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NAF 29: Power vs. Murder PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lionel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lionel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hernandez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lionel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lionel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lionel sprawls well. Lionel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lionel fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Lionel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lionel.
Lionel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lionel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lionel looking to pass the guard.
Lionel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lionel trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Lionel tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lionel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hernandez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lionel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hernandez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lionel has managed to get both his arms back between Hernandez's legs - danger averted.
Lionel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lionel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lionel is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Lionel looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Lionel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionel seems keen to control Hernandez's posture.
Lionel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lionel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Lionel circles away easily
and Lionel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lionel tries to score with a low kick but Hernandez moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez fails with the takedown
and Lionel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Lionel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez wants to hold on but Lionel pushes him away.
Lionel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hernandez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hernandez shrugs it off.
Lionel scoring with strikes but Hernandez is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position but Lionel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Lionel's attempts to control the action.
Lionel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lionel unloads with some shots from mount but Hernandez bucks and avoids them well.
Hernandez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Lionel is very close to passing his half guard.
Lionel decides to return to a standing position.
Lionel looks gassed!
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Lionel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez wants to control but Lionel postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez tries to buck Lionel off but Lionel is having none of it.
Hernandez struggling a bit here.
Hernandez gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lionel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lionel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lionel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez holds of for dear life.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Lionel maintains control.
Hernandez wants to hold on but Lionel pushes him away.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez has given up his back here.
Hernandez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lionel.
Lionel is breathing heavily.
Hernandez breaks Lionel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lionel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lionel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lionel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lionel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jon Lionel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez passes Lionel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hernandez is trying to work for a kimura but Lionel is defending well.
Lionel is defending against the submission attempts here by Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez wants to take a breather but Lionel is having none of it.
Hernandez seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez is trying to control. Lionel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Xavier Hernandez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
and Lionel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lionel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lionel there.
Hernandez is in trouble now - Lionel has advanced to mount!
Lionel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Lionel is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lionel has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hernandez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lionel is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hernandez pulls down on the head and he's put Lionel to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Xavier Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boob Naboob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes into the arena with A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart blaring out of the sound system. Naboob has chosen Bullet With Butterfly Wings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Boob Naboob enters the cage!
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boob Naboob!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger cracks Naboob with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballinger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Ballinger does no damage.
Ballinger throws a nice looking combination but Naboob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Ballinger does it's job there.
Naboob looks for a takedown but Ballinger sprawls well.
Naboob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballinger tries to avoid it but Naboob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballinger to the ground. Ballinger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Ballinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boob Naboob.
Naboob fails to land the takedown.
Ballinger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ballinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Naboob is rocked!
Ballinger lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Naboob is looking to close the distance but Ballinger sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Naboob crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Naboob is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ryan Ballinger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Knighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knighton has chosen Move by Thousand Foot Krutch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Knighton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knighton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turd.
Turd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Turd.
Turd tries for a takedown but Knighton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turd tries for a takedown but Knighton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turd fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for One Turd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knighton is out of range and Turd settles back down.
Turd tries to bum rush Knighton with a series of wild strikes but Knighton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knighton if he has to take too many more of those.
Turd misses with a body kick.
Turd looks to land a body kick but Knighton moved away.
Turd fails to land the takedown.
Turd is breathing heavily.
Knighton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knighton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knighton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knighton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knighton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knighton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knighton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knighton defends well.
Turd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knighton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turd's head.
Turd has his foot on Knighton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knighton works his way back into a safe position though.
Turd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knighton defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knighton stands up over Turd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knighton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turd is looking for a triangle but Knighton pushes his legs off easily.
Turd has his foot on Knighton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knighton works his way back into a safe position though.
Knighton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knighton postures up and lands a big shot to Turd's brow.
Turd is looking for a triangle but Knighton pushes his legs off easily.
Knighton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knighton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knighton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knighton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turd's head.
Knighton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knighton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knighton drops back looking for a leg! Turd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turd manages to kick Knighton off! Knighton jumps back into Turd's guard.
Turd looking for a triangle here. Knighton is fighting it but it looks tight! Turd pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Knighton is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). One Turd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chartreuse Chamomile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chartreuse Chamomile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chartreuse Chamomile!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamomile ducks right into an uppercut from Maddox.
Chamomile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chamomile tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox works Chamomile's body with a nice hook.
Chamomile misses with a double jab
and Maddox counters with a shoot takedown. Chamomile fights it but they end up in guard.
Maddox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maddox is stalling in the full guard.
Chamomile wants to stand and escape but Maddox is having none of it.
Maddox scoring with some ground and pound.
Chamomile is looking to stand up but Maddox isn't so interested in that idea.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamomile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox advances to half guard.
Chamomile is looking to escape.
Maddox not doing much here.
Maddox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chamomile does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chamomile looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maddox lands a nice short elbow.
Maddox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maddox connects with a nice short shot to Chamomile's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamomile is trying to stand.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chamomile does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
Maddox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chamomile wants to get back to his feet.
Maddox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chamomile trying to control here.
Maddox trying to control from half guard but Chamomile is working away.
Maddox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chamomile is trying to stand.
Maddox working the head and body with strikes.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chamomile does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maddox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chamomile with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maddox content to control rather than advance.
Maddox slips a nice elbow through Chamomile's hands, connecting with Chamomile's forehead.
Maddox lands with a punch from half guard.
Maddox lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maddox working the head and body with strikes.
Maddox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chamomile tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Maddox seems content to control.
Chamomile looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chamomile on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chamomile looking for submissions off his back.
Chamomile looks gassed!
Chamomile is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Maddox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chamomile with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chamomile is trying to control but Maddox passes into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamomile seems a little lost for a moment, as Maddox dominates the positioning.
Chamomile sneaks back into half guard.
Maddox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chamomile wants to get back to full guard.
Chamomile wants to get back to his feet.
Maddox slips a nice elbow through Chamomile's hands, connecting with Chamomile's forehead.
Maddox working over Chamomile with some ground and pound. Chamomile looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maddox is trying to control. Chamomile wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maddox prevents Chamomile from standing back up.
Maddox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamomile is looking to escape.
Maddox lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chamomile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddox shoots for a double leg takedown but Chamomile sprawls well. He's pushed Maddox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chamomile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maddox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maddox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maddox advances position into side control!
Chamomile wants to get back to his feet.
Chamomile is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox scoring with punches and elbows.
Chamomile is looking for a sweep.
Maddox in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chamomile tries to bench press Maddox off him but Maddox keeps the position.
Chamomile is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is working Chamomile over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chamomile is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chamomile is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Maddox is chipping away with strikes.
Maddox cracks Chamomile with a big right hand but Chamomile just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maddox lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chamomile is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Chamomile is trying to buck Maddox off.
Maddox is working Chamomile over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maddox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chamomile manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chamomile keeps working.
Chamomile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maddox is keen to just control but Chamomile is a slippery customer.
Chamomile wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maddox not doing much here.
Maddox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chamomile pushes Maddox off and gets back to his feet.
Maddox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chamomile!
The referee warns Chamomile that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
Maddox blocks Chamomile's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chamomile is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
Chamomile wants to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Maddox is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chamomile can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maddox controlling his opponent.
Maddox with a couple of short strikes.
Maddox breaks from Chamomile's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Chamomile really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Chamomile in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maddox punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chamomile is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Maddox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chamomile hang on?
Maddox landing strikes from the mount.
Maddox scoring with strikes but Chamomile is staying in there.
Maddox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maddox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chamomile looks a forlorn figure.
Maddox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chamomile?
Chamomile is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chamomile tries to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Chamomile squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maddox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maddox scoring with strikes but Chamomile is staying in there.
Maddox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamomile can do to turn this around?
Maddox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chamomile looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chamomile throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Maddox gets the takedown into side control.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox landing strikes.
Maddox wants to control but Chamomile is keeping him busy.
Chamomile struggling a bit here.
Maddox landing strikes.
Maddox working the head and body with strikes.
Chamomile is trying to control Maddox's posture but Maddox avoids it.
Chamomile tries to improve position but can't.
Maddox wants to control but Chamomile is keeping him busy.
Chamomile is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maddox connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox grinds an elbow into Chamomile's temple.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox trying to control the action but Chamomile is working from the bottom.
Chamomile is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chamomile takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chamomile prevents Maddox from improving position.
Maddox scoring with punches and elbows.
Chamomile wants to get back to his feet.
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox scores with punches from side control.
Chamomile wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maddox trying to control the position but Chamomile is working away.
Maddox prevents Chamomile from escaping the position.
Chamomile is trying to control Maddox's posture but Maddox avoids it.
Maddox works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chamomile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chamomile wants to clinch
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox cracks Chamomile with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maddox tests Chamomile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chamomile tries to land a front kick but Maddox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Maddox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chamomile doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maddox.
Chamomile tries to clinch but Maddox moves away
enabling Maddox to counter with a crisp jab.
Chartreuse Chamomile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chamomile throws a combination that misses
and Maddox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chamomile won't be happy with that.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chamomile keeps working.
Maddox controlling from side mount.
Maddox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chamomile is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chamomile to see if he's OK.
Maddox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chamomile is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maddox is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Chamomile's face as Maddox controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is putting a hurting on Chamomile here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chamomile is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maddox working the head and body with strikes.
Maddox cracks Chamomile with a big right hand but Chamomile just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maddox prevents Chamomile from escaping the position.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox landing strikes.
Chamomile is looking to regain half guard here but Maddox keeps moving and retains side control.
Maddox prevents Chamomile from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chamomile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maddox lands a jab.
Maddox dives in and grabs Chamomile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chamomile pushes down on Maddox's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maddox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Maddox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedo Bear!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Bear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Bear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Bear takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
A nice combination there by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Bear looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Bear with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Bear looks gassed!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bear in his tracks.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bear backs away looking to recover.
Bear walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Shane Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Shane Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva sizes up Bear with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bear has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a one two combo.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Bear is rocked!
Silva lands a hook that stumbles Bear back into the cage. Silva follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bear to the canvas! Silva pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bear has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by The Hammer. Takeshi Naoki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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143 lbs
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22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowell Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Naoki!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Naoki misses the target.
A combination from Stanley does no damage.
Stanley misses with an uppercut.
Stanley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Naoki moved out of range.
Stanley scores with a nice strike.
Naoki misses with an uppercut. Stanley saw that one coming.
Naoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stanley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Stanley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naoki doesn't seem phased though.
Naoki lands a jab to the head.
Naoki tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley misses with the combination.
Naoki has Stanley up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanley trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki works on Stanley's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Naoki.
Naoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stanley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanley tries to land knees in the clinch but Naoki avoids the damage to the body.
Stanley tries to land knees in the clinch but Naoki avoids the damage to the body.
Naoki lands a left hand.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Naoki.
Stanley lands a right hand.
Stanley throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Naoki.
Stanley misses with the head strike.
Naoki tries to land a knee to the head but Stanley blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
Stanley is trying to stall.
Naoki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stanley trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Naoki - that landed with a thud.
Naoki trying to land knees to the body.
Naoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Still in the clinch, Naoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naoki scores with a hook to the body.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
Stanley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Naoki up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Naoki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Naoki gets through Stanley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Naoki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Naoki obliges.
Naoki lands a knee to the head.
Stanley throws a head punch that misses.
Naoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stanley misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stanley fails to land.
Naoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naoki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanley's efforts to push away.
Naoki is working Stanley over against the cage.
Naoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Nice body punch from Naoki - that landed with a thud.
Stanley throws a punch but it's blocked by Naoki.
Naoki landing knees to the head.
Naoki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Naoki prevents Stanley from improving his position.
Naoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stanley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley has a hand on Naoki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Naoki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Naoki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stanley is desperately trying to improve his position but Naoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Naoki landing strikes from the mount and Stanley is in trouble!
Stanley tries to lock up and control but Naoki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Naoki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stanley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Naoki working Stanley over with strikes here.
Stanley working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naoki lands a big shot there that rocks Stanley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Naoki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki prevents Stanley from getting the reversal.
Naoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Naoki scoring with strikes but Stanley is staying in there.
Naoki wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Naoki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naoki working the ground and pound effectively.
Naoki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stanley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley working to try and regain half guard.
Naoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stanley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naoki. Naoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stanley lands a jab to the head.
Naoki cracks Stanley with an open hand slap.
A cross from Stanley lands.
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Naoki.
A big right from Naoki misses.
Naoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stanley!
Stanley working to try and regain half guard.
Stanley tries to hold on but Naoki postures up.
Stanley regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki lands with a punch from half guard.
Naoki throwing shots but Stanley is blocking nicely.
Naoki wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
Stanley is trying to get back to full guard.
Stanley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stanley wants to get back to his feet.
Stanley is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Stanley.
Stanley misses with a straight right.
Naoki slips a jab and a cross from Stanley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naoki throws a jab when Stanley was well out of range.
Stanley misses with an uppercut. Naoki saw that one coming.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naoki moves away.
Naoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanley circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stanley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stanley looks to land a left hand but Naoki moved out of range nicely.
Naoki takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanley has a couple of punches blocked by Naoki.
Stanley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stanley tries to circle away but Naoki has him pinned against the cage.
Naoki works on Stanley's body with a couple of short punches.
Naoki avoiding damage as Stanley throws knees to the body.
Naoki tries to land a knee to the head but Stanley blocks with his arms.
Stanley looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naoki with a knee to the head.
Naoki leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Stanley fails to land.
Naoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naoki misses with a knee to the head.
Stanley throws a head punch that misses.
Naoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stanley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naoki.
Stanley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stanley struggles to land a body shot inside as Naoki controls his hands.
Naoki tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Stanley misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stanley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naoki is defending well for now.
Stanley throws a head punch that misses.
Naoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanley avoids it.
Naoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Naoki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Naoki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stanley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanley lands a hook that snaps the head of Naoki backwards.
Naoki missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naoki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanley.
Stanley just leaning against Naoki, taking a breather.
Stanley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Naoki blocks the elbow strike.
Stanley misses with some punches.
Stanley pushes off an throws an elbow but Naoki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naoki trying to land knees to the body.
Naoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Stanley working aggressively here.
Naoki blocks the elbow strike.
Stanley working aggressively here.
Naoki pushes Stanley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Naoki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Stanley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Naoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naoki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Naoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Naoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Naoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Naoki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Naoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stanley misses with the combination.
Naoki throws a jab when Stanley was well out of range.
Naoki misses with a double jab.
Naoki misses with a low kick.
Stanley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowell Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Naoki counter with a right hand.
Stanley with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Naoki.
The fighters circling - Naoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Naoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stanley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Naoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Naoki crashes against the mat.
Stanley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Naoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stanley gets back to full guard.
Stanley looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanley, not yet.
Naoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Stanley 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.
Naoki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stanley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naoki is controlling him.
Stanley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naoki is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Naoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stanley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Naoki has managed to get both his arms back between Stanley's legs - danger averted.
Stanley can't keep his opponent in guard - Naoki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Naoki.
Stanley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Naoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Naoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stanley has hold of Naoki's hands but Naoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stanley is trying to get back to full guard.
Naoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Naoki tries to pass to full mount but Stanley defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Naoki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Naoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stanley wants to get back to full guard.
Stanley trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Naoki manages to pass to mount!
Stanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naoki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naoki prevents Stanley from getting the reversal.
Stanley tries to hold on but Naoki pushes him away.
Stanley is desperately trying to improve his position but Naoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Lowell Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Naoki landing shots from mount.
Naoki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stanley looks a forlorn figure.
Stanley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Naoki wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
Stanley taking some punishment here, with Naoki in his half guard.
Stanley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stanley wants to sweep but no luck.
Stanley wants to stand but Naoki is controlling the position.
Naoki trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Stanley looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanley, not yet.
Naoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeshi Naoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Naoki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Naoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naoki 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Naoki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staples throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staples.
Staples is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Staples missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee jabs at Staples's body.
Staples scores with a body shot.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Staples tries to clinch up.
A big left from Staples misses.
Staples tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Staples.
Lee misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee throws a right hand that Staples ducks under and follows up with a left that Staples also avoids with ease.
Staples tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staples cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Staples scores with a jab to the body.
Staples has managed to clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Staples pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Staples is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Staples shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Staples is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Staples won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staples lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Staples scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staples.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Staples won't allow it.
Staples keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Staples lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Staples scores with a hook to the body.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Staples working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Staples blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee wants a takedown.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Staples is controlling the position.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Staples.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staples lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staples softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Staples.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Staples creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Staples lands with a right to the head.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples misses with some punches.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Staples creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee is trying to break free.
Staples gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staples fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staples scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Staples thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staples is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee slips a jab from Staples.
A punch combination from Staples misses.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Staples with a jab.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Staples moved out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Staples takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee lands a jab to Staples's midsection.
Staples looks gassed!
Staples doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staples circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staples on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee cracks a nice hook into Staples's ribs.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mitch Staples has been cut.
Lee throws a series of punches but Staples avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staples moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Staples moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Staples's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee defending well as Staples loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Staples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Staples was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staples.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Staples uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Staples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Staples.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staples cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staples, as that shot connected.
Staples clinches.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Staples is breathing heavily.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Staples gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Staples pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee throws a right and a left that Staples avoids nicely.
Lee throws a series of punches but Staples moves out of range.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Staples missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staples on the side of the head.
Staples throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Staples fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee thuds a left hand into Staples's body.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Staples walks into a left hand.
Staples has taken the fight to the clinch.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a body shot.
Staples misses with some punches.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staples backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staples scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples blocks a body shot from Lee.
Staples scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Staples gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Staples is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staples.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staples prevents a body shot from Lee.
Staples softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee tries to circle away but Staples has him pinned against the cage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staples lands a body punch.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Staples throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee tries to circle away but Staples has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is working for takedown but Staples is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Staples lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries for a takedown but Staples manages to get underhooks.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Staples has the dominant position.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Staples on the inside.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
A short right from Staples.
Staples blocks an uppercut.
Staples gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Lee tries to work over Staples's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Staples avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Staples lands with a right to the head.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples working aggressively here.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staples fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staples uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Barney Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Staples misses with a straight right.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Staples is just out of range.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Staples showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitch Staples's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Staples takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Staples jabs at Lee's body.
Staples throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Staples darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Staples's ribs.
Barney Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Staples misses with a hook.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Staples has taken the fight into the clinch.
Staples lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Staples is controlling the position.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staples lands an uppercut.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Staples is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Staples avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to break free but Staples has control.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Staples pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is working for takedown but Staples is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Staples lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Staples.
Staples is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staples lands with a short shot to the head.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples lands with a right to the head.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Staples scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Mitch Staples seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Staples lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples scores with a shoulder strike.
Staples lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Staples down to the mat. Staples avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staples misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee stuns Staples with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Staples wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staples takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Staples in his tracks.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staples closes the distance and clinches.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Staples cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Staples wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Staples tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws the left hand but Staples avoids the punch easily.
Staples takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Staples.
Staples moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee defending well as Staples loads up on a big left hand.
Staples has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Staples prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is working Staples over against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Staples is controlling him.
Staples lands with a left to the head.
Staples working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Staples has the dominant position.
Lee tries to break free but Staples pushes him back against the cage.
Staples keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staples.
Staples working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staples lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
Staples misses with some punches.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to break free but Staples pushes him back against the cage.
Staples lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Staples as the two fighters clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Staples comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staples has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Staples!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Roy McCoy has been cut.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter connects with the punch.
Carter circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McCoy to the canvas! McCoy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Carter keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Murder misses.
Murder throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Murder misses with a low kick.
Murder swinging wildly here.
Murder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Frank Murder has been cut.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murder.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Murder moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Murder just misses with a punch to the body.
Murder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murder misses with a hook.
Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Murder is just out of range.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Murder.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murder was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Murder slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murder throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Murder misses the shot to the body.
Power scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Murder ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Murder drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Murder.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Power takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Power scores with a body shot.
Murder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power slips a jab from Murder.
Power drops Murder with a beautiful combination! Murder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Power is looking for the KO!
Murder is rocked!
Power walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Murder drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Power swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Murder's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
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