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Carnage 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pokey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokey comes to the cage accompanied by Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth. Anthony Gilmore told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pokey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokey lands a really nice looking cross but Gilmore seems unphased.
It looks like Anthony Gilmore has been cut.
Pokey lands a nice looking body shot.
Pokey throws a shot from downtown. Gilmore moves away and avoids it.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pokey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilmore tries to clinch there but Pokey circles away.
Pokey lands a left and a right that send Gilmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Pokey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pokey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Pokey.
Gilmore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pokey misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilmore throws out a leg kick but Pokey moves out of range and Gilmore only half commits.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pokey.
Gilmore is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokey misses with a double jab.
Pokey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pokey scores with a nice head shot.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Big Pokey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pokey was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilmore.
Pokey tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Gilmore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pokey works the jab nicely.
Jab from Pokey.
Pokey cracks Gilmore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pokey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gilmore to stand back up!
Gilmore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gilmore stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Pokey runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Pokey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Squatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Squatch !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo sizes up Squatch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ringo closes the distance and clinches.
Squatch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Squatch being controlled against the cage.
Squatch being controlled against the cage.
Squatch is pressed up against the cage. Ringo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Squatch down to the mat. Squatch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Squatch tries to keep at a distance but Ringo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ringo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squatch backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ringo scores with a shot to the side of Squatch 's head.
Ringo breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo tries to clinch there but Squatch circles away.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squatch .
Ringo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squatch throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Ringo has Squatch up against the cage in a clinch.
Squatch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squatch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ringo misses with a two punch combination.
Squatch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ringo tries to avoid it but Squatch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ringo to the ground. Ringo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ringo fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby Squatch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ringo.
Ringo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Squatch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squatch scores with a one two! Ringo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ringo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Ringo does no damage.
Squatch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ringo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Squatch .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ringo tries to improve position but can't.
Squatch is trying to ground and pound but Ringo uses the momentary lack of control by Squatch to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ringo keeps working.
Squatch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ringo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Squatch prevents Ringo from improving his position.
Squatch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ringo pushes Squatch off looking to stand but Squatch dives back in and keeps control.
Squatch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Squatch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ringo defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Squatch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squatch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squatch trying to control the action but Ringo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ringo is pressing down on Squatch 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Squatch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Squatch looking to sit in guard and control but Ringo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ringo passes Squatch 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Ringo 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.
Squatch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ringo! But no joy.
We've been informed that Ringo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Squatch misses with a series of wild punches.
Ringo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Squatch with a body shot.
Ringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Baby Squatch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringo misses with a combination
and Squatch counters with a two punch combo.
Squatch lands a two punch combo.
Ringo goes for a double leg but Squatch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squatch continues to drive forward.
Ringo misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo gets tackled into the cage by Squatch . Squatch maintains the clinch.
Ringo is trying to drag Squatch to the mat but Squatch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ringo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Squatch manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo has Squatch pressed against the cage, preventing Squatch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ringo blocking some punches.
Squatch pulls Ringo into guard.
Squatch wants to stand but Ringo is controlling the position.
Squatch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ringo manages to get himself to full guard.
Squatch lands a couple of digs.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Ringo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Squatch defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squatch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Squatch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ringo is looking to stand up but Squatch isn't so interested in that idea.
Squatch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ringo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Squatch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Ringo trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Squatch controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ringo fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby Squatch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ringo.
Squatch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringo tries to clinch
and Squatch counters with a three punch combo that has Ringo backing up. Ringo nods at Squatch to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Squatch , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squatch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ringo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Squatch as he avoids it easily.
Squatch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Squatch keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ringo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Squatch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Squatch letting Ringo take a breather here.
Ringo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squatch backwards.
Ringo wants a takedown.
Squatch tries for a takedown but Ringo manages to get underhooks.
Ringo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Squatch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ringo defends well and Squatch ends up having to push Ringo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ringo misses with a takedown attempt - Squatch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Squatch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Squatch 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!
Squatch tries to clinch but Ringo is having none of it.
Squatch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ringo wants to counter the offense by Squatch and move into the clinch position.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squatch .
Ringo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Squatch throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Squatch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Squatch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Squatch misses with a takedown
and Ringo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Squatch tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squatch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo scores with a nice strike.
Squatch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ringo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Squatch . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squatch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squatch wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Ringo misses.
Squatch wants to clinch.
Squatch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ringo circles away quickly and effectively.
Squatch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squatch wants it to stay on the feet.
Ringo keeps the fight on the outside.
Baby Squatch is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Ringo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Squatch counters with a left and a right that stings Ringo.
Ringo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Squatch defends it nicely.
Ringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ringo tries to clinch but Squatch is having none of it.
Ringo rushes Squatch and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ringo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ringo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ringo.
Squatch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ringo.
Ringo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Squatch is defending well.
Ringo manages to break the clinch.
Ringo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squatch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Squatch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control.
Squatch throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Squatch . Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squatch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Squatch !
Squatch is looking to reverse the position.
Ringo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squatch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ringo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ringo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ringo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squatch swivels and escapes.
Squatch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control.
Squatch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Ringo.
I think Ringo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Ringo!
Johnny Ringo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Bad Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Bad Boy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Boy clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bad Boy presses Balboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad Boy won't allow it.
Bad Boy just leaning against Balboa, taking a breather.
Bad Boy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad Boy has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bad Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bad Boy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bad Boy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bad Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bad Boy has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Bad Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Boy has managed to clinch.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Bad Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy lands a left hand.
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bad Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bad Boy clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa tries to circle away but Bad Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bad Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
It looks like Diego Balboa has been cut.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa works over Bad Boy's head and body with a nice combination.
Diego Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bad Boy closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad Boy stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bad Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Bad Boy moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Bad Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy - that landed with a thud.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy leaning against his opponent.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Bad Boy forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy - that landed with a thud.
Bad Boy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bad Boy lands an uppercut.
Bad Boy leaning against his opponent.
Bad Boy is working Balboa over against the cage.
Bad Boy scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bad Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad Boy scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa tries to bum rush Bad Boy with a series of wild strikes but Bad Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Balboa backs off Bad Boy throws a huge counter combo but Balboa manages to avoid it all.
Bad Boy moves into the clinch.
Bad Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch.
Bad Boy clinches.
Bad Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bad Boy is working Balboa over against the cage.
Bad Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bad Boy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bad Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Bad Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Balboa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bad Boy has managed to clinch.
Bad Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bad Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Bad Boy is trying to pull guard but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Boy leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bad Boy slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Bad Boy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bad Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bad Boy has Balboa pushed against the cage.
Balboa tries to circle away but Bad Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bad Boy gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Bad Boy is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Bad Boy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa tries to break free but Bad Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bad Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Balboa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bad Boy clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Bad Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Bad Boy has the dominant position.
Bad Boy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bad Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balboa is defending well for now.
Balboa tries to circle away but Bad Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bad Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bad Boy shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Bad Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Diego Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bad Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Bad Boy is leaning against Balboa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bad Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balboa tries to break free but Bad Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Bad Boy lands a damaging elbow.
Diego Balboa's cut is getting worse.
That's four 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!
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Bad Boy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Bad Boy pushes Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy is struggling to control the position.
Bad Boy stalling.
Bad Boy fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Bad Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Balboa'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. This is the final round!
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bad Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bad Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Bad Boy is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Bad Boy.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bad Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bad Boy looking for a takedown.
Bad Boy slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Boy works on Balboa's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bad Boy missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Balboa blocks with his arms.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy lands a shoulder strike.
Bad Boy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balboa up against the cage.
Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Bad Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Bad Boy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balboa up against the cage.
Black Bad Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bad Boy is stalling here.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage.
Bad Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balboa.
Bad Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bad Boy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy stalling the fight.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bad Boy as the two fighters clinch.
Bad Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy pulls guard.
Bad Boy is trying to keep Balboa in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bad Boy has his feet on Balboa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bad Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Bad Boy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balboa up against the cage.
Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Boy has Balboa up against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Boy gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bad Boy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad Boy won't allow it.
Bad Boy stalling.
Bad Boy lands with a left to the head.
Diego Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad Boy won't allow it.
Balboa dodges an elbow strike from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Boy is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Bad Boy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bad Boy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bad Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black Bad Boy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bad Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Bad Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bad Boy 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Bad Boy!
An out of breath Black Bad Boy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphonzo Mirage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Mirage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mirage blocks the elbow strike.
Alzate stalling the fight.
Mirage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mirage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirage works on Alzate's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Mirage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alzate counters with an outside leg kick.
Alzate misses with a two punch combination.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Alzate throws a push kick but Mirage slaps the foot to one side.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzate.
Alzate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mirage punishes Alzate's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
And Mirage counters with a quick kick to the body but Alzate blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzate was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
A clash of legs there as Mirage blocks the low kick.
Alzate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate works Mirage's body with a nice hook.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
Mirage cracks the inside of Alzate's front leg.
Mirage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Alzate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alzate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzate has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alzate throws the left hand but Mirage avoids the punch easily.
Mirage throws a low kick but Alzate moves out of range easily.
Mirage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alzate misses with a body shot
and Mirage counters with a three punch combo that has Alzate backing up. Alzate nods at Mirage to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzate throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Alzate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alzate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alzate throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage misses with a hook. Alzate ducked under it nicely.
Mirage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alzate lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alzate sizes up Mirage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alzate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mirage lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Alzate. Those never looked like landing.
A solid body kick from Mirage.
Alzate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alzate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alzate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mirage rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mirage tries to throw a body punch but Alzate avoids it by throwing Mirage back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Alzate trying to control the position but instead, Mirage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alzate into the cage.
Mirage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mirage lands a left hand.
Alzate stalling in the clinch but Mirage improves position.
Mirage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirage working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Alzate.
A right hand to the body from Mirage.
Mirage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alzate up against the cage.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Mirage blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Mirage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage has Alzate pressed against the cage.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirage misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage prevents a body shot from Alzate.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage has Alzate pressed against the cage, preventing Alzate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mirage tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Mirage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzates head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate wants to stall.
Mirage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonzo Mirage 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.
Alzate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alzate! But no joy.
Mirage is looking to clinch but Alzate is avoiding it.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzate was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Alzate is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Mirage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alzate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alzate tries to score with a low kick but Mirage moves his leg out of the way.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick.
Alzate takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Mirage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alzate's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Alzate tries a low kick but Mirage avoids it.
Alzate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzate wants to land a leg kick but Mirage is out of range.
Mirage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
A little jabbing left from Alzate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage lands with a nice combination. Alzate backs away looking to recover.
Mirage lands a jab.
Nice shot by Alzate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mirage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alzate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alzate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mirage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alzate throws a shot from downtown. Mirage moves away and avoids it.
Mirage blocks a jab.
Alzate avoids the head kick by Mirage.
Alzate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirage misses with a hook.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
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!
Alzate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alzate thuds a left hand into Mirage's body.
Mirage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Mirage tries to counter by clinching up but Alzate breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Alzate.
Alzate pushes Mirage away with a front kick.
Alzate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alzate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirage moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzate.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate misses with a low kick.
Mirage half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alzate keeps the fight on the outside.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mirage defending well as Alzate loads up on a big left hand.
Mirage misses with a double jab.
Alzate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alzate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
Mirage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Alzate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mirage is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirage.
Alzate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirage can pounce on him.
Mirage moves forwards but Alzate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alzate 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 Mirage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mirage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage checks a low kick from Alzate.
Mirage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Mirage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzate has time to react.
A solid body kick from Alzate.
Mirage looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Mirage looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Alzate throws a counter combo.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alzate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alzate cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzate walks into a left hand.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirage at a distance.
Mirage moves out of range as Alzate throws a body kick.
Mirage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
A swing and a miss from Alzate.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirage blocks the leg kick.
Mirage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirage connects with a crisp jab.
Alzate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alzate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alzate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzate lands a slapping body shot.
Alzate throws a lazy body kick
and Mirage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alzate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Alzate throws out a counter right but Mirage avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Niko Alzate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alzate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mirage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Alzate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alzate digs a good body shot into Mirage's ribs.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate throws a right and a left that Mirage avoids nicely.
Alzate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alzate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alzate moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mirage checks it well.
Mirage is looking to counter punch.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage moves into the clinch.
Alzate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mirage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirage working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirage blocks a body shot from Alzate.
A short body shot lands from Mirage as the two fighters clinch.
Alzate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alzate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alzate misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate pushes Mirage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Mirage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Mirage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mirage.
A good leg kick by Mirage.
Mirage tried to score with a low kick but Alzate checks it.
Alzate misses with a body kick.
Mirage is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alzate.
Nice straight punches there by Mirage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mirage.
A combination from Alzate does no damage.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
A slow jab from Alzate misses its intended target.
Mirage throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Alzate misses with an uppercut
and Mirage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Alzate throws a body kick that misses.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzate.
It looked like Mirage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alzate misses with a left hand
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Alzate throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mirage counters with a thumping low kick.
Alzate lands with an uppercut that bounces Mirage off the cage and back into range.
Alzate throws an overhand right that lands on Mirage's shoulder, as Mirage tries to avoid the shot.
Alzate is looking to land body kicks.
Mirage throwing a counter right hand but Alzate manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mirage.
A clash of legs there as Mirage blocks the low kick.
Mirage is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Alzate sees coming a mile off.
Alzate loads up on a big right hand but Mirage slips the punch.
Mirage takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Alzate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirage can pounce on him.
Mirage checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage lands a high kick!
Mirage tries to clinch up.
Alzate cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Jab by Mirage.
Alzate digs a good hook to Mirage's body.
Alzate lands the left hand.
Alzate misses with a hook.
Mirage moves out of range as Alzate strikes.
As Alzate tries to get set, Mirage tries to push him back and clinch up but Alzate manages to avoid the attempt.
Alzate with a jab.
Mirage lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alzate will feel that in the morning.
Alzate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirage doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Mirage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Alzate.
Alzate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mirage scores with a nice strike.
Mirage thumps Alzate with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mirage scores with a shot to the body.
Mirage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alzates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mirage's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Mirage scores with the left hand. Alzate knows he should have avoided that one.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Mirage.
Alzate is rocked!
Mirage throws a monster overhand right that drops Alzate! Mirage follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonzo Mirage!
Alphonzo Mirage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meechum tries to close the distance and clinch but Ball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ball lands a leg kick that knocks Meechum off balance momentarily.
Meechum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ball swivels and escapes.
Ball tried to counter with a leg kick but Meechum avoided it.
Meechum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ball moves into the clinch.
Ball lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Harold Meechum has been cut.
Ball makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ball.
Ball lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meechum backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ball as the two fighters clinch.
Meechum looks winded!
A short right from Ball on the inside.
Ball gets through Meechum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ball lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meechum or not.
Ball lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Harold Meechum's cut even more.
Ball drops Meechum onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Meechum is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Meechum is rocked!
Ball creates a bit of distance and cracks Meechum with a massive left hook! Meechum crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Ball stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Ball!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Stoica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoica has chosen Eminem - Phenomenal as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Stoica!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez drops Stoica with a beautiful combination! Stoica stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ramirez is looking for the KO!
Stoica is rocked!
It looks like Bogdan Stoica has been cut.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Ramirez slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Ramirez lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Joe Ramirez!
Bogdan Stoica spoke after the fight, saying 'You go BIG or you go home.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Winner Takes It All. Ruslan Temirov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirov gets tackled into the cage by Hawk. Hawk maintains the clinch.
Hawk prevents Temirov from breaking the clinch.
Temirov gets underhooks to prevent Hawk's takedown attempt.
Hawk is pushing Temirov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawk.
Temirov stops a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Hawk lands with a right to the head.
Temirov manages to break the clinch.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Hawk closes the distance but Temirov moves to the side
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Temirov moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Hawk! Temirov continues to tee off on Hawk, landing with a left and a right! Temirov connects with a right hand that leaves Hawk sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Temirov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruslan Temirov!
An out of breath Ruslan Temirov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lincoln Hawk spoke after the fight, saying 'Stellllla!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Barrels of Whiskey. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Noah Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Johnson 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.
Gary Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Jones.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Johnson tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Jones prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones passes to side control.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Noah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Gary Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gary Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Noah Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson postures up.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Johnson is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Gary Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Jones shoots in.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Johnson 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gary Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Jones.
Johnson throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Gary Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Jones down.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones 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.
Jones shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Noah Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Johnson!
Gary Johnson is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowe Joazan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joazan has chosen The Sound of Silence as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lowe Joazan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappalardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Joazan misses its intended target.
Pappalardo tries to clinch up.
Joazan misses with a body shot.
Joazan closes the distance and clinches.
Joazan'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.
Joazan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joazan is trying to pull guard but Pappalardo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pappalardo has a couple of punches blocked by Joazan.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joazan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joazan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joazan working aggressively here.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Joazan.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Joazan's head.
Joazan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pappalardo is working Joazan over against the cage.
Pappalardo lands a right hand.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joazan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pappalardo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joazan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
Joazan looking to stall.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joazan misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joazan goes for a takedown attempt but Pappalardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pappalardo cracks Joazan with a hook to the temple - Joazan is on wobbly legs here! Pappalardo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Joazan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pappalardo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Pappalardo!
Derek Pappalardo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Lowe Joazan had this to say: 'Try better next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marus Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by The Box Tops - The Letter . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marus Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cartel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Ray coming out on top.
Good shot there by Ray.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Ray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Ray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ray trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ray 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.
Lopez has his feet on Ray's thighs here. He's pushed Ray off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ray screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cartel Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Cartel Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Marus Ray was interviewed post fight and said 'It's my way or the highway!'.
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