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MFC 30: Hitting Bottom PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestigor Tazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bestigor Tazar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bestigor Tazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Bono!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tazar moves away from the strike by Bono.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Steve Bono has been cut.
Tazar misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Bono won't want to take too many of those.
Tazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bono looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tazar landing knees to the body.
Bono takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tazar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tazar lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Tazar.
Tazar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tazar.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Steve Bono's cut even more.
The referee calls for Tazar to work.
Tazar jerks Bono's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bono drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tazar goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tazar because Bono was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bestigor Tazar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lima Teixera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen's We Will Rock You. Max Nobriga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Nobriga!
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, Lima Teixera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teixera in his tracks.
A left lands for Nobriga.
Nobriga looks to land a combination. Teixera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teixera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nobriga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Teixera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nobriga avoids it really well and circles away.
Nobriga slaps away a takedown attempt from Teixera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Teixera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nobriga sprawls well initially but Teixera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nobriga is looking for a sweep. Teixera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nobriga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nobriga tries to get out of the position.
Nobriga has his hands clasped together around Teixera's back. He's all about the action.
Teixera controlling the action here.
Nobriga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixera controlling the action here.
Nobriga is trying to maintain the position but Teixera is very close to passing his half guard.
Teixera stops Nobriga from getting back to his feet.
Teixera is keen to just control but Nobriga is a slippery customer.
Teixera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Teixera is pressing down on Nobriga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nobriga is holding on for now.
Nobriga is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teixera shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Nobriga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lima Teixera.
Nobriga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teixera momentarily.
Nobriga stuffs the takedown attempt from Teixera. Teixera gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nobriga but Nobriga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nobriga.
Teixera looks gassed!
Teixera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nobriga stuns Teixera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teixera shoots in for a takedown but Nobriga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nobriga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teixera needs to keep his hands up - Nobriga had a free shot at his head there.
Nobriga with a jab.
Teixera shoots in and bounces Nobriga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Teixera stops Nobriga from standing up.
Teixera wants to control from the top but Nobriga keeps moving.
Nobriga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixera trying to control but Nobriga is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nobriga is on top in guard.
Nobriga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nobriga throws and elbow that misses. Teixera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nobriga's guard. Nice move by Teixera!
Teixera wants to control from the top but Nobriga keeps moving.
Teixera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Nobriga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nobriga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Nobriga as Teixera shoots in.
Teixera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teixera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nobriga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nobriga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nobriga wants it to stay on the feet.
Teixera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nobriga's waist but Nobriga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teixera off to one side.
Max Nobriga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lima Teixera.
Teixera ducks right into an uppercut from Nobriga.
A jab from Nobriga finds it's way through Teixera's defenses.
Nobriga scores with a shot to the body.
Nobriga cracks Teixera with a good jab.
Nobriga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teixera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobriga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teixera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nobriga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Nobriga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Nobriga.
Nobriga throws a head kick that misses.
Max Nobriga is winning the standup battle so far.
Nobriga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teixera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teixera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teixera is breathing heavily.
Nobriga throws a shot to the body.
Teixera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nobriga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teixera doesn't seem bothered though.
Nobriga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teixera's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nobriga.
Nobriga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nobriga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teixera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nobriga finds it's way round the side to connect with Teixera's head.
Nobriga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Teixera is rocked!
Nobriga cracks a nice hook into Teixera's ribs.
Nobriga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nobriga with a hook.
Nobriga scores with a jab to the head.
Nobriga works the jab nicely.
Teixera is still on wobbly legs! Can Nobriga finish him?
Nobriga cracks Teixera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobriga scores with a punch to the head.
Nobriga lands with a good body shot.
Teixera seems to have recovered his senses.
Nobriga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nobriga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nobriga scores with a jab.
Max Nobriga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nobriga thuds a left hand into Teixera's body.
Nobriga lands a jab-cross combination.
Good shot there by Nobriga.
Nobriga lands a nice hook to Teixera's body. Teixera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Nobriga scores with a four punch combination!
Nobriga cracks a nice hook into Teixera's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga jabs Teixera right on the nose. Teixera blinks but takes it well.
Nobriga scores with a punch to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Nobriga. No joy for Teixera on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Nobriga.
Nobriga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teixera at a distance.
Nobriga scores with a nice right hand.
Teixera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nobriga.
Nobriga scores with the left hand. Teixera knows he should have avoided that one.
Nobriga jabs at Teixera's body.
Teixera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nobriga finds it's way round the side to connect with Teixera's head.
Teixera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nobriga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nobriga.
Nobriga cracks Teixera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nobriga drops Teixera with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Teixera! Nobriga dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Max Nobriga!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bailey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the TerrorDome. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Bailey!
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, Bobby Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bailey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Bailey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Bailey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands an elbow.
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Bailey dominates the positioning.
Bailey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Bailey trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Bailey taking a breather here.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bailey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bailey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bailey content just to control the position here.
Smith tries to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Bailey maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Bailey unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bailey but it's paid off an Smith is forced to tap! Nice work by Bailey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Bailey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Victorio's choice of entrance music: Massive Attack - Angel. Jonny Victorio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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247 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano.
Victorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Piano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Victorio misses with a body punch.
Piano looking to slow down the pace here.
Victorio tries to work over Piano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Victorio lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Don Piano has been cut.
Victorio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piano trying to stall but Victorio improves his position.
Victorio prevents a body shot from Piano.
Piano is trying to maintain a safe position but Victorio gets an underhook and turns Piano into the cage.
Piano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piano lunges at Victorio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victorio's hand.
Piano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victorio.
Piano looks to land a combination. Victorio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano scores with a hook.
Piano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Piano lands a nice hook to Victorio's body. Victorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piano cracks Victorio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Victorio tries to clinch but Piano is having none of it.
Victorio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Victorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victorio feints and as Piano raises his hands in defense, Victorio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Victorio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Victorio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Victorio stays in close to Piano's body and controls the position.
Piano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piano tries to get out of the position.
Piano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piano 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.
Piano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Victorio on the ground.
Piano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Victorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Victorio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Piano swats away the attempt to clinch by Victorio.
Piano throws out a loose jab but Victorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Don Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Victorio misses.
Victorio throws a looping overhand right but Piano ducks down to avoid it.
Piano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victorio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piano is looking to clinch.
Victorio misses with a two punch combination.
Victorio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Victorio looks gassed!
Piano sizes up Victorio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Victorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victorio tries to clinch up but Piano circles away and keeps his distance.
Piano throws out a powerful jab.
Piano cracks Victorio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Victorio walks into a left hand.
Piano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Victorio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Piano scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victorio on the side of the head.
Piano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Piano scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piano lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Piano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piano scores with a three punch combo!
Piano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piano, as that shot connected.
Piano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Piano.
Piano drops Victorio with a beautiful combination! Victorio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Piano is looking for the KO!
Victorio is rocked!
Piano lands with a big left! Victorio is wobbled badly! Piano comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Victorio to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Piano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hearse Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hells Bells by AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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240 lbs
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252 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hearse Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Webb but Webb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Webb works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie shoots in but Webb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Webb punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Webb throws a monster overhand right that drops Gracie! Webb follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Webb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Navorro Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kid Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Navorro Bowman's chin.
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146 lbs
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149 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Navorro Bowman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres motions for Bowman to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Torres checks a low kick from Bowman.
Bowman keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowman momentarily.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Bowman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Bowman.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Bowman looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres misses with a low kick as Bowman jumps back.
Torres is looking to chop away at Bowman's legs.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Bowman
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Torres scores with a jab.
Bowman misses with the body kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowman drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand and escape but Bowman is having none of it.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Torres thumps Bowman with a low kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres cracks the inside of Bowman's front leg.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bowman swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Bowman is predictable there
and Torres counters with a two punch combo.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Bowman tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Bowman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowman gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bowman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bowman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres is trying to keep Bowman in close.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Bowman slips nicely into half guard.
Torres is staying active underneath Bowman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowman stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowman's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Torres's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bowman breaks Torres's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Bowman prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowman slips nicely into half guard.
Bowman thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Bowman thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Bowman content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman prevents Torres from standing back up.
Bowman throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Bowman stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Bowman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Bowman is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowman was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Bowman throws a leg kick
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowman.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres thows a leg kick but Bowman checks it
and Bowman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
Torres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bowman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Navorro Bowman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Torres. That's going to slow Bowman down.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres moves into the clinch.
Bowman looking to stall.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Bowman looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bowman taking a breather.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Torres.
Bowman slows down the pace here.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Bowman blocks with his arms.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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.
Bowman throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowman throws a body kick that misses.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Bowman tries to work over Torres's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Bowman backing up. Bowman nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Bowman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Navorro Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bowman throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman stops Torres from standing up.
Bowman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bowman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bowman trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Bowman scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torres is not content to let Bowman control the position.
Bowman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torres is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bowman wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowman in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Navorro Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a solid body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bowman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torres - the referee stops the clock and Bowman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torres. Bowman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres feints and then cracks Bowman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowman down.
Bowman misses with the body kick
and Torres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bowman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowman. That did some damage!
Bowman with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowman thinking.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kid Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Torres tries to bum rush Bowman with a series of wild strikes but Bowman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Torres clinches with his opponent.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres throws a front kick that sends Bowman stumbling back into the cage.
Torres scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman throws a body kick the misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bowman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bowman lands a big elbow.
Torres suckers Bowman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Torres is now in Bowman's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Torres wanted to stand there but Bowman had control of the position.
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.
Bowman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman pulls Torres in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bowman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Bowman backs away looking to recover.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bowman misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Bowman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torres tries to clinch but Bowman moves out of range.
Bowman moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torres throws a front kick that sends Bowman stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Bowman is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
Torres cracks the inside of Bowman's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Bowman saw it coming and moves away.
Bowman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Torres closes the distance but Bowman moves to the side
and Bowman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Torres is pushing Bowman's head away, looking to escape. Bowman manages to hold on to the position though.
Bowman working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bowman throws a strike aimed at the side of Torres's head but Torres avoids it well.
Bowman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bowman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torres works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bowman working Torres over with strikes.
Navorro Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowman works his way into full mount!
Bowman lands a big elbow.
Kid Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman controlling his opponent.
Bowman tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Bowman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kid Torres.
I think Torres 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Torres! Kid Torres retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen On the Eve of War as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy MacManus!
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, Adron Wright!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from MacManus misses.
Wright moves forwards but MacManus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacManus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacManus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacManus misses with a double jab.
MacManus slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright cracks MacManus with a good jab.
MacManus misses with a straight right.
Wright blocks a jab.
MacManus scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
MacManus trying to move into half guard but instead Wright has managed to sweep!
MacManus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wright tries to stand but MacManus is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus seems keen to control Wright's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacManus looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy MacManus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacManus throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacManus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by MacManus.
A jab from Wright misses.
MacManus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy MacManus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacManus misses with a series of wild punches.
MacManus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright slips a jab from MacManus.
MacManus throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but MacManus ducks down to avoid it.
MacManus tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
MacManus is looking to clinch.
Murphy MacManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacManus tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacManus misses with a body shot.
MacManus moves out of range of the strikes.
MacManus lands a two punch combo.
Wright swings for the body but MacManus moves out of range.
MacManus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacManus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from MacManus.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on MacManus's shoulder, as MacManus tries to avoid the shot.
MacManus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacManus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright stuffs the takedown.
MacManus looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacManus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
MacManus swinging wildly here.
MacManus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright lands with a straight right. MacManus didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacManus misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
MacManus slips a jab from Wright.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
MacManus moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright lands with a nice combination. MacManus backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus scores with a body shot.
MacManus wants to clinch.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacManus takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
MacManus walks into a left hand.
MacManus throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
MacManus connects with a jab.
Adron Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacManus misses with a few strikes there.
MacManus clinches.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
MacManus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright is looking to control MacManus's arms but MacManus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wright has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacManus.
A head punch on the inside from MacManus fails to land.
MacManus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacManus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as MacManus controls the action.
Wright is leaning against MacManus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacManus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
MacManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacManus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but MacManus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacManus.
MacManus blocks a jab.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacManus misses with a looping right.
MacManus throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from MacManus misses its intended target.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on MacManus's shoulder, as MacManus tries to avoid the shot.
MacManus slips under a jab.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacManus misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from MacManus misses its intended target.
MacManus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. MacManus should have avoided that one.
Wright missing with a left hand there. MacManus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacManus moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
MacManus cracks Wright with a good jab.
MacManus misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by MacManus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacManus moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but MacManus slips the punch.
Wright looks to land a left hand but MacManus moved out of range nicely.
Adron Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacManus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murphy MacManus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacManus throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adron Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murphy MacManus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacManus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from MacManus misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
MacManus is rocked!
MacManus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh MacManus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacManus tries to get into range but Wright steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops MacManus! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Wright scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adron Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy McMuffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy McMuffin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMuffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMuffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMuffin.
McMuffin closes the distance and clinches up with Philips, looking for a takedown. McMuffin pushes Philips against the cage but Philips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Philips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McMuffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMuffin moves away.
Philips cracks McMuffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McMuffin tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips rushes McMuffin and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Philips.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips digs a right hand into McMuffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McMuffin's gas tank.
McMuffin looks gassed!
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Philips creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Philips.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Timmy McMuffin has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Philips lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Philips creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philips lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Philips.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.
Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips connects with a jab.
Philips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips works the jab nicely.
Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Philips is looking to wear down McMuffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMuffin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Philips drops McMuffin with a huge uppercut! McMuffin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Philips is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Philips!
Ray Philips retains his heavyweight title!
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