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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn - Word Up. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brando Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters has a takedown stuffed.
Weiss is looking to clinch but Walters is avoiding it.
Weiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walters momentarily.
Walters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weiss lands a right hand.
Weiss gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Weiss works on Walters's body with a couple of short punches.
Weiss lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jeremy Walters has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weiss.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Walters is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss lands a hook that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Weiss is leaning against Walters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Weiss.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weiss pushes Walters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weiss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Walters's head.
Walters is rocked!
Jeremy Walters's cut is getting worse.
Weiss cracks Walters with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Weiss.
Weiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Oh Walters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Weiss on the inside.
Weiss unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Walters! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Weiss is unloading with more strikes now! Walters drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brando Weiss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shelton Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cabaret tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cabaret performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabaret's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scott looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Scott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Scott wants to control but Cabaret is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott pushes Cabaret off looking to stand but Cabaret dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabaret is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabaret walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
Cabaret drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cabaret with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabaret is working Scott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cabaret pushes down on Scott's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cabaret controlling the action here.
Cabaret working the head and body with strikes.
Cabaret lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Cabaret prevents Scott from improving his position.
Cabaret trying to control the pace.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabaret is taking a breather. Scott says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scott has hold of Cabaret's hands but Cabaret slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabaret has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cabaret is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cabaret prevents Scott from standing back up.
Cabaret looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Cabaret scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scott pushes Cabaret off looking to stand but Cabaret dives back in and keeps control.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
Cabaret content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Scott is trying to stand back up but Cabaret is controlling him
Cabaret working over Scott with some ground and pound. Scott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cabaret in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret prevents Scott from improving his position.
Scott is trying to control but can't.
Cabaret looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabaret. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Everth Cabaret just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Cabaret pushes him off.
Shelton Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabaret shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabaret shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scott is trying to defend but Cabaret finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Cabaret slips a nice elbow through Scott's hands, connecting with Scott's forehead.
Cabaret works his way into full mount!
Scott is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cabaret scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scott tries to clinch there but Cabaret circles away.
Scott throws a head kick but Cabaret moves out of range.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabaret closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabaret frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Cabaret connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Cabaret.
Cabaret sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cabaret raining down shots from the mount!
Cabaret unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Scott wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cabaret celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everth Cabaret!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Mantell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Macho Madness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juancho Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Mantell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantell slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Mantell closes the distance and clinches.
Mantell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Mantell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mantell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mantell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Juancho Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mantell.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Mantell didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Randy Mantell has been cut.
Rivera cracks Mantell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rivera has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mantell to stand back up!
Mantell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Mantell is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Mantell is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rivera doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mantell crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mantell's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juancho Rivera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apachi Hopachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde has chosen Papa Roach - Time Is Running Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jagger Cyde enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachi Hopachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Cyde works the jab nicely.
It looks like Apachi Hopachi has been cut.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cyde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopachi is keeping the position for now.
Cyde throwing strikes from guard but Hopachi blocks nicely.
Cyde wants to pass the guard but Hopachi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyde forces his way into half guard.
Hopachi is doing well to control the position and prevent Cyde from advancing to side control.
Cyde wants to take a breather but Hopachi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopachi trying to control from the bottom.
Hopachi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hopachi tries to get out of the position.
Hopachi is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyde seems to be looking for submissions.
Cyde is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hopachi has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyde is trying to control. Hopachi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to get to full guard but Cyde has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyde moves away.
Apachi Hopachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopachi manages to avoid it.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Hopachi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Cyde blocks a jab.
Apachi Hopachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopachi.
Hopachi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopachi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopachi misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopachi.
Cyde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopachi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopachi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopachi lands a knee to the head.
Hopachi is breathing heavily.
Hopachi tries to land a knee to the head but Cyde blocks with his arms.
Hopachi looking to throw knees to the head but Cyde is blocking nicely.
Cyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hopachi.
Hopachi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cyde.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Cyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apachi Hopachi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Cyde misses with a wild combination.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch up but Cyde circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopachi is just out of range.
Cyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopachi tries to avoid it but Cyde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopachi to the ground. Hopachi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyde looks to throw the jab but Hopachi is out of range.
Cyde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Cyde.
Hopachi is looking to clinch.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Hopachi moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Cyde swinging wildly here.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Cyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
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.
Cyde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Apachi Hopachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Hopachi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Cyde.
Cyde bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cyde works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hopachi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cyde advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde with shots to the head and body - Hopachi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cyde throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cyde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hopachi because Cyde loaded up on that one.
Cyde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopachi is looking to escape.
Hopachi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cyde on the ground.
Hopachi is trying to reverse the position but instead Cyde has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cyde tries to keep control of the position but Hopachi is staying busy.
Cyde looking to break Hopachi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hopachi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cyde will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cyde looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Hopachi is controlling Cyde 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Cyde wants to sweep but no luck.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Cyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apachi Hopachi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cyde throws a hook but Hopachi blocks it.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyde.
Cyde throws a leg kick but Hopachi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachi.
Cyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopachi tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi slips under a jab from Cyde.
Cyde tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hopachi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cyde somewhat.
A big right from Cyde misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Hopachi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopachi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyde ducks under a wild hook from Hopachi.
Hopachi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopachi tries to clinch up but Cyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopachi slips a jab from Cyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopachi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cyde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apachi Hopachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Hopachi misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Cyde moves out of range.
Hopachi throws a shot from downtown. Cyde moves away and avoids it.
Hopachi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopachi closes the distance and pushes Cyde back into the cage.
Cyde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cyde is working for takedown but Hopachi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hopachi misses with a knee strike.
Hopachi stops a takedown attempt from Cyde.
Hopachi successfully pulls guard.
Hopachi wants to get back to his feet but Cyde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hopachi keeping moving, preventing Cyde from controlling successfully.
Jagger Cyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachi 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.
Cyde trying to control but Hopachi is working from the bottom.
Hopachi controls Cyde momentarily but Cyde frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cyde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hopachi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cyde has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Hopachi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apachi Hopachi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cyde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jagger Cyde!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Rizzo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Perez moves out of range as Rizzo strikes.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Perez. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perez.
Perez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rizzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzo is one step ahead there.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rizzo wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rizzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rizzo throws a sloppy strike and Perez has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rizzo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Perez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Hamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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23
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Hamz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Omar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hamz.
Hamz scores with a one two! Omar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Omar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamz's waist but Hamz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Omar off to one side.
Hamz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Omar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamz but Hamz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Omar.
Fresh Hamz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Omar.
Hamz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamz misses with a double jab.
Omar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fresh Hamz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamz misses with a double jab.
Omar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omar circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Hamz.
Hamz lands with a nice body punch.
Hamz scores with a jab.
Hamz lands a left and a right that send Omar crashing to the mat, dazed. Hamz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Omar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Hamz.
Omar is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamz misses with a wild combination.
Omar seems to have recovered his senses.
Omar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamz's waist but Hamz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Omar off to one side.
Omar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hamz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hamz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hamz duly obliges.
Hamz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamz digs a good hook to Omar's body.
Omar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hamz with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Omar at a distance.
Omar looks gassed!
Omar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hamz connects with a stiff jab that staggers Omar - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fresh Hamz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santana Fritz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Fritz.
It looks like Jeff Grant has been cut.
Fritz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant looks for a takedown but Fritz sprawls well.
Grant tries to clinch but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fritz.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
Fritz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fritz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz throws a one two combo.
Grant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fritz throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeff Grant's cut is getting worse.
Oooh a lovely combination from Fritz sends Grant down but not out. Fritz dives into side control looking to finish.
Grant is rocked!
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Oh Grant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fritz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fritz working away.
Fritz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Fritz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fritz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fritz counters with a three punch combo that has Grant backing up. Grant nods at Fritz to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fritz.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Grant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fritz was covering up waiting for the punch and Grant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to move into half guard but instead Fritz has managed to sweep!
Fritz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fritz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt
and Fritz counters with a left to the body.
Grant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fritz counters with a three punch combo that has Grant backing up. Grant nods at Fritz to acknowledge the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Fritz as he connects with a hook.
Jeff Grant's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fritz works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Fritz lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grant has his takedown stuffed
and Fritz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fritz.
Fritz connects with a body shot.
Fritz drops Grant with a nice combination! Fritz dives into Grant's guard, looking to finish!
Jeez, Jeff Grant's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Grant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Santana Fritz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Cristian Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Silva and Gracie goes tumbling to the canvas! Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! Silva dives into full mount looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Cristian Gracie has been cut.
Silva wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gracie to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva postures up.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva lands a high kick to the side of Gracie's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Silva dives into guard, looking to finish.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Gracie'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.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gracie ducks straight into an uppercut from Silva and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Gracie manages to regain guard straight away.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Cristian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Cristian Gracie's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva stalls.
Silva lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie letting Silva take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristian Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Crack! A monster head kick from Silva and Gracie falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abel Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karter Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karter Duxx has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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20
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
240 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duxx.
Ortiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Duxx ducks down to avoid it.
Duxx avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duxx lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duxx lands a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duxx closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duxx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Duxx stalling against the cage.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Duxx.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Duxx lands a nice shot to the body.
Duxx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joell Ortiz has been cut.
Nice body punch from Duxx - that landed with a thud.
Duxx lands a nice elbow.
Duxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Duxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Duxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duxx working Ortiz over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Duxx.
Duxx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duxx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duxx lands an uppercut.
Duxx is leaning against Ortiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duxx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duxx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duxx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duxx lands a right hand.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duxx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duxx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duxx lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duxx gets through Ortiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duxx lands a right hand.
Duxx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duxx working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duxx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Duxx lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.
Duxx lands a left hand.
Duxx scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Duxx tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Duxx lands a shot to the body.
Duxx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duxx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duxx lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Duxx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duxx is working Ortiz over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duxx displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ortiz up against the cage.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
Duxx lands with a short shot to the head.
Duxx lands a left hand.
Duxx is working Ortiz over against the cage.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
Duxx working Ortiz over with knees to the body.
Duxx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Duxx blocks it.
Duxx digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Duxx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duxx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duxx avoiding damage as Ortiz throws knees to the body.
Duxx presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
Duxx is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortiz misses with a body punch.
Duxx is leaning against Ortiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duxx lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Duxx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duxx is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ortiz gets control of Duxx's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ortiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duxx stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz wants to hit a switch here but Duxx passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortiz there!
Duxx pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Duxx lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duxx lands with some strikes.
Duxx cracks Ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz regains half guard.
Duxx looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duxx's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Duxx drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Duxx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duxx throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Duxx.
Duxx cracks a nice hook into Ortiz's ribs.
Duxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duxx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duxx.
Duxx presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duxx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Duxx is working Ortiz over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duxx scores with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duxx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duxx scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Duxx landing knees to the body.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duxx lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Duxx.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duxx.
Duxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Duxx throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duxx lands a shoulder strike.
Duxx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Duxx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duxx stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duxx lands a body shot.
Duxx lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duxx lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Duxx.
Duxx lands a nice elbow.
Ortiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Duxx.
Duxx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karter Duxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duxx throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.
Karter Duxx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duxx connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Duxx shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duxx closes the distance and clinches.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duxx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Duxx content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Duxx controls the action.
Duxx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duxx takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Duxx throws knees to the body.
Duxx manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duxx, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Karter Duxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duxx stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Duxx moves out of range.
Duxx scores with a jab to the head.
Duxx clinches up against the cage.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
Duxx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Duxx.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ortiz as Duxx tries to tie him up.
Karter Duxx has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duxx.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duxx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
Duxx lands a right hand.
Duxx lands a damaging elbow.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duxx is defending well for now.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duxx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duxx prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Duxx digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Duxx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duxx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duxx.
Duxx lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duxx scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Duxx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duxx lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Duxx.
Duxx is leaning against Ortiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duxx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Duxx lands an elbow inside.
Duxx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duxx blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Duxx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duxx misses with a punch to the body.
Duxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortiz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duxx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Duxx has the dominant position.
Duxx digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Duxx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Duxx prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Duxx lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Duxx.
A right hook to the body lands for Duxx.
Duxx tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Duxx lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Duxx taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ortiz tries to work over Duxx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz is looking to control Duxx's arms but Duxx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortiz has his back to the cage.
Ortiz cracks Duxx with a nice body shot.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Duxx controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duxx.
Duxx is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duxx obliges.
A shot in the inside from Duxx.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duxx prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Duxx lands a damaging elbow.
Duxx prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duxx.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duxx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Duxx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joell Ortiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Duxx lands with a good body shot.
Duxx tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duxx.
Duxx keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duxx blocks a leg kick.
Ortiz misses the body punch
and Duxx moves into the clinch.
Ortiz looking to slow down the pace here.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duxx digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Duxx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duxx lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duxx delivers a nice body kick.
Duxx forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Duxx.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duxx tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Duxx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duxx lands a right hand.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Duxx.
Duxx lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duxx.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Duxx.
Duxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Duxx.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Duxx.
Duxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duxx.
Duxx lands a body punch.
Duxx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Duxx.
Duxx scores with a nice right hand.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Duxx connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duxx sprawls well. Duxx wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Duxx scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to clinch there but Duxx circles away.
Duxx is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duxx defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duxx finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Karter Duxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joell Ortiz.
Duxx swinging wildly here.
Duxx lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duxx slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Duxx scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duxx rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
Duxx prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Nice body punch from Duxx.
Duxx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Duxx lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Duxx lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Duxx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duxx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Duxx on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Duxx digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duxx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duxx.
Duxx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duxx is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ortiz misses with a body punch.
Duxx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ortiz is looking to control Duxx's arms but Duxx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortiz has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Duxx.
Duxx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duxx tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Duxx back against the cage.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duxx trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duxx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duxx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duxx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duxx obliges.
Nice body punch from Duxx.
A right hand to the body from Duxx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duxx.
Duxx pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duxx.
Ortiz misses with an elbow strike.
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
Duxx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duxx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Duxx.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but Duxx blocks it.
Duxx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Duxx controls his hands.
A short right from Duxx.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duxx.
Joell Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duxx's elbow.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Duxx avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.
Karter Duxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duxx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Duxx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duxx clinches with his opponent.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duxx is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Duxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duxx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Duxx as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karter Duxx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duxx has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karter Duxx!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey McKennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing In The Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Evans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey McKennedy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKennedy misses with a head kick.
McKennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans tries to bum rush McKennedy with a series of wild strikes but McKennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans throws a body punch but McKennedy moves out of range.
McKennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKennedy misses with a head kick.
McKennedy tries to move into range but Evans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by McKennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKennedy staying out of range there.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Corey McKennedy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a straight right.
McKennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
McKennedy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans slips a straight right by McKennedy.
McKennedy slips a jab from Evans.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but McKennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKennedy dodges the punch combination from Evans.
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.
McKennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKennedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
McKennedy lands a head kick!
McKennedy feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by McKennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKennedy.
McKennedy swinging wildly here.
McKennedy cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
McKennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy lands a big head kick that sends Evans tumbling to the mat! McKennedy takes a step backwards and waves Evans back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Evans is rocked!
McKennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McKennedy pushes Evans away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKennedy lands a big head kick that sends Evans tumbling to the mat! McKennedy takes a step backwards and waves Evans back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
McKennedy lands a big head kick that sends Evans tumbling to the mat! McKennedy takes a step backwards and waves Evans back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McKennedy darts in and clinches Evans up against the cage.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Logan Evans has been cut.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy leaning against his opponent.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKennedy effectively controlling the action here.
McKennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKennedy landing knees to the body.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
McKennedy lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for McKennedy to work.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McKennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McKennedy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKennedy throws a head kick that half lands.
Evans swings away with a body shot that misses
and McKennedy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McKennedy.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKennedy lands a knee to the body.
McKennedy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
McKennedy prevents a body shot from Evans.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside.
McKennedy blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McKennedy prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
McKennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy working Evans over with knees to the body.
Evans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Evans tries to break the clinch but McKennedy is controlling the position.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from McKennedy.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy connects with a knee to the head.
McKennedy stalling against the cage.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
McKennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McKennedy.
Evans takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKennedy working Evans over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by McKennedy.
McKennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy working Evans over with knees to the body.
McKennedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for McKennedy to work.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McKennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
McKennedy has Evans pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on McKennedy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans taking a breather.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McKennedy stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
McKennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of McKennedy backwards.
McKennedy tries to stall but Evans uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Evans.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy has Evans pushed against the cage.
Evans stalling in the clinch but McKennedy improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McKennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKennedy.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKennedy throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
McKennedy delivers a nice body kick.
McKennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McKennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKennedy slips a jab from Evans.
McKennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKennedy closes the distance and clinches.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy slowing the pace effectively.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
McKennedy lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
McKennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy controlling the action here for a moment.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
McKennedy landing knees to the body.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
Evans tries a body shot but McKennedy blocks it.
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage.
McKennedy prevents a body shot from Evans.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside.
McKennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy is trying to stall.
McKennedy working Evans over with knees to the body.
McKennedy stalling against the cage.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
McKennedy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but McKennedy slips the punch.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Corey McKennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKennedy scores with a head kick.
McKennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Logan Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKennedy.
Good leg kick by McKennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKennedy throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
McKennedy looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans misses with a combination
and McKennedy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Evans really felt that one!
McKennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McKennedy closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corey McKennedy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McKennedy.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKennedy slows down the pace here.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Evans as the two fighters clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKennedy throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans takes a swing at McKennedy's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by McKennedy.
McKennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
McKennedy tries to clinch up.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McKennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
McKennedy throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
McKennedy takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McKennedy.
McKennedy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McKennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKennedy takes the fight into the clinch.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
McKennedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McKennedy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from McKennedy.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and McKennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans throws a right and a left that McKennedy avoids nicely.
McKennedy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evans if he has to take too many more of those.
McKennedy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McKennedy scores with a head kick.
McKennedy misses with a jab to the body
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy lands with a slapping head kick.
McKennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
McKennedy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McKennedy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evans will feel that in the morning.
Logan Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
McKennedy wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from McKennedy.
McKennedy scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
McKennedy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKennedy.
McKennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Crunch! McKennedy slams his shin into Evans's torso.
McKennedy tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
McKennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKennedy lands a head kick!
McKennedy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evans if he has to take too many more of those.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McKennedy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Evans as McKennedy tries to tie him up.
McKennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
McKennedy stalling in the clinch.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans stalling in the clinch but McKennedy improves position.
McKennedy throws an elbow that misses.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Evans can't break the clinch.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans cracks McKennedy with a nice body shot.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Evans taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
Come on Evans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans misses the jab.
McKennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McKennedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKennedy.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from McKennedy.
McKennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by McKennedy.
Evans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McKennedy counters with a head kick.
McKennedy connects with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McKennedy. Evans shrugs it off though.
McKennedy misses with a head kick.
McKennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
McKennedy throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
McKennedy tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
McKennedy thumps Evans with a low kick.
McKennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
McKennedy lands a high kick!
Corey McKennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
McKennedy lands a head kick!
A big left from Evans misses.
Evans on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick from McKennedy lands but Evans takes it in his stride.
McKennedy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans throws a jab when McKennedy was well out of range.
McKennedy forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, McKennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Evans tries a body shot but McKennedy blocks it.
Logan Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for McKennedy to work.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
McKennedy drops Evans with a big knee straight up the middle! Evans is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey McKennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKennedy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 44:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 44:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey McKennedy! Corey McKennedy retains his middleweight title!
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