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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steaphan Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by King Wizard. Kid Cudi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beattie takes a swing at Cudi's ribcage but misses.
Beattie connects with a single shot there.
Cudi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beattie misses the jab.
Cudi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beattie defends well and Cudi ends up having to push Beattie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cudi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cudi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cudi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beattie misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cudi! But no joy.
Beattie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Beattie.
Beattie swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cudi scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cudi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beattie doesn't seem phased though.
Cudi throws a jab but it's blocked by Beattie.
Cudi misses with a body kick.
Beattie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beattie lands with a right to the head.
Cudi is rocked!
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Cudi is still on wobbly legs! Can Beattie finish him?
Cudi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cudi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Beattie has a couple of punches blocked by Cudi.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cudi blocking some punches.
Cudi blocking some punches.
Beattie misses with some punches.
Cudi is looking for a takedown.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Beattie working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cudi.
Our sources have told us that Beattie has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Cudi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cudi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Cudi is working for takedown but Beattie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steaphan Beattie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Cudi.
Cudi manages to break the clinch.
Cudi ducks into an uppercut from Beattie and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steaphan Beattie!
A relieved looking Steaphan Beattie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Kid Cudi had this to say: 'Fuck everybody up in this arena. Ain't nobody thinking bout yo fat asses anyway.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Zamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary - Tupac. Zamana has chosen Modestep - Show Me A Sign as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gonzalez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Zamana!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamana fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zamana thinking.
Zamana has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzalez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zamana.
Zamana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zamana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nick Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Zamana.
Zamana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zamana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Zamana landing strikes.
Zamana trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gonzalez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zamana's best efforts.
Gonzalez actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zamana trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Zamana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zamana trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Zamana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zamana defends well.
Zamana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes a forearm under Zamana's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zamana is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Gonzalez !
A very excited looking Nick Gonzalez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Future–Last Breath. 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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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Takada!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Takada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Takada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Takada throws a combination that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takada clinches.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been hearing reports that Garcia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Takada.
Nice body punch from Takada - that landed with a thud.
Takada gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Takada - that landed with a thud.
Takada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada working aggressively here.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Takada pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takada scores with a shoulder strike.
Takada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takada tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Takada has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takada can turn it around.
Takada avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Takada fails to land.
Takada working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Takada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia is trying to drag Takada to the mat but Takada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is trying to drag Takada to the mat but Takada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Takada lands a nice shot to the body.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takada taking a breather.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Takada lands a nice elbow.
Takada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Takada lands with a left to the head.
Takada presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takada tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Takada working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Takada.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Takada stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Takada lands with a right to the head.
Takada working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takada.
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!
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoru Takada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada moves into the clinch.
Takada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takada is defending well.
Takada digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takada.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Takada back against the cage.
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Takada back against the cage.
Takada has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Takada is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garcia is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Takada to the mat. Takada regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Takada trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Garcia stays in close to Takada's body and controls the position.
Takada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takada can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Takada looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Takada is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Takada's hands, connecting with Takada's forehead.
Takada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Garcia stops Takada from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Garcia there.
Garcia blocks the strikes from Takada.
Takada is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takada moves into full guard.
Takada isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Takada on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoru Takada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takada throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia tries to counter with a takedown but Takada is quick to defend against it.
Takada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada tries to clinch up.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Takada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada misses with a straight left.
Takada tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takada throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takada misses with a hook.
Garcia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Takada misses the jab.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia attempts a counter takedown but Takada avoids it well and moves away.
Takada misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Takada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada is pushing Garcia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Takada scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Takada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Satoru Takada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satoru Takada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short left from Takada.
Takada prevents the takedown attempt.
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Tony Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoru Takada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takada 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoru Takada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel has chosen It's time to say goodbye as his entrance music. Holy Angel 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy Angel!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Angel defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Angel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Angel avoids a kick to the body.
Angel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bob.
Bob lands with an uppercut that bounces Angel off the cage and back into range.
Angel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angel.
Nice cross by Angel.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob blocks a head kick by Angel.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Angel's leg but Angel calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Angel.
Bob with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Angel tries to counter with a clinch but Bob shakes him off and moves away.
Bob throws a chopping leg kick but Angel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel just misses with a punch to the body.
Angel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angel. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob scores with the left hand. Angel knows he should have avoided that one.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angel clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angel.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Angel trying to land knees to the body.
Bob misses with some punches.
Angel working aggressively here.
A short left from Bob.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Angel fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angel tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angel wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob breaks the clinch.
Bob scores with a jab. Angel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Angel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bob misses with a kick to the body
and Angel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Angel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Angel momentarily.
Angel with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Angel.
Bob moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Angel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Angel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Angel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bob misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angel's sensitive parts.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Angel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Angel as he checks the leg kick.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bob misses with a body punch
enabling Angel to counter with a crisp jab.
Angel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Angel misses.
Angel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Angel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Angel tries to counter with a clinch but Bob shakes him off and moves away.
Angel staying out of range there.
Bob fakes the leg kick and cracks Angel in the body.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angel moves away.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Angel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a solid body kick.
Angel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Angel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bob motions for Angel to come forward. Bob throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob 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.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Bob cracks Angel with an open hand slap.
Angel throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Angel, right into the meat.
Angel checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Angel misses the target.
Angel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Angel ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Angel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bob lands with a shot to the body.
Bob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Angel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Angel missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Angel misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Bob lands.
Bob connects with a right hand. Angel shakes it off.
Angel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angel can do to turn this around?
Angel ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Angel. Angel obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angel's calf.
A low kick from Bob is predictable there
and Angel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Angel's ribcage. Angel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Angel is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Bob.
Angel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel avoiding damage.
Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bob.
Bob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Angel lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Angel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Angel tries to land a leg kick but Bob saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel walks into a left hand.
Bob with a jab.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Angel sees coming a mile off.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob scores with a spinning back kick!
A clash of legs there as Angel blocks the low kick.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob thuds a left hand into Angel's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob is looking to slow Angel down with leg kicks.
Angel moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Angel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bob scores with a three punch combo!
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Angel scores with a jab.
Angel feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
Silent Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angel.
Angel takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Angel throws a head kick that misses.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob lands with an uppercut that bounces Angel off the cage and back into range.
Bob is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that second round.
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!
Angel 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.
Crunch! Angel slams his shin into Bob's torso.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Angel walks into a left hand.
Bob stuns Angel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Angel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Angel throws out a leg kick but Bob moves out of range and Angel only half commits.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Angel wants to counter with a clinch but Bob pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Bob staying out of range there.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Angel.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Angel checks it well.
Angel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel thumps Bob with a low kick.
Angel misses with a head kick.
Angel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Angel's head.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angel.
Bob checks a low kick from Angel.
Bob throws a body punch but Angel moves out of range.
Angel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Angel moves away from the strike by Bob.
Angel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angel. That did some damage!
Bob thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Angel if he has to take too many more of those.
Angel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Angel's head.
Angel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Angel flicks out a counter leg kick but Bob steps away.
Bob throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Angel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Angel under the eye.
Angel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel scoring well with a low kick there.
Angel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Angel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Angel 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Angel moves away and avoids it.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Angel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Angel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Angel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Bob throws a low kick but Angel avoids it.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel is looking to score with low kicks.
Angel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bob checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bob appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Angel.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Angel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Angel blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob slips a jab from Angel.
Angel tries to score with a low kick but Bob moves his leg out of the way.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Angel throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob delivers a nice body kick.
Bob lets loose with a powerful body kick. Angel will feel that in the morning.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Angel throws a leg kick but Bob moved away.
Angel avoids the body shot from Bob.
Angel is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob digs a good body shot into Angel's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angel.
Holy Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bob.
Bob wants to land a leg kick but Angel is out of range.
Bob connects with an inside leg kick.
Angel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Angel seems unphased.
Angel throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
A very excited looking Silent Bob made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Holy Angel spoke after the fight, saying 'Scram or I'll fuck you up'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brannigan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertram Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brannigan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Brannigan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adelhard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adelhard manages to end up in side control.
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.
Adelhard throws an elbow but Steele slips to the side and avoids it well.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
Steele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adelhard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele is trying to get back to full guard.
My spies in River's Edge Gym inform me that Adelhard has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Steele gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adelhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adelhard content to stall in guard here.
Adelhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele wants to sweep here but Adelhard controlling him for the moment.
Steele seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adelhard is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Steele trying to control but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adelhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Adelhard blocks nicely.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adelhard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele postures up in Adelhard's guard and throws a big left but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adelhard trying to keep a closed guard but Steele is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adelhard looking to control.
Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steele forces his way into half guard.
Adelhard controlling the position well.
Steele lands strikes from half guard.
Adelhard is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steele working Adelhard over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele working the head and body with strikes.
Steele is thwarting Adelhard's attempts to control the position.
Adelhard gets back to full guard.
Adelhard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Steele postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steele postures up in Adelhard's guard and throws a big left but Adelhard blocks it.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adelhard's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele works over Adelhard with some ground and pound from guard.
Steele might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adelhard is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brannigan Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steele slips a jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adelhard walks into a jab.
Adelhard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard blocks a jab.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele throws the left hand but Adelhard avoids the punch easily.
Steele jabs at Adelhard's body.
Adelhard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adelhard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adelhard jabs at Steele's body.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Steele checks it.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adelhard can pounce on him.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard connects with a crisp jab.
Steele cracks Adelhard with an open hand slap.
Adelhard dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Brannigan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard slips a straight right by Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Adelhard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adelhard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele moves out of range as Adelhard throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Steele or perhaps it was just good defense by Adelhard, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Adelhard misses.
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Steele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Adelhard counters with a nice body shot.
Adelhard needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Adelhard staying out of range there.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele feinted with a counter takedown.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but Adelhard shows good takedown defense.
Adelhard cracks Steele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steele drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Adelhard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steele defends it easily.
Steele scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adelhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele throws a strike but Adelhard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steele is pulling down on Adelhard's head. It's preventing any offense from Adelhard, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adelhard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brannigan Steele dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steele looking to score a takedown here. Adelhard is defending well but Steele drives through and ends up in Adelhard's guard.
Adelhard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adelhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steele is one step ahead there.
Brannigan Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
Adelhard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a big elbow that misses.
Steele won't allow Adelhard to sweep him here.
Steele postures up in Adelhard's guard and throws a big left but Adelhard blocks it.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steele content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Adelhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Adelhard pulls Steele in close to prevent any damage.
Steele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adelhard's head.
Steele 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.
Adelhard looking to control.
Brannigan Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adelhard.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Steele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steele blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bertram Adelhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adelhard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steele trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
Adelhard tries to bench press Steele off him but Steele keeps the position.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adelhard keeps working.
Adelhard can't do much from the bottom here.
Adelhard is trying to improve his position.
Steele tries to advance to mount but can't.
Steele remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steele wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steele wants to control but Adelhard is keeping him busy.
Steele remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adelhard tries to buck Steele off but Steele is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brannigan Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brannigan Steele!
Our winner, Brannigan Steele, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Pink has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
Pink will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pink avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pink trying to keep a closed guard but Berhardt is proving a slippery customer.
Pink can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berhardt controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berhardt trying to control the action but Pink is working from the bottom.
Berhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pink's head.
Pink knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berhardt on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pink avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berhardt.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pink is staying active underneath Berhardt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pink's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt wants to work for an arm triangle but Pink is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Berhardt is just content to waste time from the top position. Pink takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Berhardt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pink's head.
Pink working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berhardt.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berhardt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berhardt postures up in Pink's guard and throws a big left but Pink blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berhardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berhardt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berhardt content to stall in guard here.
Pink preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pink is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pink throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pink pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pink gets caught flat footed, as Berhardt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pink has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Berhardt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berhardt fails to pull guard.
Berhardt jumps guard.
Berhardt pulls Pink in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt working for a triangle but Pink defends it easily.
Berhardt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Berhardt is trying to control the position but Pink postures up.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berhardt is controlling Pink's posture.
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.
Berhardt is trying to keep Pink in close.
Berhardt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Berhardt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berhardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pink keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Berhardt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berhardt trying to control but Pink is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Berhardt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Pink's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berhardt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pink just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berhardt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pink escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berhardt moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Berhardt.
Pink breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berhardt looks to clinch
and Berhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Pink misses.
Pink lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berhardt misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berhardt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berhardt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pink defends it well.
Pink fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berhardt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pink throws a hook to the side of Berhardt's head but Berhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink tries a head kick but it misses.
Berhardt lands a high kick!
Pink chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berhardt can pounce on him.
Pink throws a lazy right hand but Berhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Berhardt misses.
Berhardt swings for the body but Pink moves out of range.
Berhardt connects with a body shot that sends Pink's belly button to the back.
Berhardt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pink looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berhardt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pink at a distance.
Berhardt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pink avoids it really well and circles away.
Berhardt blocks the body kick.
Berhardt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pink looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pink can't do much from the bottom here.
Berhardt landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink defending against the ground and pound.
Berhardt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Berhardt working away.
Berhardt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Berhardt working away.
Pink tries to bench press Berhardt off him but Berhardt keeps the position.
Berhardt working the ground and pound but Pink is defending the strikes.
Pink seems a little lost for a moment, as Berhardt dominates the positioning.
Berhardt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pink keeps working.
Pink is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pink on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pink tries to get out of the position.
Berhardt landing a few strikes.
Berhardt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pink's legs.
Berhardt is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink tries to buck Berhardt off but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt trying to control the position but Pink is working away.
Berhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pink sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pink tries to bench press Berhardt off him but Berhardt keeps the position.
Berhardt tries for a kimura but Pink is defending well.
Berhardt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berhardt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Berhardt.
An elbow from Berhardt crashes against the mat.
Berhardt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pink to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink dodges the ground and pound from Berhardt.
Berhardt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berhardt advances nicely into full mount.
Berhardt lands a big elbow.
Berhardt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pink has worked his arm free - good work by Pink!
An elbow from Berhardt crashes against the mat.
Berhardt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berhardt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berhardt tries for a kimura but Pink is defending well.
Berhardt looks up at the clock and then as Pink takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Berhardt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Berhardt gets a takedown into half guard.
Berhardt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pink to regain full guard.
Berhardt lands a couple of digs.
Pink is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berhardt postures up in Pink's guard and throws a big left but Pink blocks it.
Berhardt trying to control but Pink is working from the bottom.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Pink blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pink is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pink works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Pink blocks nicely.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
Pink is trying to keep Berhardt in close.
Pink is really struggling to control Berhardt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rupert Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berhardt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pink is fending him off so far but Berhardt persists. Nope, Pink circles away and we're back to standing.
Pink throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berhardt. Pink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Pink swings for the body but Berhardt moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berhardt.
Rupert Pink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berhardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rupert Pink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pink keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Pink avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berhardt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berhardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Pink keeps moving.
Berhardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winslow Berhardt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Berhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pink.
Berhardt lands a slapping body shot.
Pink throws a hook but Berhardt avoids it easily.
Pink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pink - that will leave a mark!
Pink avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pink misses with a hook. Berhardt ducked under it nicely.
Berhardt dodges the punch combination from Pink.
Berhardt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pink on his heels. He'll look to pass Pink's guard now, I'm sure.
Berhardt controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pink had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berhardt defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winslow Berhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berhardt 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
After the big win, Winslow Berhardt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philo Beddo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beddo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Beddo.
Beddo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beddo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright thumps Beddo with a low kick.
Wright tests Beddo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beddo works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Beddo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Beddo slips a straight right by Wright.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Beddo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Beddo tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beddo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright cracks Beddo with a good jab.
Beddo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Beddo's leg but Beddo calmly moves out of range.
Beddo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddo moves away.
Beddo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright misses with a hook. Beddo ducked under it nicely.
Beddo throws a body shot but no joy.
Beddo tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Beddo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Beddo with that takedown attempt.
Beddo dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Beddo's head and hops out.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beddo. That did some damage!
Beddo throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beddo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Beddo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Wright.
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!
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beddo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beddo with the counter takedown but Wright avoids it easily.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beddo blocks the body kick.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beddo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beddo darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Beddo digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Wright prevents the takedown attempt.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philo Beddo.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Beddo.
Wright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beddo fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Beddo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Wright avoids the head kick by Beddo.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Beddo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Beddo forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Beddo.
Wright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beddo.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Beddo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beddo throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Beddo misses with a straight left.
Beddo looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beddo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beddo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beddo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddo moves into the clinch.
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!
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Beddo avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Beddo is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Beddo jumps guard but Wright turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beddo has clasped his hands together around Wright's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wright on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wright tries to get out of the position.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wright knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beddo on the ground.
Beddo wants to control but Wright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like Wright is going to stand back up.
Beddo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wright.
Beddo has his hands clasped together around Wright's back. He's all about the action.
Wright is thwarting Beddo's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Beddo misses.
Wright throws a series of punches but Beddo avoids them all with ease.
Beddo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beddo can do to turn this around?
Jab from Wright.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beddo in his tracks.
Beddo misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beddo clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Beddo pulls guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Beddo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beddo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wright is looking to stand up but Beddo won't let him.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beddo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Beddo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright 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.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Beddo from controlling successfully.
Beddo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright's head.
Beddo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wright is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wright has escaped and now he's on top!
Beddo looking for a sweep. Not yet Beddo, not yet.
Beddo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wright's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beddo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright trying to control the position.
Wright wants to sweep here but Beddo controlling him for the moment.
Beddo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright wants to stand and escape but Beddo is having none of it.
Beddo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Beddo throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beddo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Beddo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beddo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright wants to stand up but Beddo is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wright jabs at Beddo's body.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright clobbers Beddo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Beddo keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Beddo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Wright has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddo avoids a kick to the body.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beddo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright connects with a jab.
Beddo takes one to the side of the head.
Beddo jabs at Wright's body.
Beddo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Beddo slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beddo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beddo moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
It appears Wright was looking to counter with a kick there.
Beddo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright misses with a kick to the body
and Beddo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wright won't be happy with that.
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 Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Beddo on that attempt.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright jabs Beddo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Beddo avoids the body shot from Wright.
Beddo is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright tests Beddo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beddo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beddo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beddo takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beddo. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beddo tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright swings for the body but Beddo moves out of range.
Beddo drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beddo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright with a hook.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Beddo off balance momentarily.
Beddo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beddo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Beddo is out of range.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beddo momentarily.
Philo Beddo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beddo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beddo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Beddo ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philo Beddo.
Beddo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beddo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beddo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beddo ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Beddo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beddo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Beddo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright cracks the inside of Beddo's front leg.
Beddo just misses with a punch to the body.
Beddo slips under a jab from Wright.
Beddo swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Beddo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beddo.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beddo misses the shot to the body.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Beddo wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Beddo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beddo. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beddo shoots and misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Beddo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright thuds a left hand into Beddo's body.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlo Stanfield had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield misses with a jab to the body
and Stanfield counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Stanfield misses
and Redfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanfield, right into the meat.
Redfield walks into a jab.
Peter Redfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanfield moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield rushes Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redfield pushes Stanfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redfield digs a right hand underneath Stanfield's ribcage. Stanfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stanfield has a couple of punches blocked by Redfield.
Redfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfield blocking some punches.
Redfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a left hand.
Stanfield gets through Redfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfield throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily.
Redfield thuds a left hand into Stanfield's body.
Stanfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Redfield wants to clinch up but Stanfield keeps it at a distance.
Stanfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick and Redfield moves out of range easily.
Redfield throws an overhand right that lands on Stanfield's shoulder, as Stanfield tries to avoid the shot.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Stanfield tenderised Redfield's leg. Redfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stanfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanfield needs to keep his hands up - Redfield had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Redfield.
Redfield scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stanfield is rocked!
Redfield drops Stanfield with a naaaaasty hook - Stanfield is in real trouble here! Redfield dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Redfield!
Peter Redfield bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Marlo Stanfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got me! Well done to Him,this is not the end for me, I'm gonna take some time, work on my skills the I'll be back! The King Will Return!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's entrance music is Sugar Rush. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green blocks a jab.
Ortega takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ortega 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.
Ortega stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega misses with a straight left.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortega misses with a body kick.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Jab from Ortega.
Ortega moves away from the strike by Green.
A lazy body kick from Green
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green defending well as Ortega loads up on a big left hand.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortega misses with a straight left.
A combination from Ortega does no damage.
Ortega throws a lazy body kick
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortega takes one to the chin there.
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortega thinking.
That kick from Green tenderised Ortega's leg. Ortega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Green.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Ortega off the cage and back into range.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
We've been informed that Ortega has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Ortega lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Ortega is predictable there
and Green counters with a body kick that stops Ortega in his tracks momentarily.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortega 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.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Ortega tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Ortega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green misses with the head strike.
Ortega trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortega into the cage.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortega has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortega.
Green instigates a clinch.
Ortega tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Ortega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Green misses with some punches.
Ortega avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Ortega manages to break the clinch.
Green misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortega! But no joy.
Ortega throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega misses the jab.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Green thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a leg kick.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortega throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green keeps Ortega at a distance using the push kick.
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Green wants to clinch up but Ortega keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ortega thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ortega.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Green blocks a jab.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Ortega tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Green!
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Ortega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
Green has managed to clinch.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green prevents a body shot from Ortega.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Green.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green blocks a body shot from Ortega.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Blake Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Ortega.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green punishes Ortega's body with a nice straight punch.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Ortega takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green misses with a looping left.
Ortega throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green looks to land a left hand but Ortega moved out of range nicely.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortega momentarily.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green cracks Ortega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortega.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Jab by Ortega.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
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!
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ortega.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Ortega's belly button to the back.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortega in the body.
Ortega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Ortega appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
Green looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green connects with a right hand. Ortega shakes it off.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortega misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Ortega's head.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortega now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Carlos Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Ortega's belly button to the back.
Green misses with a hook
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortega takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ortega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green connects with a jab.
Green thuds a left hand into Ortega's body.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Ortega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Ortega ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ortegas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Green misses with a looping right.
Ortega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
A big right from Green misses.
Green sets himself, and Ortega steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time.
Ortega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green connects with a jab.
Green tries to land a front kick but Ortega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ortega connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Ortega off the cage and back into range.
Ortega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega moves out of range as Green strikes.
Ortega throws a leg kick that misses.
Ortega throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrald James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sidious counter with a right hand.
It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
Gerrald James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Sidious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Sidious misses the target.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidious was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Sidious gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sidious drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sidious walks into a straight right hand from James.
James throws a looping overhand right but Sidious ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Sidious down.
Sidious 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Sidious makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sidious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sidious avoids the body shot from James.
Sidious uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James misses with a hook.
Sidious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sidious connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
Sidious blocks a leg kick.
Sidious throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James connects with the punch.
Sidious misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
James misses with a left hand
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidious moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sidious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sidious misses the jab.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sidious is out of range and James settles back down.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sidious in his tracks.
Sidious tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a hook but Sidious avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James feints and then cracks Sidious's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sidious down.
Sidious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sidious digs a good hook to James's body.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sidious. That did some damage!
James throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sidious is rocked!
James ducks right into an uppercut from Sidious.
James swings for the body but Sidious moves out of range.
Sidious blocks a low kick nicely.
James misses the shot to the body.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Sidious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James cracks the inside of Sidious's front leg.
Sidious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sidious is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Sidious.
James slips a straight right by Sidious.
Sidious takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sidious walks into a jab.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Sidious stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sidious checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerrald James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James'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.
James lands a right hook to the body.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Sidious.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Sidious tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James avoids the body shot from Sidious.
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sidious misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a hook.
Darth Sidious is winning the standup battle so far.
James avoids the body shot from Sidious.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sidious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James tries to score with a low kick but Sidious moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sidious checks it well.
Sidious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sidious takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a body shot.
James misses with a low kick as Sidious jumps back.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
Sidious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Sidious blocks the leg kick.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sidious.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
James lands with a good body shot.
Sidious wants to clinch.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sidious with a body shot.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
Sidious throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
Sidious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidious connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Sidious cracks James with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by James.
Sidious takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidious manages to avoid it.
Sidious has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
Sidious takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James misses with a low kick.
Sidious throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
A head kick misses from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidious throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Sidious.
That has opened up Gerrald James's cut even more.
Sidious misses with a double jab.
Sidious walks into a straight right hand from James.
Sidious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James scores with a punch to the head.
Sidious is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sidious stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
James throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sidious.
Oh Sidious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrald James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sidious 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.
James connects with a jab.
Sidious misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James misses with an uppercut. Sidious saw that one coming.
Sidious moves out of range as James strikes.
James swings for the body but Sidious moves out of range.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
James connects with a leg kick. Sidious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sidious seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Sidious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sidious lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Sidious finds it's way through James's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James throws a lazy right hand but Sidious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sidious lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
James slips a straight right by Sidious.
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sidious.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sidious looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Sidious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sidious throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James misses with a hook
and Sidious counters with a left to the body.
Darth Sidious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerrald James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sidious keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sidious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidious misses with a hook
and James counters with an inside leg kick.
James scores with a jab. Sidious acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sidious's calf.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
James connects with a leg kick. Sidious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sidious walks into a jab.
Sidious scores with a body shot.
Sidious misses with a straight left.
James wants to land a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Sidious with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Sidious looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from James misses.
Sidious looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
James cracks Sidious with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James is looking to slow Sidious down with leg kicks.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sidious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sidious misses with a right hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sidious looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sidious.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Sidious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrald James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrald James!
Our winner, Gerrald James, 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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FIGHT
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