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RISE 38: Slaughter vs Anthony PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bizzle (ranked 7449 p4p, 457 weight class) and Sildosoves Bagueirau (ranked 6211 p4p, 414 weight class). Bubba Bizzle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Bizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sildosoves Bagueirau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagueirau throws a big shot that misses.
Bizzle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bizzle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bizzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bagueirau on the ground.
Bagueirau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bagueirau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bagueirau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bizzle is aware though and is defending well.
Bagueirau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bizzle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bizzle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bagueirau's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bagueirau actively working from the bottom here.
Bizzle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bizzle connects with a nice short shot to Bagueirau's temple.
Bagueirau manages to get to full guard.
Bizzle stays in close to Bagueirau's body and controls the position.
Bizzle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bizzle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bizzle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bagueirau looking for a guillotine here but Bizzle defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle trying to control but Bagueirau is working from the bottom.
Bagueirau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bagueirau controls Bizzle momentarily but Bizzle frees himself.
Bizzle stands and throws Bagueirau's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bizzle trying to control the position but Bagueirau is working away.
Bagueirau is letting Bizzle control him for a moment.
Bagueirau is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bagueirau trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bizzle manages to pass to mount!
Bizzle avoids the attempt from Bagueirau to control.
Bizzle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bagueirau hang on?
Bagueirau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bagueirau wants to control but Bizzle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bagueirau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bagueirau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagueirau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bizzle has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bagueirau to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bizzle is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bagueirau pulls down on the head and he's put Bizzle to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sildosoves Bagueirau!
Sildosoves Bagueirau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sulawuel Jallurzai (ranked 6173 p4p, 549 weight class) and Conour McNugget (ranked 3955 p4p, 414 weight class). Conour McNugget has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sulawuel Jallurzai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conour McNugget!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNugget keeps the fight on the outside.
Jallurzai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McNugget paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jallurzai tries to clinch there but McNugget circles away.
McNugget scores with a jab. Jallurzai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McNugget clobbers Jallurzai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jallurzai tries to clinch up
and McNugget counters with a nice uppercut.
Jallurzai wants to clinch but McNugget slips to the side
and McNugget counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McNugget cracks Jallurzai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jallurzai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McNugget counters with a good, hard body kick but Jallurzai shrugs it off.
Jallurzai tries to clinch but McNugget moves out of range.
McNugget looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jallurzai is looking to clinch.
Jallurzai takes one to the side of the head.
Jallurzai moves into range and clinches up with McNugget.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McNugget tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNugget blocks an uppercut.
McNugget stalling in the clinch.
McNugget lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNugget lands a hook that snaps the head of Jallurzai backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jallurzai has a couple of punches blocked by McNugget.
McNugget lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jallurzai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNugget misses with the head strike.
McNugget throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jallurzais head.
Jallurzai is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNugget.
Oh Jallurzai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jallurzai throws a head punch that misses.
Jallurzai misses with the head strike.
McNugget tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNugget misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNugget.
McNugget misses with some punches.
McNugget misses with some punches.
McNugget blocking some punches.
McNugget throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from McNugget.
McNugget has a couple of punches blocked by Jallurzai.
Jallurzai seems to have got his legs back now.
McNugget lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jallurzai throws a punch but it's blocked by McNugget.
Still in the clinch, McNugget scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNugget blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jallurzai misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNugget just leaning against Jallurzai, taking a breather.
Jallurzai letting McNugget take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on McNugget's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jallurzai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNugget is stalling here.
McNugget lands a left hand.
Jallurzai has a couple of punches blocked by McNugget.
McNugget lands a big right hand that drops Jallurzai! The killer instinct kicks in and McNugget finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McNugget!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conour McNugget!
An out of breath and clearly excited Conour McNugget thanked WarHorse Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Kelly (ranked 2813 p4p, 305 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 7600 p4p, 632 weight class). Falcone has chosen Everyone Bleeds Now as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly walks into a jab.
It looks like David Kelly has been cut.
Falcone throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Falcone against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Falcone blocks an uppercut.
Falcone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Falcone tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcone.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Falcone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Falcone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to Kelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Falcone throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Falcone.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falcone.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falcone in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly tries to move into range but Falcone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Falcone gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
A less than humble Anthony Falcone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between André 3000 (ranked 3515 p4p, 295 weight class) and Tim Slater (ranked 1980 p4p, 201 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think 3000 might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So Fresh N So Clean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, André 3000!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Slater!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
3000 misses with a straight right.
Slater looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slater misses with a series of wild punches.
3000 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slater on the side of the head.
It looks like Tim Slater has been cut.
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - 3000 circles away.
3000 swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping 3000 at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
3000 throws a leg kick
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slater sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slater is fighting to break 3000's control of his arms but 3000 is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater postures up.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
3000 is trying to control the position from the bottom.
3000 pulls Slater in to control the position.
Slater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
3000 scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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.
3000 thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slater scores with a hook.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from 3000 misses the target.
Tim Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
3000 throws a solid leg kick but Slater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at 3000.
3000 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
3000 throws a big shot that misses.
Slater throws a jab when 3000 was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater needs to keep his hands up - 3000 had a free shot at his head there.
Slater is rocked!
3000 moves in close and cracks Slater with a massive right hand! Slater, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by 3000!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). André 3000!
André 3000 is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking André 3000 thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carver Frost (ranked 2678 p4p, 242 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 2731 p4p, 246 weight class). Granger has chosen Primal Concrete Sledge as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Carver Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger avoids the body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a jab to the head.
Frost has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Granger dodges the punch combination from Frost.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Granger.
Frost takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost misses with a looping left.
Frost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Granger jabs at Frost's body.
Frost jabs Granger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Granger has knocked Frost down with a huge combo! Granger steps away and waves a wobbly Frost back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Carver Frost has been cut.
Granger cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Granger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frost to stand back up!
Frost is rocked!
Granger connects with a stiff jab that staggers Frost - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Granger!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Granger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Facundo Galley (ranked 2322 p4p, 271 weight class) and Cornelius Barnaby (ranked 2556 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Facundo Galley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Barnaby!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Barnaby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galley doesn't seem phased though.
Galley tries to clinch up
and Barnaby counters with a straight right hand.
Barnaby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galley checks a leg kick.
A big left from Barnaby misses.
Barnaby looks to land a combination but Galley avoids it well.
Galley wants to clinch
and Barnaby counters with a left to the body.
Galley tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Barnaby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnaby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Facundo Galley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnaby throws a one two combo.
Galley tries to clinch up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnaby.
Galley tries to clinch but Barnaby moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
Galley moves forwards but Barnaby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Galley rushes Barnaby and presses him up against the cage.
Galley misses with the head strike.
Galley gets through Barnaby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Barnaby on the inside.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaby.
Barnaby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnaby working aggressively here.
Barnaby presses Galley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Barnaby.
Barnaby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnaby misses with a body punch.
Galley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Barnaby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley prevents a body shot from Barnaby.
Barnaby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galley backwards.
Barnaby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnaby has a couple of punches blocked by Galley.
Barnaby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnaby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley tries to work over Barnaby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galley has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaby.
Galley lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Galley.
Barnaby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnaby blocks a body shot from Galley.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Galley lands a right hand.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnaby lands a right hand.
Barnaby struggles to land a body shot inside as Galley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Galley.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Galley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.
Galley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnaby's elbow.
Galley scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaby.
Barnaby breaks the clinch.
Galley darts in and clinches Barnaby up against the cage.
Galley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaby.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnaby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galley misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cornelius Barnaby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galley doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnaby circles away.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galley tries to clinch but Barnaby is having none of it.
Barnaby throws out a counter right but Galley avoids it with no problem.
Galley tries to clinch up but Barnaby circles away and keeps his distance.
Galley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Barnaby counter with a right hand.
Galley tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnaby swings for the body but Galley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galley.
Barnaby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnaby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnaby gets tackled into the cage by Galley. Galley maintains the clinch.
Barnaby lands a body shot.
Galley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Barnaby.
Facundo Galley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galley swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Galley.
Galley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnaby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galley.
Barnaby prevents a body shot from Galley.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galley lands a left hand.
Barnaby'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.
A head punch on the inside from Barnaby fails to land.
Galley tries a body shot but Barnaby blocks it.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galley misses with the head strike.
Barnaby leaning against his opponent.
Galley tries to work over Barnaby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnaby.
Barnaby leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnaby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Barnaby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnaby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnaby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Galley.
Barnaby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnaby! But no joy.
Barnaby keeps the fight on the outside.
Galley walks into a straight right hand from Barnaby.
Barnaby leaves Galley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galley wants to clinch
and Barnaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
Barnaby keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Barnaby.
Galley is looking to clinch but Barnaby is avoiding it.
Galley moves to clinch but Barnaby breaks away
and Galley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby feints a counter leg kick.
Barnaby cracks Galley with an open hand slap.
Galley wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
Galley is looking to clinch.
Barnaby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Galley at a distance.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Barnaby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnaby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galley moves to clinch but Barnaby breaks away
and Barnaby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnaby misses with a looping left.
Barnaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnaby counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Barnaby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galley pushes Barnaby up against the cage in a clinch.
Galley can't find room to land a body shot as Barnaby controls the action.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galley's elbow.
Barnaby breaks from the clinch.
Barnaby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galley is looking to clinch.
Galley tries to clinch up.
Barnaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galley instigates a clinch.
Galley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Galley.
Galley is working Barnaby over against the cage.
Galley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galley misses with a punch to the body.
Barnaby misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galley.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnaby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnaby blocks a body shot from Galley.
A short body shot lands from Galley as the two fighters clinch.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galley lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Galley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnabys head.
Galley pushes Barnaby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galley can't find room to land a body shot as Barnaby controls the action.
Facundo Galley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galley scores with a shot to the side of Barnaby's head.
Galley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Galley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaby misses with some punches.
Galley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnaby pushes Galley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galley is working Barnaby over against the cage.
Galley throws a head punch that misses.
Barnaby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnaby.
Barnaby tries to throw a body punch but Galley avoids it by throwing Barnaby back against the cage.
Galley misses with a punch on the inside.
Galley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnaby backwards.
Barnaby working aggressively here.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galley.
Galley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galley lands with a short shot to the head.
Galley working aggressively here.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaby breaks the clinch.
Galley clinches with his opponent.
Barnaby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaby wants to stall.
Galley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galley lands a shot to the body.
Barnaby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnaby throws a punch but it's blocked by Galley.
A head punch on the inside from Galley fails to land.
Galley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cornelius Barnaby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galley manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Barnaby.
Galley wants to clinch up but Barnaby keeps it at a distance.
Galley tries to clinch there but Barnaby circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galley clobbers Barnaby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galley tries to clinch up.
Barnaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Galley.
Galley misses with an uppercut
enabling Barnaby to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galley throws a leg kick but Barnaby moved away.
Galley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnaby counters with a series of strikes. Galley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Galley walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Facundo Galley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnaby 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Barnaby!
Cornelius Barnaby very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ion Pascu (ranked 2623 p4p, 290 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 3361 p4p, 356 weight class). Pascu comes to the cage accompanied by Future - Bag (Audio ) (From "SUPERFLY") ft. Yung Bans. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Pascu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascu misses with a looping right.
Pascu throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onera.
Onera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Onera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Onera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pascu throws a shot from downtown. Onera moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Onera misses.
Pascu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Onera's head backwards.
Onera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pascu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onera staying out of range there.
A big right from Onera misses.
A jab from Pascu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera throws the left hand but Pascu avoids the punch easily.
Onera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pascu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pascu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pascu misses the jab.
Pascu looks to throw the jab but Onera is out of range.
Pascu lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera slips a straight right by Pascu.
Pascu misses with an uppercut.
Onera throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera moves away from the strike by Pascu.
Pascu misses with a straight left.
Pascu avoids the body shot from Onera.
Onera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pascu throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Onera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pascu tests Onera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Onera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pascu.
Pascu throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Onera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Onera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Onera slips under a jab.
Pascu throws a hook but Onera blocks it.
A big left from Pascu misses.
Pascu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Onera.
Onera throws a hook to the side of Pascu's head but Pascu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Onera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pascu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pascu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Onera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Onera throws an overhand right that lands on Pascu's shoulder, as Pascu tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pascu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Onera staying out of range there.
Onera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pascu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pascu slips a jab from Onera.
Pascu cracks Onera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Onera catches Pascu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pascu tests Onera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pascu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Onera under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Pascu.
Onera defending well as Pascu loads up on a big left hand.
Onera missing with a left hand there. Pascu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Pascu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Pascu.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Onera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Onera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Onera defending well as Pascu loads up on a big left hand.
Onera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Onera looks to land a right hand but Pascu moved out of range.
Pascu throws a big shot that misses.
Onera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pascu.
Onera throws out a counter right but Pascu avoids it with no problem.
Onera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Onera as he connects with a hook.
Pascu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pascu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera looks to land a combination but Pascu avoids it well.
Pascu looks to land a left hand but Onera moved out of range nicely.
Onera moves out of range of the strikes.
Onera misses with a double jab
and Pascu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pascu defending well as Onera loads up on a big left hand.
Onera misses with a hook.
Pascu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Onera misses the shot to the body.
Pascu misses the jab.
Pascu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pascu slips under a jab from Onera.
Pascu lunges at Onera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Onera's hand.
Onera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onera connects with a jab.
Pascu throws a hook but Onera avoids it easily.
Pascu throws the left hand but Onera avoids the punch easily.
Onera throws a hook but Pascu blocks it.
Onera misses with an uppercut. Pascu saw that one coming.
Onera misses with a straight left.
Pascu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Max Onera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Pascu catches Onera right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Pascu.
A little jabbing left from Onera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pascu thuds his right hand into Onera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pascu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onera throws out a counter right but Pascu avoids it with no problem.
Pascu moves away from the strike by Onera.
Pascu avoids the body shot from Onera.
Pascu slips a straight right by Onera.
Pascu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pascu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Onera misses with a hook.
Pascu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onera.
Onera blocks a jab.
Onera misses with a hook.
Pascu misses with a hook. Onera ducked under it nicely.
Onera throws an overhand right that lands on Pascu's shoulder, as Pascu tries to avoid the shot.
Pascu misses with a looping left.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pascu manages to avoid it.
Onera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pascu finds it's way round the side to connect with Onera's head.
Onera misses the shot to the body.
Pascu misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onera misses with a straight left.
Onera lands a nice looking body shot.
Pascu cracks Onera with a good jab.
Onera misses with a low kick.
Onera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pascu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onera tries to bum rush Pascu with a series of wild strikes but Pascu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera cracks Pascu with a good jab.
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pascu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pascu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pascu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Pascu loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera slips under a jab from Pascu.
Pascu throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onera just misses with a punch to the body.
Pascu misses with an uppercut. Onera saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Onera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pascu has got the better of the exchanges.
Pascu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera blocks a jab.
Onera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pascu throws a looping overhand right but Onera ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onera. Pascu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pascu throwing a counter right hand but Onera manages to avoid it.
Onera misses with a looping left.
A big left from Pascu misses.
Pascu loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Pascu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Onera walks into a left hand.
Pascu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Onera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pascu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Onera.
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onera misses with a straight right.
Pascu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Onera misses.
Onera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pascu misses the jab.
Onera defending well as Pascu loads up on a big left hand.
Onera throws a leg kick
and Pascu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pascu lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pascu throws out the jab.
Pascu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pascu misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Pascu misses its intended target.
Onera digs a good body shot into Pascu's ribs.
Pascu throws a lazy right hand but Onera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onera cracks Pascu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Onera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pascu.
Onera throws out a loose jab but Pascu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascu throws a jab when Onera was well out of range.
Onera slips under a jab.
Donk. Pascu catches Onera right on the button with a cross.
Pascu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ion Pascu is winning the standup battle so far.
Pascu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Onera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onera. Pascu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onera takes a swing at Pascu's ribcage but misses.
Pascu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Onera misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Pascu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pascu misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascu walks into a stiff left hand from Onera.
A punch combination from Onera misses.
Onera moves away from the strike by Pascu.
Pascu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onera.
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Onera lands a glancing blow to the side of Pascu's head.
Onera moves out of range as Pascu strikes.
Pascu scores with a hook.
Onera misses with an uppercut. Pascu saw that one coming.
Onera looks to score with a jab to the body but Pascu is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pascu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pascu connects with a nice looking jab.
Pascu looks to throw the jab but Onera is out of range.
Onera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pascu moves away from the strike by Onera.
Pascu looks to throw the jab but Onera is out of range.
Onera scores with a hook to the body. Pascu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Onera.
Pascu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pascu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Onera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pascu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Onera doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Pascu.
Onera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pascu throws a shot from downtown. Onera moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Onera misses.
Onera moves out of range as Pascu strikes.
Onera throws a looping overhand right but Pascu ducks down to avoid it.
Pascu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pascu missing with a left hand there. Onera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pascu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onera.
Onera slips under a jab.
Pascu loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera throws a jab when Pascu was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pascu misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Onera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera slips a straight right by Pascu.
Pascu misses with a hook.
A jab from Pascu misses.
Pascu looks to land a right hand but Onera moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Onera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Onera misses its intended target.
Pascu throws a big shot that misses.
Pascu missing with a left hand there. Onera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onera throws a shot from downtown. Pascu moves away and avoids it.
Onera misses with a body shot.
Onera slips a jab from Pascu.
A nice side step and Onera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pascu lands with a right hand.
Onera throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Pascu throws a shot from downtown. Onera moves away and avoids it.
Onera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pascu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onera.
No joy there for Onera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Onera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pascu misses with an uppercut.
Pascu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Onera throws a right hand that misses
and Pascu counters with a stiff right hand.
Onera looks to land a right hand but Pascu moved out of range.
Pascu loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Onera throws a hook but Pascu avoids it easily.
Onera misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera throws a lazy right hand but Pascu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pascu lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pascu misses the jab.
Onera misses with a double jab.
Pascu misses with a straight right.
Onera misses with a body punch
and Pascu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Onera misses.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Onera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Onera misses with a looping left.
Onera throws a body shot but no joy.
Onera looks to land a right hand but Pascu moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pascu as he connects with a hook.
Pascu slips a straight right by Onera.
Onera misses with a right hand
letting Pascu counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Onera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Onera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pascu.
Pascu throws an overhand right that lands on Onera's shoulder, as Onera tries to avoid the shot.
Onera connects with a right hand. Pascu shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Onera misses with a left hand
and Pascu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu slips a jab from Onera.
Onera throws a jab when Pascu was well out of range.
Pascu throws a hook but Onera avoids it easily.
Pascu misses with a looping right.
Pascu throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pascu throws the left hand but Onera avoids the punch easily.
Pascu misses with a looping left.
Onera misses with an uppercut.
Onera misses with a left hand
and Pascu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pascu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onera.
Onera misses with an uppercut. Pascu saw that one coming.
Onera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pascu was well out of range. Poor timing from Onera.
Pascu looks to throw the jab but Onera is out of range.
Pascu throws a lazy right hand but Onera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Onera misses.
Pascu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onera.
Onera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pascu was well out of range. Poor timing from Onera.
A telegraphed right hand from Onera misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Pascu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pascu.
Nice defenses there by Onera.
Onera throws a jab but it's blocked by Pascu.
A bone on bone clash there as Pascu blocks the leg kick.
Onera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Onera misses.
Onera slips under a jab.
Onera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Onera does no damage.
Onera throws a nice looking combination but Pascu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pascu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Onera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Onera swings for the body but Pascu moves out of range.
Onera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pascu.
Pascu throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
Onera moves out of range of the strikes.
Pascu throws out a loose jab but Onera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onera.
Jab, jab by Pascu - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pascu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Onera moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascu lands with an overhand left.
Pascu misses with a hook.
Onera looks to land a right hand but Pascu moved out of range.
Pascu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pascu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pascu moves out of range of the strikes.
Onera staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Onera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Onera cracks Pascu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Onera misses with an uppercut. Pascu saw that one coming.
Pascu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
Pascu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pascu misses the target.
Pascu ducks under a wild hook from Onera.
Onera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pascu.
Onera loads up on a big right hand but Pascu slips the punch.
Pascu looks to land a left hand but Onera moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Pascu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Onera looks to land a left hand but Pascu moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Onera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pascu throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ion Pascu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pascu 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ion Pascu!
A very excited looking Ion Pascu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meatball Destroyer (ranked 1935 p4p, 235 weight class) and Jhin Markell (ranked 1843 p4p, 227 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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27
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markell.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markell moves away.
A lazy left from Destroyer finds it's target.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Markell misses with a straight right.
Destroyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markell manages to avoid it.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
Destroyer lands with a right hand.
Markell feints and as Destroyer raises his hands in defense, Markell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Destroyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markell on the ground.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Markell from controlling successfully.
Destroyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markell.
Markell won't allow Destroyer to sweep him here.
Destroyer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Markell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Destroyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Destroyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Destroyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markell won't allow Destroyer to sweep him here.
Destroyer striking off his back but it's not causing Markell any problems.
Markell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Destroyer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Destroyer has escaped and now he's on top!
Destroyer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Markell lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Markell trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
Destroyer controls Markell momentarily but Markell frees himself.
Markell wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
Destroyer trying to keep a closed guard but Markell is proving a slippery customer.
Markell throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Destroyer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Markell, into his guard.
Markell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Destroyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell wants to sweep here but Destroyer controlling him for the moment.
Destroyer wants to get up but he can't break Markell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Markell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Destroyer is one step ahead there.
Markell is adopting a defensive guard.
Markell is looking for a triangle but Destroyer pushes his legs off easily.
Markell can't keep his opponent in guard - Destroyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Markell tries to roll over but Destroyer keeps him under control.
Markell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Destroyer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Destroyer's back!
Destroyer is trying to get back to his feet but Markell has full control of the position and if anything, Destroyer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Markell looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Markell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Markell controlling well, preventing Destroyer from escaping the position.
Destroyer covers up after that shot from Markell.
Markell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Destroyer is defending well though. Markell let's go of the attempt for now.
Markell struggling to land strikes to the head as Destroyer covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhin Markell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Destroyer throws a big shot that misses.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markell manages to avoid it.
Destroyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Destroyer.
A combination from Destroyer does no damage.
Markell misses with a two punch combination.
Destroyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Markell moves out of range.
Markell fails to land the takedown.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Markell moves out of range.
Markell checks a leg kick.
Destroyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
A big right from Markell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer lands a jab to the nose.
Markell misses with a hook.
Destroyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meatball Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destroyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markell.
Destroyer misses with a wild combination.
Markell takes one on the button.
Markell throws a shot from downtown. Destroyer moves away and avoids it.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
Destroyer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meatball Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Markell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Markell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
Jhin Markell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell throws out a loose jab but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Markell looks to land a right hand but Destroyer moved out of range.
Markell gets a takedown into half guard.
Destroyer kicks Markell off and gets back to his feet.
Markell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Markell. Those never looked like landing.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Markell feints the counter takedown.
Destroyer lands with an overhand left.
Markell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Markell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Destroyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markell scrambles back to his feet.
Destroyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Markell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell throws a hook but Destroyer avoids it easily.
Destroyer stuns Markell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown.
Markell throws a hook to the side of Destroyer's head but Destroyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
A jab from Markell misses.
Destroyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Markell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Destroyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Markell's head.
A big right from Destroyer misses.
Markell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Destroyer throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Markell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destroyer.
Markell missing with a left hand there. Destroyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Destroyer misses its target.
Markell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Destroyer throws a hook but Markell avoids it easily.
Markell unleashes a big counter combination but Destroyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Markell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Destroyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markell can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Destroyer catches Markell right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Markell misses.
Destroyer tries to land a leg kick but Markell saw it coming and moves away.
Destroyer looks to land a combination but Markell avoids it well.
Destroyer misses with a hook. Markell ducked under it nicely.
Destroyer throws a lazy right hand but Markell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destroyer throws out a loose jab but Markell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Markell from controlling successfully.
Destroyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markell wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Destroyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Markell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Destroyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Markell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer wants to stand up but Markell is controlling him.
Destroyer pulls Markell in close to prevent any damage.
Destroyer continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Destroyer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markell stops Destroyer from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Destroyer keeping full guard, as Markell tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markell swings for the body but Destroyer moves out of range.
Markell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Destroyer's waist but Destroyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markell off to one side.
Destroyer looks to land a combination but Markell avoids it well.
Markell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Markell throws a nice looking combination but Destroyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Destroyer lands a body shot.
Markell misses with a series of wild punches.
Markell needs to keep his hands up - Destroyer had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
Destroyer misses the body punch
and Markell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Markell thows a huge punch but Destroyer dodges it nicely.
Markell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Destroyer trying to control from the bottom.
Destroyer wants to get back to his feet.
Markell is thwarting Destroyer's attempts to control the position.
Markell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Destroyer tries to roll over but Markell keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Destroyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Markell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Destroyer is trying to get back to full guard.
Destroyer is trying to stand up here but Markell is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markell connects with a nice short shot to Destroyer's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Markell working his ground and pound in the gym.
Markell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Destroyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Markell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Destroyer could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Markell has cracked it and Destroyer is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Markell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhin Markell!
An out of breath Jhin Markell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Meatball Destroyer was interviewed post fight and said 'Organic Nutrition all the way'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 1971 p4p, 297 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 2391 p4p, 347 weight class). James has chosen Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is trying to break the clinch but Trump is controlling him.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James takes a shot to the head.
James blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trump lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump lands a right hand.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
James is trying to force a seperation but Trump has the dominant position.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
A short left from Trump.
Trump has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right from Trump.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
James tries to circle away but Trump has him pinned against the cage.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James's coach down at 3Band MMA ($700/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James can't break the clinch.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
James is trying to break free.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Trump digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trump is keeping busy.
Trump digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Trump.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James looks winded!
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
A hook to the body from Trump.
Trump pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Trump.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump 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.
Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
James is trying to break free.
Trump has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
James is trying to force a seperation but Trump has the dominant position.
Trump works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James is rocked!
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Donald Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Trump lands a body punch.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trump pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Trump throws a big uppercut that drops James! More strikes from Trump and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! James lies dazed against the cage as Trump celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump!
After the fight, Donald Trump was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Liam James stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Slaughter (ranked 270 p4p, 35 weight class) and Carmelo Anthony (ranked 1199 p4p, 151 weight class). Slaughter comes into the arena with Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Carmelo Anthony has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Slaughter's chin.
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199 lbs
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197 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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmelo Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony lands a really nice looking cross but Slaughter seems unphased.
Slaughter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anthony circles away.
Anthony connects with a jab.
Slaughter looks for a takedown but Anthony sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Anthony.
Anthony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slaughter dives in and grabs Anthony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anthony pushes down on Slaughter's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anthony's waist but Anthony gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slaughter off to one side.
A cross from Anthony lands.
Anthony lands a jab to the head.
Slaughter looks for a takedown but Anthony sprawls well.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slaughter will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slaughter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anthony is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony is adopting a defensive guard.
Anthony wants to stand and escape but Slaughter is having none of it.
Slaughter wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anthony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slaughter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anthony's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slaughter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony looking to control.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slaughter wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anthony can't keep his opponent in guard - Slaughter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slaughter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anthony defending well though.
Slaughter tries to pass to full mount but Anthony defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter working over Anthony with some ground and pound. Anthony looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anthony wants to control but Slaughter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Anthony won't allow it.
Anthony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Anthony won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slaughter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slaughter wants to pass the guard but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control from half guard but Anthony is working away.
Slaughter trying to control from Anthony's half guard. Anthony has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anthony utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slaughter throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony controls Slaughter momentarily but Slaughter frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anthony can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anthony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slaughter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck for Slaughter with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carmelo Anthony will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slaughter closes the distance and clinches.
Slaughter tries to pull guard but Anthony won't allow it.
Anthony prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
Anthony just leaning against Slaughter, taking a breather.
Slaughter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slaughter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anthony scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Slaughter manages to mount him!
Anthony is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anthony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anthony holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slaughter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slaughter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slaughter.
Slaughter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slaughter 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.
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slaughter punching from mount but Anthony doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anthony is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Max Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slaughter.
Slaughter unloading with bombs!
Anthony is bucking up trying to escape but Slaughter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slaughter unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anthony can do to turn this around?
Slaughter with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slaughter.
Slaughter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Anthony holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slaughter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slaughter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anthony can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Slaughter unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
Slaughter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Slaughter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slaughter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slaughter misses with a head shot.
Anthony wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slaughter.
Anthony blocking the ground and pound.
Slaughter throws a sloppy strike and Anthony uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Anthony has ended up in Slaughter's guard.
Anthony is looking to stand up but Slaughter won't let him.
Anthony stopping the sweep attempt from Slaughter.
Slaughter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slaughter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slaughter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slaughter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slaughter slips a nice elbow through Anthony's hands, connecting with Anthony's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slaughter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slaughter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthony keeps working.
Slaughter throwing shots but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Anthony manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Slaughter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a takedown but Anthony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slaughter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slaughter takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anthony is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anthony stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slaughter lands a right hand.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Slaughter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anthony after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Slaughter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slaughter digs a right hand underneath Anthony's ribcage. Anthony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony has a couple of punches blocked by Slaughter.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anthony counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slaughter drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Anthony avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Anthony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Anthony.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Anthony manages to get underhooks.
Anthony scores with a shoulder strike.
Slaughter misses with the head strike.
Anthony digs a right hand underneath Slaughter's ribcage. Slaughter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Anthony.
Slaughter is trying to pull guard but Anthony turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anthony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anthony.
Slaughter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anthony to keep the fight standing.
Slaughter looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anthony.
Slaughter wants to take the fight to the mat but Anthony manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anthony scores with a shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anthony.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slaughter prevents a body shot from Anthony.
Anthony stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Anthony.
Anthony lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Slaughter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anthony is defending well.
Anthony prevents the takedown attempt.
Anthony has a couple of punches blocked by Slaughter.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Anthony finds it's target.
Slaughter is rocked!
Anthony scores with a leg kick.
Slaughter closes the distance and clinches up with Anthony, looking for a takedown. Slaughter pushes Anthony against the cage but Anthony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slaughter with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slaughter or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthony, which made it look bad.
Anthony thuds a left hand into Slaughter's body.
Anthony scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stuns Slaughter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anthony bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anthony fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slaughter on the side of the head.
Oh Slaughter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anthony circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Slaughter to the canvas! Slaughter doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Anthony keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmelo Anthony!
Carmelo Anthony is the new middleweight champion!
Carmelo Anthony thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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