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UFC 3-Devil's Night PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davy McConnell (ranked 23492 p4p, 727 weight class) and Wilson Travis (ranked 10098 p4p, 641 weight class). Davy McConnell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davy McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Travis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell has managed to clinch.
McConnell breaks from the clinch.
Travis slips a jab and a cross from McConnell.
McConnell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Travis blocks a head kick by McConnell.
Travis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McConnell blocks a head kick by Travis.
McConnell drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McConnell closes the distance and pushes Travis back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McConnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Travis moves out of range as McConnell throws a body kick.
McConnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis fakes the leg kick and cracks McConnell in the body.
Travis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Travis showed some decent athleticism there.
McConnell tries to kick Travis off but Travis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Travis is looking to stall here but McConnell recovers full guard.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Travis from controlling successfully.
Travis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Travis won't allow McConnell to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McConnell.
McConnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
McConnell lands a knee to the body.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by McConnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell takes an elbow to the temple.
Travis misses with some punches.
McConnell tries to land a knee to the head but Travis blocks with his arms.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis misses with a right hand
and McConnell counters with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of McConnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Travis finds it's way through McConnell's defenses.
Travis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McConnell but McConnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McConnell closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McConnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Travis connects with a leg kick. McConnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Travis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McConnell on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McConnell's head.
McConnell throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
McConnell throws a combination that misses
and McConnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McConnell moves into the clinch.
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 Davy McConnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Travis throws a big shot that misses.
McConnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Wilson Travis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McConnell clinches up with Travis and pushes him back against the cage.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McConnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Travis is looking for the big counter here.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McConnell.
McConnell wants to slow Travis down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis misses with a jab to the body
and McConnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McConnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Travis up against the cage.
Travis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McConnell forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.
McConnell manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Travis lands.
McConnell clinches.
McConnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
Travis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McConnell avoids it.
Travis trying to control the position but instead, McConnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Travis into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McConnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Travis fails to land the takedown.
Travis gets tackled into the cage by McConnell. McConnell maintains the clinch.
Travis misses with a body punch.
McConnell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell instigates a clinch.
Travis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McConnell or not.
A short left from McConnell.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis misses with the combination.
Travis blocks a head kick by McConnell.
Travis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McConnell circles away quickly and effectively.
McConnell rushes Travis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McConnell trying to land knees to the body.
McConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Travis.
No joy there for Travis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McConnell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Travis misses with a straight left.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
McConnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
Travis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McConnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
McConnell wants to clinch.
Travis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy McConnell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
McConnell drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.
Travis wants to stall.
McConnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.
McConnell breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell pushes Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Travis slams his shin into McConnell's torso.
Travis swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell.
Travis avoids the head kick by McConnell.
Travis wants to counter with a clinch but McConnell pushes him away.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Travis circles away.
McConnell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davy McConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Travis stalks McConnell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McConnell's face. McConnell staggers backwards, shaken.
Travis tries to clinch but McConnell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis shoots for a takedown but McConnell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis tries to throw a body punch but McConnell avoids it by throwing Travis back against the cage.
Come on McConnell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConnell misses with a knee strike.
McConnell breaks from the clinch.
Travis clinches up against the cage.
Travis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Travis tries to work over McConnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McConnell lands a nice shot to the body.
McConnell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Travis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McConnell prevents a body shot from Travis.
Travis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McConnell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McConnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Travis takes a knee to the side of the body.
McConnell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Travis up against the cage.
Travis managing to block the knees to the body from McConnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis taking a breather.
Davy McConnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Travis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McConnell blocks a body shot from Travis.
McConnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Travis misses with a body punch.
McConnell breaks from the clinch.
McConnell slips under a jab from Travis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McConnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davy McConnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McConnell, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davy McConnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McConnell, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Davy McConnell!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Davy McConnell!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Davy McConnell!
Davy McConnell wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamadou Sakho (ranked 5478 p4p, 667 weight class) and Ezio Franco (ranked 23634 p4p, 879 weight class). Franco has chosen BASS as his entrance music. Mamadou Sakho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamadou Sakho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakho tries to sprawl out of it but Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco blocks a head kick by Sakho.
And Franco tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Franco with the counter takedown but Sakho avoids it easily.
Sakho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Sakho.
Sakho scores with a takedown into Franco's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakho.
Franco is trying to control the position but Sakho postures up.
Franco wants to sweep here but Sakho controlling him for the moment.
Sakho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franco on the ground.
Sakho postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco trying to strike off his back.
Franco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Franco wants to control from the top but Sakho keeps moving.
Sakho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franco throws a strike but Sakho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sakho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Franco striking off his back but it's not causing Sakho any problems.
Franco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sakho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franco tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakho preventing the sweep.
Franco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakho tries to free his leg and advance position but Franco is retaining full guard.
Sakho postures up.
Franco 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.
Franco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakho manages to get himself to full guard.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco stands up over Sakho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco prevents Sakho from getting back to his feet.
Franco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco postures up in Sakho's guard and throws a big left but Sakho blocks it.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakho has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franco postures up in Sakho's guard and throws a big left but Sakho blocks it.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Sakho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco works over Sakho with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franco throws an elbow that misses. Sakho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franco's guard. Nice move by Sakho!
Franco keeping moving, preventing Sakho from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franco striking from his own guard.
Franco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sakho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Franco trying to keep a closed guard but Sakho is proving a slippery customer.
Franco trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Franco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Franco is pulling down on Sakho's head. It's preventing any offense from Sakho, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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 Mamadou Sakho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakho scores with a decent looking hook.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakho throws out the jab.
Mamadou Sakho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakho.
Franco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Franco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sakho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Franco tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sakho defends it well.
Sakho throws a leg kick but Franco moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Franco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakho has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Franco 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!
Sakho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to pull guard but Sakho won't allow it.
Sakho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Franco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakho prevents the takedown attempt.
Mamadou Sakho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Franco.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco pulls Sakho into guard.
Franco trying to strike off his back.
Sakho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Franco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Franco trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Franco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Franco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franco striking off his back but it's not causing Sakho any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sakho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat.
As Franco tries to get set, Sakho tries to push him back and clinch up but Franco manages to avoid the attempt.
Sakho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Sakho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakho throws a low kick but Franco avoids it.
Sakho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sakho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakho misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakho pinned against the cage. Sakho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sakho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sakho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franco avoiding damage as Sakho throws knees to the body.
Sakho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
Franco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakho trying to land knees to the body.
Sakho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sakho after a bit of a struggle.
Sakho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakho lands an elbow that stopped Franco in his tracks for a moment.
Sakho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakho misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakho won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamadou Sakho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakho misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakho throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
Franco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakho gets a clinch.
Sakho cracks Franco with a nice body shot.
Franco wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakho lands a knee to the body.
Sakho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Sakho tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is working for takedown but Sakho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Franco tries to pull guard but Sakho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mamadou Sakho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Franco.
Franco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sakho prevents it.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakho lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakho.
Sakho lands an elbow that stopped Franco in his tracks for a moment.
Sakho misses with an elbow over the top.
Sakho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franco's defenses.
Franco jumps guard but Sakho stands there with Franco around his waist. Franco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Sakho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Franco letting Sakho take a breather here.
Ezio Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamadou Sakho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakho swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakho managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco pulls guard effortlessly.
Franco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sakho wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakho wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Franco is looking for a triangle but Sakho pushes his legs off easily.
Franco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sakho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Franco trying to strike off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Franco striking off his back but it's not causing Sakho any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakho with a nice cross.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Sakho.
Franco feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mamadou Sakho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakho drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
Franco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakho just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Franco as the two fighters clinch.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Sakho controls the action.
Sakho managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamadou Sakho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sakho, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Mamadou Sakho!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Mamadou Sakho!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Mamadou Sakho!
Mamadou Sakho wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mamadou Sakho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ramirez (ranked 10022 p4p, 798 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 7390 p4p, 705 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ramirez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
OQuinn has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling the position.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
OQuinn throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
OQuinn moves into the clinch.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to circle away but OQuinn has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to break free but OQuinn pushes him back against the cage.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. OQuinn saw that one coming.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OQuinn scores with a nice head shot.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
OQuinn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OQuinn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OQuinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
OQuinn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
OQuinn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn with a knee to the head.
OQuinn scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn connects with a knee to the head.
OQuinn landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but OQuinn has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez .
OQuinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez , pushing him back against the cage.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
OQuinn just leaning against Ramirez , taking a breather.
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OQuinn crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez 's ribcage.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
OQuinn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez wants to break free but OQuinn has control.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling him.
OQuinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
OQuinn tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
OQuinn throws a counter combo.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OQuinn slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez .
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OQuinn moves away.
OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OQuinn gets in close and instigates a 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!
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
OQuinn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez 's face.
OQuinn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damien OQuinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OQuinn is trying to drag Ramirez to the mat but Ramirez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn misses with a knee to the head.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez cracks OQuinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by OQuinn.
Anthony Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Ramirez .
OQuinn pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling him.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
OQuinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OQuinn stalls.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by OQuinn.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OQuinn clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn avoiding damage.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
OQuinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez feinted with a counter takedown.
OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OQuinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez avoiding damage as OQuinn throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
OQuinn prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez 's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OQuinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of OQuinn's head but OQuinn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but OQuinn checks it well.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Anthony Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
OQuinn connects with a solid leg kick.
OQuinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
OQuinn lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
OQuinn lands with a nice combination. Ramirez backs away looking to recover.
OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
OQuinn tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on OQuinn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
OQuinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez 's efforts to push away.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
OQuinn taking a breather.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
OQuinn keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
OQuinn wants to stall.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn checks a low kick from Ramirez .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OQuinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OQuinn moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien OQuinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got OQuinn 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Damien OQuinn 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Magomedov (ranked 5679 p4p, 490 weight class) and Helios Georgiadis (ranked 7423 p4p, 568 weight class). Alexander Magomedov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helios Georgiadis's chin.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helios Georgiadis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiadis rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov can't break the clinch.
Magomedov is trying to push Georgiadis away but Georgiadis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Georgiadis lands an elbow just above Magomedov 's eye.
Georgiadis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Georgiadis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Georgiadis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Georgiadis lands a nice uppercut.
Georgiadis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Georgiadis scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georgiadis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Georgiadis lands a knee to the head.
Georgiadis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Georgiadis lands a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Magomedov working hard to break the clinch.
Georgiadis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Georgiadis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Magomedov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiadis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Georgiadis connects with a knee to the head.
Georgiadis working the clinch nicely. Magomedov is working for position but Georgiadis cracks him with a big knee to the head! Magomedov crumples up against the cage and Georgiadis lands two more shots before the ref can save Magomedov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Helios Georgiadis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Cromwell (ranked 4540 p4p, 516 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 8624 p4p, 739 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Cromwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromwell gets tackled into the cage by Liaw. Liaw maintains the clinch.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cromwell connects with a looping right hand.
Liaw throws a head kick but Cromwell moves out of range.
Cromwell throws a sloppy head kick and Liaw moves out of range easily.
Liaw gets a clinch.
Cromwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liaw keeps control of Cromwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liaw has Cromwell pressed against the cage, preventing Cromwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Cromwell lands a jab to Liaw's midsection.
Cromwell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cromwell looks to land a body kick but Liaw moved away.
Cromwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liaw moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cromwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw slips under a jab from Cromwell.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.
Cromwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cromwell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Liaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw is controlling him.
Liaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cromwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cromwell's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cromwell working hard to break the clinch.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Liaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cromwell after a bit of a struggle.
Liaw pulls guard successfully.
Liaw trying to keep a closed guard but Cromwell is proving a slippery customer.
Liaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cromwell defends well.
Liaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cromwell is fighting to break Liaw's control of his arms but Liaw is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liaw is trying to keep Cromwell in close.
Liaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cromwell manages to get himself to full guard.
Cromwell controls Liaw momentarily but Liaw frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liaw stopping the sweep attempt from Cromwell.
Cromwell being controlled here, momentarily.
Liaw postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cromwell misses with a hook. Liaw ducked under it nicely.
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 Thomas Cromwell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liaw forces Cromwell back against the cage and clinches.
Cromwell is trying to break free.
Liaw decides to pull guard.
Liaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Liaw working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liaw controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liaw on the ground.
Cromwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liaw's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Liaw staying out of range there.
Cromwell leaves Liaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cromwell avoids the head kick by Liaw.
Cromwell tries to bum rush Liaw with a series of wild strikes but Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liaw tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left lands for Cromwell.
Thomas Cromwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cromwell, as that shot connected.
Liaw clinches up with Cromwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Liaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cromwell after a bit of a struggle.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw has him pressed against the cage.
Liaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cromwell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cromwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cromwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Cromwell misses.
Thomas Cromwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liaw has a takedown stuffed.
Liaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cromwell pinned against the cage. Cromwell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liaw is breathing heavily.
A big left from Cromwell misses.
Cromwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Cromwell - just one landing.
Cromwell feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Cromwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cromwell scores with a four punch combination!
Cromwell tries to bum rush Liaw with a series of wild strikes but Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cromwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Cromwell. No joy for Liaw on that attempt.
Cromwell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cromwell throws a shot from downtown. Liaw moves away and avoids it.
Cromwell scores with a head kick. Liaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cromwell swivels and escapes.
Cromwell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the liver by Cromwell. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas Cromwell is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Cromwell lands but Liaw takes it in his stride.
Cromwell swinging wildly here.
Cromwell throws a wild body kick that Liaw sees coming a mile off.
Cromwell swings for the body but Liaw moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Cromwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liaw has managed to clinch.
Cromwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Cromwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Cromwell sprawls well. He's pushed Liaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cromwell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cromwell with a nice cross.
Cromwell missing with a left hand there. Liaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cromwell throws a series of punches but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Cromwell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Cromwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas Cromwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liaw drives through and clinches with Cromwell against the cage.
Cromwell avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Liaw has Cromwell pressed against the cage, preventing Cromwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell is pressed up against the cage. Liaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cromwell down to the mat. Cromwell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cromwell takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Cromwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liaw pushes Cromwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Cromwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Liaw won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cromwell is trying to break the clinch but Liaw is controlling him.
Liaw jumps guard but Cromwell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell tries to circle away but Liaw has him pinned against the cage.
Liaw stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw keeps control of Cromwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cromwell tries to break free but Liaw pushes him back against the cage.
Cromwell has had enough of the clinch but Liaw keeps him there for the moment.
Cromwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw avoiding damage.
Cromwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liaw is defending well for now.
Liaw pulls guard.
Liaw is trying to keep Cromwell in close.
Liaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liaw trying to control the position.
Thomas Cromwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cromwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liaw 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.
Liaw has his hands on Cromwell's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Liaw scores with a four punch combination!
Cromwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cromwell takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Cromwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weimin Liaw.
Cromwell misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Cromwell.
Cromwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Cromwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cromwell misses with a jab to the body
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cromwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liaw has his takedown stuffed
and Cromwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cromwell throws a head kick but Liaw moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cromwell.
Cromwell misses with a hook. Liaw ducked under it nicely.
Liaw shoots in but Cromwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cromwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cromwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cromwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Cromwell.
Liaw blocks a head kick by Cromwell.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liaw scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Cromwell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cromwell, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Thomas Cromwell!
Thomas Cromwell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 23324 p4p, 899 weight class) and Christopher Banks (ranked 9316 p4p, 858 weight class). Cusumano's entrance music is Gamefire. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Banks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to clinch up.
Cusumano tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cusumano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banks throws a body shot but no joy.
Cusumano misses with a body kick.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cusumano keeps the fight on the outside.
Cusumano tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cusumano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cusumano lands a head shot.
Banks scores with a takedown into Cusumano's guard.
Cusumano is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Banks presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano breaks the clinch.
Cusumano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy body kick from Cusumano
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown. Cusumano fights it but they end up in guard.
Cusumano has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Banks is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Banks tries for a takedown but Cusumano manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks has picked Cusumano up - he's going for a ride! Banks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Banks trying to pass the guard but Cusumano defending well.
Cusumano keeping hold of Banks's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks wants to control but Cusumano is keeping him busy.
Cusumano tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks prevents Cusumano from standing back up.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cusumano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cusumano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Banks prevents Cusumano from getting back to his feet.
Banks trying to control but Cusumano is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cusumano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Cusumano jabs Banks right on the nose. Banks blinks but takes it well.
Cusumano keeps the fight on the outside.
Cusumano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cusumano looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Banks gets caught napping as Cusumano dives in and scores a takedown. Banks manages to retain guard.
Banks is looking for a triangle but Cusumano pushes his legs off easily.
Banks trying to control the position.
Banks wants to get back to his feet but Cusumano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cusumano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cusumano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banks looking to control.
Cusumano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cusumano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cusumano trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to keep Cusumano in close.
Cusumano scoring with some ground and pound.
Cusumano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cusumano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cusumano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
Cusumano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks is trying to keep Cusumano in close.
Cusumano lands a couple of elbows.
Banks is still in real trouble! Can Cusumano finish him?
Cusumano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Cusumano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cusumano landing with the ground and pound.
Cusumano distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cusumano arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Banks's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Cusumano!
A very excited looking Steve Cusumano 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Supertramp (ranked 3980 p4p, 465 weight class) and Liam Browne (ranked 3745 p4p, 447 weight class). Supertramp's entrance music is Sikamikanico- Red Hot Chili Peppers. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Supertramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Browne!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Alexander Supertramp has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
Supertramp misses with a straight left.
Supertramp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Browne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Supertramp scores with a sloppy right hand. Browne should have avoided that one.
Supertramp misses the jab.
Supertramp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Browne misses.
Supertramp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Browne as he avoids it easily.
Supertramp scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Browne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Browne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Browne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Supertramp.
Supertramp looks to throw the jab but Browne is out of range.
Supertramp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Browne throws out a counter right but Supertramp avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Supertramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Supertramp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne tries a head kick but it misses.
Supertramp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Browne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supertramp was well out of range. Poor timing from Browne.
Browne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Supertramp.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Supertramp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Browne misses with a body kick.
Alexander Supertramp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supertramp looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Browne.
Browne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Browne lands a left and a right that send Supertramp crashing to the mat, dazed. Browne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne throws a front kick aimed at Supertramp's knee but Supertramp avoids it well.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Supertramp is rocked!
Browne plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Supertramp swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Supertramp face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam Browne!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Browne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 1649 p4p, 254 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 4353 p4p, 559 weight class). Rothschild has chosen Iron Maiden- Wrathchild as his entrance music. Andy Rothschild acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
White misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothschild's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothschild scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from White misses.
White lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rothschild if he has to take too many more of those.
Danny White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Rothschild misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rothschild slips a jab from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White scores with a punch to the head.
White works the jab nicely.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
Nice jab there from Rothschild.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild connects with a jab.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rothschild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rothschild defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild slips a jab from White.
White scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from White.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White slips a straight right by Rothschild.
White misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Jab by White.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White tries to bum rush Rothschild with a series of wild strikes but Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
White throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
White scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rothschild takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rothschild cracks White with an open hand slap.
White takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but White checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 Danny White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild delivers a nice body kick.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White misses with a kick to the body.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Rothschild moves out of range as White strikes.
Rothschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Danny White is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rothschild back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rothschild.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
White throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rothschild slips a straight right by White.
White misses with a looping right.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Rothschild slips a jab from White.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White connects with the punch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but White steps away.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
White needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from White.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by White.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from White misses.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White keeps Rothschild at a distance using the push kick.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
White throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
White missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the 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!
White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothschild keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White misses with an uppercut.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothschild drops White with a big left hand! White is injured, injured bad! Rothschild jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
Our winner, Andy Rothschild, 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.
Danny White spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs, once again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Harvey (ranked 3752 p4p, 490 weight class) and Sic Vicious (ranked 1282 p4p, 200 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vicious 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.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vicious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Vicious wants to break free but Harvey has control.
Harvey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vicious regains guard.
Harvey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vicious dives on top into guard.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicious controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vicious is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
Harvey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harvey wants to hit a switch here but Vicious passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harvey there!
Vicious tries to control but Harvey wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to hold on but Vicious pushes him away.
Vicious wants to control the action but instead Harvey gets a body lock and reverses into Vicious 's guard! Nice work!
Vicious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vicious keeping full guard, as Harvey tries to pass.
Vicious working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious is adopting a defensive guard.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Vicious is keeping the position.
Harvey advances to half guard.
Harvey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vicious !
Vicious is looking to improve his position but Harvey isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vicious turns into him and now he's in Harvey's guard.
Harvey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vicious tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvey is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vicious is sitting in close to Harvey's body. Harvey has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vicious is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vicious is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harvey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Van Harvey!
Van Harvey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Sic Vicious was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back motherf##kers!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 907 p4p, 124 weight class) and Philip Farmery (ranked 2086 p4p, 279 weight class). Schopenhauer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is London Calling. Farmery is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Amity Affliction-Pittsburgh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Farmery!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery checks a leg kick.
Schopenhauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farmery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Farmery misses.
Schopenhauer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farmery lands a nice hook to Schopenhauer's body. Schopenhauer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farmery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schopenhauer doesn't seem bothered though.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Schopenhauer's head but Schopenhauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farmery throws a hook but Schopenhauer blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmery. Schopenhauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schopenhauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farmery.
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schopenhauer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schopenhauer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farmery misses the shot to the body.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Schopenhauer scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery lands a head kick!
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farmery keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Schopenhauer closes the distance and pushes Farmery back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Schopenhauer's head coaches at Helsinki Athletics Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
It seemed like Farmery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schopenhauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch but Farmery is having none of it.
Farmery checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schopenhauer blocks a head kick by Farmery.
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schopenhauer connects with an inside leg kick.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery 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.
Farmery moves out of range of the leg kick from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farmery lands with a slapping head kick.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farmery throws a jab but it's blocked by Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer connects with a leg kick. Farmery looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schopenhauer wants to land a leg kick but Farmery is out of range.
Farmery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer clinches up with Farmery and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Farmery.
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch.
Schopenhauer moves into range and clinches up with Farmery.
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schopenhauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schopenhauer slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Farmery backs away, Schopenhauer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Schopenhauer gets a clinch.
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery has a couple of punches blocked by Schopenhauer.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Farmery fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick as Farmery jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Farmery blocks the leg kick.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schopenhauer clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Farmery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farmery is trying to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling him.
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schopenhauer lands a leg kick that knocks Farmery off balance momentarily.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmery misses the jab.
Schopenhauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Schopenhauer wants to clinch up but Farmery keeps it at a distance.
Schopenhauer tries a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Donk. Farmery catches Schopenhauer right on the button with a cross.
Farmery scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farmery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farmery misses with a two punch combination.
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch.
Farmery tries to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling the position.
Farmery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schopenhauer has him pressed against the cage.
Farmery is trying to break free.
Farmery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer throws out a leg kick but Farmery moves out of range and Schopenhauer only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Farmery connects with a high kick.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch there but Farmery circles away.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Farmery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schopenhauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farmery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schopenhauer.
No joy there for Farmery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Farmery.
Philip Farmery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up but Farmery circles away and keeps his distance.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery connects with a body shot.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Farmery blocks the leg kick.
Schopenhauer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farmery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Schopenhauer avoids it well.
Schopenhauer has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery manages to break the clinch.
Schopenhauer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Schopenhauer.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Schopenhauer throws a front kick aimed at Farmery's knee but Farmery avoids it well.
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schopenhauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Farmery plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Farmery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farmery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schopenhauer can pounce on him.
Schopenhauer avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Philip Farmery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farmery misses with a looping right.
Schopenhauer clinches up with Farmery and pushes him back against the cage.
Farmery wants to get back to striking at distance but Schopenhauer won't allow it.
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schopenhauer darts in and clinches Farmery up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farmery is trying to break free.
Arthur Schopenhauer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farmery is looking to break free of the clinch but Schopenhauer has double underhooks.
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schopenhauer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farmery is out of range and Schopenhauer settles back down.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Farmery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farmery looks to throw the jab but Schopenhauer is out of range.
Farmery throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery misses with a wild combination.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Schopenhauer avoids it well.
Schopenhauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farmery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schopenhauer rushes Farmery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch there but Farmery circles away.
Farmery jabs Schopenhauer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farmery checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schopenhauer.
Farmery throws a lazy right hand but Schopenhauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farmery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farmery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farmery is looking to break free of the clinch but Schopenhauer has double underhooks.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmery.
Schopenhauer keeps control of Farmery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farmery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery misses with an uppercut. Schopenhauer saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Farmery swings for the body but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Schopenhauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schopenhauer closes the distance and clinches.
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schopenhauer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Farmery.
Farmery throws a hook but Schopenhauer blocks it.
Farmery scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer obviously looking to wear him down.
Schopenhauer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farmery, pushing him back against the cage.
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery lands with a slapping head kick.
Farmery misses with a straight right.
Schopenhauer misses with a leg kick.
Schopenhauer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schopenhauer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schopenhauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farmery manages to break the clinch.
Farmery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schopenhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Farmery.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Farmery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farmery tries to bum rush Schopenhauer with a series of wild strikes but Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schopenhauer forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Schopenhauer breaks from the clinch.
Farmery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schopenhauer doesn't seem bothered though.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery is looking for the big counter here.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schopenhauer tries a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Schopenhauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farmery.
Schopenhauer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farmery misses with an uppercut.
Farmery tries to bum rush Schopenhauer with a series of wild strikes but Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farmery gets tackled into the cage by Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer maintains the clinch.
Farmery is trying to push Schopenhauer away but Schopenhauer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schopenhauer stalling the fight.
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch.
Farmery throws a looping overhand right but Schopenhauer ducks down to avoid it.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schopenhauer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farmery is out of range.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up but Farmery circles away and keeps his distance.
Schopenhauer clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Farmery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schopenhauer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farmery's efforts to push away.
Farmery tries to work over Schopenhauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery is trying to break free.
Farmery tries to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling the position.
Schopenhauer blocking some punches.
Farmery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farmery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmery lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well,Schopenhauer is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schopenhauer manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schopenhauer 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.
Schopenhauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farmery's calf.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farmery throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schopenhauer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farmery is able to avoid easily.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Farmery's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farmery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schopenhauer is looking to clinch.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick, looking for Farmery's leg but Farmery calmly moves out of range.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Farmery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer defending well as Farmery loads up on a big left hand.
Schopenhauer rushes Farmery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farmery swinging wildly here.
Schopenhauer moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Schopenhauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schopenhauer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farmery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farmery misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schopenhauer instigates a clinch.
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schopenhauer is looking to score with low kicks.
Farmery checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farmery! But no joy.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery checks a leg kick.
Schopenhauer avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Schopenhauer moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
Schopenhauer slips a straight right by Farmery.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot to the body.
Farmery misses with a series of wild punches.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schopenhauer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arthur Schopenhauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farmery is trying to force a seperation but Schopenhauer has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Farmery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farmery 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery wins by unanimous decision!
Philip Farmery spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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