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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee McDaniel (ranked 6784 p4p, 668 weight class) and Joshua Syracuse (ranked 4833 p4p, 559 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Syracuse!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Syracuse throws a series of punches but McDaniel avoids them all with ease.
McDaniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syracuse is fending him off so far but McDaniel persists. Nope, Syracuse circles away and we're back to standing.
Syracuse is looking to clinch but McDaniel is avoiding it.
As Syracuse looks to move away, McDaniel throws a big counter combo but Syracuse just gets out of the way.
McDaniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Syracuse sprawls well. He's pushed McDaniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee McDaniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDaniel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by McDaniel misses
enabling Syracuse to counter with a crisp jab.
McDaniel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Syracuse.
McDaniel gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syracuse breaks the clinch.
McDaniel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Syracuse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Syracuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Syracuse.
Syracuse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDaniel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syracuse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDaniel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Syracuse won't allow McDaniel to sweep him here.
Syracuse trying to control but McDaniel is working from the bottom.
Syracuse throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syracuse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McDaniel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Syracuse chips away with some ground and pound.
Syracuse wants to stand and escape but instead McDaniel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Syracuse working a defensive guard here.
Syracuse scores with a nice shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McDaniel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Syracuse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Syracuse showed some decent athleticism there.
Syracuse trying to control the action but McDaniel is working from the bottom.
McDaniel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Syracuse escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Syracuse.
Syracuse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joshua Syracuse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syracuse avoids the head kick by McDaniel.
Syracuse throws a chopping leg kick but McDaniel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Syracuse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDaniel pinned against the cage. McDaniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDaniel attempts a counter takedown but Syracuse avoids it well and moves away.
Syracuse looks winded!
Syracuse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've been informed that Syracuse has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McDaniel tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws Syracuse to one side and escapes!
McDaniel swings widly with a right hand
and Syracuse counters with a nice body shot.
Syracuse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A chopping leg kick lands by Syracuse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Syracuse.
McDaniel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Syracuse lands with a right hand.
Syracuse misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Syracuse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDaniel somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Syracuse dominated that round.
That's time! McDaniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDaniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Syracuse.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Syracuse is defended easily by McDaniel.
Syracuse tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
Syracuse rushes McDaniel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDaniel manages to break the clinch.
McDaniel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Syracuse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Syracuse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McDaniel quickly recovers to half guard.
McDaniel has one foot on Syracuse's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Syracuse is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Syracuse
and McDaniel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McDaniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel pushes off an throws an elbow but Syracuse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Syracuse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDaniel breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Syracuse sprawls well. He's pushed McDaniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Syracuse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDaniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDaniel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McDaniel dives in for a single leg takedown but Syracuse sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joshua Syracuse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDaniel tries to land a body kick
and Syracuse counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDaniel pushes Syracuse off and scrambles back to his feet.
Syracuse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Syracuse throws a jab but it's blocked by McDaniel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse darts in and clinches McDaniel up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDaniel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee McDaniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDaniel shoots in looking for a takedown. Syracuse tries to sprawl out of it but McDaniel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syracuse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Syracuse coming out on top.
A combination from Syracuse does no damage.
McDaniel throws a big counter combination but Syracuse scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Syracuse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse is looking to clinch.
Syracuse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDaniel.
Syracuse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniel.
Syracuse replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McDaniel blocks it well.
McDaniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Syracuse lands with a kick to the ribs.
Syracuse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Syracuse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Syracuse wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDaniel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDaniel looks to land a combination but Syracuse avoids it well.
Syracuse throws a series of punches but McDaniel avoids them all with ease.
McDaniel throws a leg kick
and Syracuse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McDaniel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syracuse is working McDaniel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Syracuse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joshua Syracuse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Syracuse sizes up McDaniel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Syracuse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Syracuse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDaniel shoots in looking for a takedown. Syracuse tries to sprawl out of it but McDaniel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syracuse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDaniel is defended easily by Syracuse.
Syracuse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syracuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee McDaniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDaniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Syracuse is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syracuse moves into the clinch.
Syracuse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDaniel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Syracuse feints a jab promting McDaniel to slip. Syracuse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDaniel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Syracuse stuffs the takedown attempt from McDaniel. McDaniel gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Syracuse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syracuse clinches up with McDaniel and pushes him back against the cage.
Syracuse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Syracuse forces McDaniel back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel breaks from the clinch.
Syracuse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDaniel shoots for a takedown but Syracuse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Syracuse cracks McDaniel with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniel tries to clinch there but Syracuse circles away.
Sloppy strikes from McDaniel. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Syracuse's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syracuse scores with a kick to the midsection.
Syracuse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDaniel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Syracuse closes the distance and clinches.
Syracuse breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Syracuse both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McDaniel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Syracuse finds it's way round the side to connect with McDaniel's head.
McDaniel tries to clinch but Syracuse moves out of range.
Syracuse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McDaniel defends it well.
McDaniel throws a leg kick but Syracuse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Syracuse misses with a wild combination.
McDaniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Syracuse avoids it really well and circles away.
McDaniel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel gets tackled into the cage by Syracuse. Syracuse maintains the clinch.
McDaniel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Syracuse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDaniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Syracuse takes the fight into the clinch.
Syracuse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDaniel wants to clinch up but Syracuse keeps it at a distance.
Lee McDaniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua Syracuse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDaniel throws a lazy head kick
and Syracuse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Syracuse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Syracuse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Syracuse!
In his post fight interview, Joshua Syracuse started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Lenin (ranked 6172 p4p, 410 weight class) and Marcos Santana (ranked 6224 p4p, 412 weight class). Vladimir Lenin 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Lenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana drives through with a takedown into Lenin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lenin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lenin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lenin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lenin is breathing heavily.
Santana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santana is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santana looking to finish Lenin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lenin!
The referee warns Lenin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lenin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana working the ground and pound effectively.
Lenin is rocked!
Santana looking for a guillotine from mount but Lenin is having none of it.
Oh Lenin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lenin looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana with a couple of short strikes.
Santana is working for a guillotine from mount but Lenin frees his head quite easily.
Santana is landing with some decent strikes but Lenin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santana softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Lenin is out cold! Santana jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Santana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eren Onay (ranked 7400 p4p, 632 weight class) and Eric Anderson (ranked 4990 p4p, 512 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eren Onay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onay jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Onay around his waist. Onay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Onay can't break the clinch.
Onay is trying to break free.
Onay is trying to break free.
Anderson tries a body shot but Onay blocks it.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onay blocks an uppercut.
Anderson prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Onay is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Onay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Onay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onay is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Onay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Onay.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Anderson.
Onay has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
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!
Anderson pushes Onay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Onay is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Onay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson stalls.
Onay can't break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Onay has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Onay is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Onay.
Anderson tries a body shot but Onay blocks it.
Onay is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Onay working hard to break the clinch.
Onay can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Onay.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Onay or not.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Onay controls the action.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Onay can't break the clinch.
Anderson pushes Onay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Onay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Onay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Onay circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Onay to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onay blocking some punches.
Onay blocking some punches.
Onay is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Onay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Onay working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Eric Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Onay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Onay has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Onay.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onay tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson gets through Onay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Onay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson gets through Onay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson just leaning against Onay, taking a breather.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Onay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Onay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Onay.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Onay can't break the clinch.
Onay is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Onay's efforts to push away.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Onay wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Onay tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Onay's head.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Onay is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Onay.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Onay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Onay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Onay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Onay counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onay is trying to break free.
Anderson keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Onay.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Onay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson has Onay pressed against the cage, preventing Onay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson just leaning against Onay, taking a breather.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onay's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Onay has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Onay blocks an uppercut.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Onay controls the action.
Anderson keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onay can't break the clinch.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Onay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Onay is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Onay is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Onay working hard to break the clinch.
Onay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Eric Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson prevents Onay from breaking the clinch.
Onay wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onay is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onay is trying to break free.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Onay's efforts to push away.
Onay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Onay wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson keeps control of Onay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Onay.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Onay.
Eren Onay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onay tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 25:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vercingetorix Frenchy (ranked 7297 p4p, 628 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 5375 p4p, 547 weight class). Carl Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vercingetorix Frenchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frenchy fails to land the takedown.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frenchy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Frenchy is now in Johnson's guard.
Frenchy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frenchy chips away with some ground and pound.
Frenchy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frenchy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Frenchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frenchy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Frenchy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Johnson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Frenchy! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vercingetorix Frenchy!
Vercingetorix Frenchy very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 3537 p4p, 114 weight class) and Cat Fhin (ranked 6789 p4p, 198 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Thunderstruck-by ACDC blaring out of the sound system. Cat Fhin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Fhin finds it's target.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fhin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson wants to control but Fhin is keeping him busy.
Anderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fhin wants to get back to his feet.
Fhin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fhin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Fhin is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fhin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fhin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Fhin is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Fhin is defending well.
Anderson prevents Fhin from escaping the position.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fhin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Fhin is defending well.
Anderson prevents Fhin from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fhin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson has hold of Fhin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fhin seems comfortable defending it but Anderson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fhin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fhin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Anderson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!! No one is safe from the terror of the Anderson Bros!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Anderson (ranked 4259 p4p, 132 weight class) and Adam Hardy (ranked 4400 p4p, 142 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Jump-by Van Halen. Ole Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ole Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hardy throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Anderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hardy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hardy shrugs it off.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Anderson but it's paid off an Hardy is forced to tap! Nice work by Anderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ole Anderson!
An intense looking Ole Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hardy never had a chance poor bastard never shoulda signed the contract.GIVE ME THAT BELT!!! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dax Baxter (ranked 5034 p4p, 230 weight class) and Zac Hendal (ranked 3310 p4p, 162 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dax Baxter!
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, Zac Hendal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter has a takedown stuffed.
Hendal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendal throws a head kick that half lands.
Baxter scores with a three punch combo!
Baxter lands with a cross.
Zac Hendal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendal misses with a head kick.
Hendal rushes Baxter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hendal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baxter is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter has Hendal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hendal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hendal.
Hendal breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter fails with a takedown attempt.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Hendal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hendal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Hendal backs away looking to recover.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendal.
Hendal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baxter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Baxter throws a head kick but Hendal moves out of range.
Baxter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baxter scores with a one two! Hendal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendal blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Baxter does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendal connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Baxter tumbling to the canvas! Hendal pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Baxter was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zac Hendal!
Zac Hendal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Dax Baxter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rui Vidal (ranked 3696 p4p, 451 weight class) and Mike Johnson (ranked 4806 p4p, 534 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vidal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Xutos e Pontapés - Quem é Quem. 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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169 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rui Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vidal in his tracks.
Vidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vidal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Vidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson sizes up Vidal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rui Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vidal with a body shot.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Vidal is defending the position.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vidal is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vidal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vidal wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to control. Vidal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson winds up and cracks Vidal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vidal defending well though.
Vidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson stops Vidal from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Vidal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vidal is rocked!
Johnson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Vidal is hurt! He's hurt bad - Johnson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Vidal from any more punishment! Congratulations to Johnson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Borrego (ranked 5190 p4p, 515 weight class) and Draco Grotin (ranked 4234 p4p, 431 weight class). Borrego comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Grotin has chosen cowboys from hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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270 lbs
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265 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 Hilo, Mark Borrego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Draco Grotin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrego thuds his right hand into Grotin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borrego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borrego closes the distance and clinches.
Borrego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borrego managing to block the knees to the body from Grotin.
A nice left hand lands by Borrego.
Borrego lands a nice uppercut.
Borrego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Borrego.
Grotin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Borrego.
Grotin looks winded!
Borrego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grotin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borrego is trying to break free.
Borrego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Borrego - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grotin swings wildly with an uppercut but Borrego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borrego stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Borrego.
Borrego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borrego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grotin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Draco Grotin has been cut.
Borrego connects with a jab.
Borrego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grotin is rocked!
Borrego sends Grotin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Borrego is motioning to the referee to let Grotin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grotin is still on wobbly legs! Can Borrego finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borrego throws an uppercut from hell that sends Grotin clean off his feet! He's out cold! Borrego stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Borrego!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Borrego thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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