around his waist. Biron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Umberto Grena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Biron.
Grena breaks from the clinch.
Biron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Biron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biron throws a good cross that connects.
Grena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biron throws a combination. Grena tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grena lands in his opponent's guard.
Biron is breathing heavily.
Grena passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Biron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Biron's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Biron scores with a hook to the body. Grena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Biron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Biron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grena backs up against the ropes.
Grena is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Biron's half guard.
Biron is defending against the submission attempts here by Grena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biron is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grena passes to full mount!
Grena landing strikes from the mount and Biron is in trouble!
Grena fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grena punching from mount but Biron doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Biron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grena connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Biron can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena with the ground and pound from mount.
Grena unloading with bombs!
Grena is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Biron can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grena lands a big shot there that rocks Biron but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grena with shots to the head and body - Biron looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grena lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Biron hang on?
BOOM! Grena connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Biron is rocked!
Biron is in a horrible position here. Grena smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Biron is still in real trouble! Can Grena finish him?
Grena has isolated one of Biron's arms. Biron looking to fight him off but Grena twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Umberto Grena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Box has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran scores with a sloppy right hand. Box should have avoided that one.
Mandragoran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Box on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Box is rocked!
Box definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Box shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandragoran but Mandragoran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Box closes the distance and clinches.
Box tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mandragoran just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mandragoran lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bo Box has been cut.
Mandragoran pushes Box against the ropes. Mandragoran is working some dirty boxing. Mandragoran pushes off with a quick right hook! Box goes down! Box tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mandragoran moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lan Mandragoran!
During a confident post fight interview, Lan Mandragoran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickon Reed!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reed on the side of the head.
Williams connects with the punch.
Reed is rocked!
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away.
Reed cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Reed.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Reed leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smash Williams 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.
Reed lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Williams sprawling to the canvas. Reed follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Williams hang on?
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Smash Williams has been cut.
Reed controlling the pace.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams trying to control here.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reed is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reed lands a nice short elbow.
Reed trying to control the pace.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
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. Reed connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Reed content to control rather than advance.
Williams trying to hold on to Reed's head to control him but Reed postures up.
Williams is staying active underneath Reed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reed is controlling the pace.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Reed sits in half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Reed misses with a head shot. Williams uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reed's guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Reed wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reed connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Reed trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickon Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smash Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reed enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reed. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reed holds on and takes a little breather.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Reed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Reed!
Reed postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Reed has passed into half guard.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reed prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams is staying active underneath Reed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reed.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Reed is very close to passing his half guard.
Reed working Williams over with strikes.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Rickon Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams is trying to hold Reed in close to prevent damage but Reed has managed to pass into half guard.
Williams is controlling Reed's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Williams tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Reed stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full 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.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reed avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Reed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rickon Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Smash Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Reed throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams misses with a right hand
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Reed lands a left and a right that sends Williams crashing to the canvas! Reed dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reed scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Reed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reed wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reed cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Reed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reed looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
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!
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Reed with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Reed working Williams over with strikes here.
Reed content just to control the position here.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reed trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Reed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams wants to hold on but Reed pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed with good strikes from the mount here!
Reed tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams regains half guard.
Smash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Reed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickon Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reed 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 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickon Reed!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickon Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos. A fine choice. Desperately has chosen Legend of a Banished Man as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperately moves into the clinch successfully.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Desperately.
Desperately scores with a shoulder strike.
Desperately pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Desperately lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperately.
Desperately lands a body punch.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately working Garcia over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Trevor Garcia has been cut.
Desperately lands a shot to the body.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Desperately keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately scores with a hook to the body.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Desperately works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Desperately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Desperately digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Desperately lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desperately scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Desperately.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Desperately.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Desperately.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Desperately lands a body punch.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperately lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Desperately lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperately.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Desperately.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Desperately.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Desperately throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Desperately has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Struggling Desperately seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Desperately lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Desperately lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Desperately is working Garcia over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Desperately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Desperately has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Desperately is working Garcia over against the ropes.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Desperately throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Desperately scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Desperately working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately lands with a right to the head.
Trevor Garcia's cut is getting worse.
Desperately works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperately lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desperately is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperately presses Garcia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperately is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Desperately makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Desperately is working Garcia over against the ropes.
Desperately presses Garcia against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately lands a knee to the head.
Trevor Garcia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Desperately.
Desperately cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Desperately gets a clinch.
Desperately works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Desperately lands a body shot.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately pushes Garcia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Desperately is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desperately works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Desperately.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
Desperately scores with a hook to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Desperately working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Desperately.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Desperately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Desperately as the two fighters clinch.
Trevor Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desperately.
Good body shot from Desperately.
Desperately lands a body shot.
Desperately lands with a right to the head.
Desperately lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Desperately working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperately makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
Desperately working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Desperately lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperately with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Desperately throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperately stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Desperately.
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Desperately lands a nice uppercut.
Desperately stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperately lands with a left to the head.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperately throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Struggling Desperately is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Desperately.
Desperately digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Desperately scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Trevor Garcia's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Desperately landing knees to the body.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
A hook to the body from Desperately.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperately.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Struggling Desperately comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desperately 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Struggling Desperately!
Struggling Desperately is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Struggling Desperately, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belzebob Creighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belzebob Creighton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Sykes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belzebob Creighton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes blocks a low kick nicely.
Creighton connects with a solid leg kick.
Sykes checks the leg kick.
Creighton wants to land a leg kick but Sykes is out of range.
Creighton throws a head kick that misses.
Sykes checks a leg kick.
Creighton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sykes is out of range.
Creighton is looking to score with low kicks.
Creighton keeps the fight on the outside.
Creighton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Belzebob Creighton has been cut.
We've been told by Sykes's head coaches at Iron Joe's Boxing Gym ($700/wk) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Creighton misses with a low kick.
Sykes misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sykes scores with a jab. Creighton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Creighton keeps the fight on the outside.
Creighton wants to slow Sykes down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creighton throws a chopping leg kick but Sykes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creighton is looking to chop away at Sykes's legs.
Creighton misses with a low kick as Sykes jumps back.
A combination from Sykes does no damage.
Creighton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Sykes misses.
Creighton feints a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creighton throws a chopping leg kick but Sykes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sykes throws out a loose jab but Creighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes throws a head kick but Creighton moves out of range.
Creighton walks into a straight right hand from Sykes.
Belzebob Creighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creighton manages to avoid it.
Creighton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sykes blocks the low kick.
Creighton lands a leg kick that knocks Sykes off balance momentarily.
A big right from Sykes misses.
Sykes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creighton.
Sykes moves in looking to clinch but Creighton pushes him off.
Sykes misses with a looping left.
Creighton throws a low kick but Sykes avoids it.
Sykes throwing a counter right hand but Creighton manages to avoid it.
Sykes checks a leg kick.
Sykes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Creighton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykes can pounce on him.
Sykes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sykes moves into range and clinches up with Creighton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes avoiding damage as Creighton throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sykes fails to land.
Creighton blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Creighton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sykes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creighton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creighton manages to break the clinch.
Sykes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sykes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sykes misses the jab.
Sykes just misses with a punch to the body.
Creighton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creighton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sykes counters with a nice uppercut.
Creighton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykes's calf.
Sykes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creighton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Creighton scoring well with a low kick there.
Creighton motions for Sykes to come forward. Creighton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sykes tries to clinch but Creighton moves out of range.
Sykes throws a right and a left that Creighton avoids nicely.
Sykes blocks a head kick by Creighton.
Sykes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes connects with a nice looking jab.
Sykes moves out of range as Creighton throws a body kick.
Sykes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sykes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sykes misses with a straight right.
Sykes thumps Creighton with a low kick.
Creighton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Creighton.
Creighton misses with a leg kick.
Sykes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sykes tries to clinch up.
Sykes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Creighton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sykes misses with a looping right.
Sykes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Sykes blocks the leg kick.
Creighton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Creighton throws a chopping leg kick but Sykes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sykes takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykes misses with a double jab.
Creighton throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykes looks to throw the jab but Creighton is out of range.
Creighton throws a low kick, looking for Sykes's leg but Sykes calmly moves out of range.
Creighton avoids the head kick by Sykes.
Sykes connects with a body shot.
Sykes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Creighton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sykes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Creighton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Creighton.
Sykes cracks the inside of Creighton's front leg.
That kick from Creighton tenderised Sykes's leg. Sykes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sykes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creighton manages to avoid it.
Sykes throws a body punch but Creighton moves out of range.
Creighton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sykes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sykes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creighton throws out a leg kick but Sykes moves out of range and Creighton only half commits.
Creighton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykes throws out the jab.
Creighton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sykes is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Creighton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sykes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sykes lands a leg kick that knocks Creighton off balance momentarily.
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 Bill Sykes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Belzebob Creighton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sykes with a nice cross.
Sykes blocks a head kick by Creighton.
Sykes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Creighton.
A leg kick checked by Sykes.
Sykes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creighton throws a leg kick but Sykes checks it.
Creighton throws a leg kick but Sykes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Creighton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Sykes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sykes sends Creighton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sykes is motioning to the referee to let Creighton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Creighton is rocked!
Sykes's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creighton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creighton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sykes finish him?
Creighton misses with a head kick.
Creighton ducks into an uppercut from Sykes and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Sykes!
Bill Sykes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gero Evelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tate might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Engine No. 9. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
170 lbs
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24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gero Evelin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Evelin!
Evelin is looking to get back to his feet here but Tate is keeping cool and he's managed to take Evelin's back.
Tate throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tate scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Evelin is looking for a way out.
Tate looking for the choke from the back.
Tate has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Evelin is defending well but eventually Tate manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Evelin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Tate!
Jackson Tate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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28
209 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Castilho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilho clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the ropes.
Castilho pushes off an throws an elbow but Blake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Castilho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castilho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castilho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castilho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake throws a low kick but Castilho avoids it.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castilho's sensitive parts.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castilho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Castilho tries to clinch but Blake moves away
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castilho checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Castilho! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake jabs at Castilho's body.
Blake lands a nice hook to Castilho's body. Castilho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castilho looks winded!
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castilho on the side of the head.
Castilho gets a clinch.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castilho lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Castilho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castilho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castilho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the ropes.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Castilho sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Castilho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Castilho is predictable there
and Blake counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries to clinch but Blake moves away
and Blake counters with a huge left! Castilho is in big trouble! He's backing up but Blake isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Castilho from any more damage. A dominating finish by Blake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Blake!
The defeated Cesar Castilho had this to say: 'Tough Opponent, Ill Be Back Thanks Again '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes to the ring accompanied by Not Today by Sevendust. Blaze comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster by Skillet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Davison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davison.
A countering left hand to the body from Blaze misses.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaze catches Davison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaze sprawls well. Blaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaze as he connects with a hook.
Davison dives in and grabs Blaze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes down on Davison's head and hops out.
Davison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaze swivels and escapes.
Blaze stuns Davison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze cracks Davison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Blaze lands.
Chris Davison's cut is getting worse.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davison.
Davison throws a leg kick but Blaze moved away.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaze lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
No luck for Davison with that takedown attempt.
Davison blocks a jab.
Davison throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davison. Davison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davison or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze, which made it look bad.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaze as he jumps to the side.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Davison goes down! Can Blaze finish him!?
Davison is rocked!
Chris Davison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davison controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.
Oh Davison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blaze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blaze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davison seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davison keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
Blaze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davison dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davison avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze lands a lovely overhand right.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaze sprawls well. Blaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davison gets slowly back to his feet.
Davison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze takes a swing at Davison's ribcage but misses.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison scores with a decent looking hook.
Davison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blaze tries to avoid it but Davison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blaze to the ground. Blaze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Davison with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davison or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze, which made it look bad.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze clobbers Davison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davison was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Davison throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Davison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davison walks straight into a right hand from Blaze - that's dropped him! Blaze jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Davison from any more punishment! Davison complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Blaze!
Johnny Blaze is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Johnny Blaze misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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