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APF 49 - Climbing Your Windows PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenord Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Dresser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenord Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cross Dresser!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dresser sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marshall somewhat.
Dresser lands a body shot.
Dresser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dresser stuffs the takedown.
Dresser drops Marshall with a beautiful combination! Marshall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dresser is looking for the KO!
Marshall is rocked!
Marshall switches off momentarily and Dresser cracks him with a monster right hand! Marshall topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dresser dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dresser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cross Dresser!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oloc Chisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chisley comes to the cage accompanied by On The Eve Of War. The Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oloc Chisley's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oloc Chisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Man!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisley throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chisley.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man misses with a double jab
and Chisley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chisley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chisley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man has his foot on Chisley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chisley works his way back into a safe position though.
Man has his foot on Chisley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chisley works his way back into a safe position though.
Man looks gassed!
Chisley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chisley defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chisley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisley drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Chisley off! Chisley jumps back into Man's guard.
Man has his foot on Chisley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chisley works his way back into a safe position though.
Chisley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chisley trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chisley has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chisley's guard.
Chisley is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man has gone for a leg lock! Chisley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Man's guard.
Chisley works over Man with some ground and pound from guard.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chisley trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chisley drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Chisley off! Chisley jumps back into Man's guard.
Chisley drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Chisley off! Chisley jumps back into Man's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Man is trying to get an arm triangle but Chisley is defending well.
Chisley is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chisley, who protects the arm well.
Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chisley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Man's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Chisley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man blocks the strikes from Chisley.
Chisley gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Man 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.
Chisley wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a right and a left that Chisley avoids nicely.
Man digs a good hook to Chisley's body.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like The Man has been cut.
Chisley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chisley gets slowly back to his feet.
Chisley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Man's half guard.
Chisley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Man makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working for a triangle but Chisley defends it easily.
Chisley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Man manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chisley has Man in his guard.
Chisley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
Chisley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man wants to sweep here but Chisley controlling him for the moment.
Oloc Chisley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Chisley defends easily.
Chisley wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man is looking for a triangle here but Chisley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chisley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chisley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chisley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man won't allow Chisley to sweep him here.
Man drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chisley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chisley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chisley!
Chisley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Chisley tries for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Chisley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chisley's best efforts.
Man wants to improve his position but Chisley is controlling well.
Man is not content to let Chisley control the position.
Chisley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Man.
Man looking for a triangle here. Chisley is fighting it but it looks tight! Man pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chisley is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). The Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down - Science kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bernie misses with a low kick as Stevenson jumps back.
Bernie loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Bernie.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernie.
Bernie throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Bernie.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Bernie counters with an outside leg kick.
Stevenson defending well as Bernie loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Bernie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bad Boy Bernie has been cut.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bernie. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bernie misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Bernie avoids nicely.
A jab from Bernie misses.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bad Boy Bernie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernie manages to avoid it.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bernie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie misses with a jab to the body
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bernie scores with a jab to the head.
Bernie misses with a straight left.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bernie.
Bernie misses with a looping right.
Bernie fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevenson duly obliges.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Bernie misses with a body shot
and Stevenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Bernie's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bernie misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bernie thinking.
Bernie is breathing heavily.
Donk. Stevenson catches Bernie right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Bernie takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Bernie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Bernie.
Bernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevenson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bernie sprawling to the canvas. Stevenson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bernie hang on?
Bernie is rocked!
Stevenson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Bernie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stevenson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bernie seems to have got his legs back now.
Stevenson decides to stand and escape the position.
Bernie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson tests Bernie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bernie tries to move into range but Stevenson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bernie misses with a double jab.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Bernie moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Nick Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bernie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bernie throws a front kick aimed at Stevenson's knee but Stevenson avoids it well.
A big left from Bernie misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Stevenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bernie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Stevenson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bernie.
Bernie throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernie misses with a leg kick.
Bernie fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bad Boy Bernie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bernie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bernie.
Stevenson checks the leg kick.
Bernie loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Stevenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Bernie.
Bernie misses with a takedown
and Stevenson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Bernie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Bernie misses with a looping left.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Bernie.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bernie rather than just go for the knockout.
Bernie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Bernie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bernie misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernie missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bernie missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernie tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bernie throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Stevenson.
Bernie moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Bernie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stevenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bernie thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Bernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie walks into a straight right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bernie is just out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bernie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Bernie throws and low kick but Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Bernie throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Bernie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Bernie ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernie also avoids with ease.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bernie looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bernie looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Bernie.
Stevenson moves out of range as Bernie throws a body kick.
Nick Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernie throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bernie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bernie digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Bernie throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Bernie is looking to clinch.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Bernie with a series of wild strikes but Bernie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernie lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bernie.
Bernie misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernie.
Bernie wants to clinch
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernie throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Bernie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bernie throws out a leg kick but Stevenson moves out of range and Bernie only half commits.
Bernie lands a right hook to the body.
Bernie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bernie shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Bernie misses with a body kick.
Bernie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernie tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bernie misses with a hook.
Bernie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
Bernie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Boy Bernie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bad Boy Bernie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bernie delivers a nice body kick.
Bernie misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a series of strikes. Bernie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Bernie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Bernie shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Bernie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bad Boy Bernie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bernie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernie doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Bernie misses with a hook to the body
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Bernie wants to land a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range.
Bernie tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bernie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Bernie avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson misses with a jab to the body
and Bernie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bernie.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stevenson is on top in guard.
Bernie is looking for a triangle but Stevenson pushes his legs off easily.
Bernie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
Stevenson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bernie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevenson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bernie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stevenson controls the pace.
Stevenson wanted to stand there but Bernie had control of the position.
Bernie keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bernie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernie is looking for a triangle but Stevenson pushes his legs off easily.
Stevenson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson preventing the sweep.
Bernie working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson forces his way into half guard.
Bernie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevenson is working away from the top position though.
Stevenson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bernie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bernie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bernie looking for a guillotine here but Stevenson defends easily.
Stevenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bernie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson stands and steps away. Bernie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Bernie.
A jab from Bernie misses.
Bernie is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Stevenson.
I think Stevenson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Lebaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Lebaron had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Lebaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Man!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Man.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Lebaron clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Lebaron.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Lebaron has double underhooks.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling him.
Lebaron prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lebaron.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Lebaron misses with a knee to the head.
Lebaron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lebaron looking for a takedown.
Man avoiding damage as Lebaron throws knees to the body.
Lebaron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Chris Man has been cut.
Lebaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Lebaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lebaron displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Lebaron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebaron effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebaron.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lebaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lebaron lands with a left to the head.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Lebaron has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Lebaron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man tries to break free but Lebaron pushes him back against the cage.
Lebaron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man looks gassed!
Man is trying to force a seperation but Lebaron has the dominant position.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lebaron tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lebaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Lebaron won't allow it.
Lebaron lands with a short shot to the head.
Lebaron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lebaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lebaron.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Lebaron.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Lebaron prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Lebaron lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Lebaron with a knee to the head.
Man tries to break free but Lebaron pushes him back against the cage.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Lebaron misses with a knee strike.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lebaron has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Lebaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Lebaron has double underhooks.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lebaron misses with a knee to the head.
Lebaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lebaron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Lebaron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lebaron tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Lebaron keeps him there for the moment.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lebaron gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lebaron wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lebaron manages to move to mount!
Man is trying to stand up.
Lebaron content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lebaron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
Man misses with a straight left.
Lebaron looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Lebaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebaron.
Lebaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lebaron. That's going to slow Man down.
Lebaron looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lebaron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Lebaron slips the punch.
Lebaron defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebaron.
Man lands with a cross.
Lebaron slips under a jab from Man.
Man connects with a right hand. Lebaron shakes it off.
Man needs to keep his hands up - Lebaron had a free shot at his head there.
Chris Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebaron cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Lebaron gets a clinch.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lebaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lebaron lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Lebaron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebaron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Lebaron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lebaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Man is breathing heavily.
Lebaron lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lebaron is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man kicks off Lebaron and gets to his feet.
Man lands the left hand.
Daniel Lebaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebaron blocks a jab.
Lebaron loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Lebaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Lebaron punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Lebaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lebaron throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Lebaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lebaron.
Man tries to clinch there but Lebaron circles away.
Lebaron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Lebaron moves away and avoids it.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebaron.
Lebaron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebaron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lebaron gets slowly back to his feet.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lebaron just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lebaron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lebaron gets a clinch.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man tries to break free but Lebaron pushes him back against the cage.
Lebaron looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Lebaron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lebaron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lebaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lebaron looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Lebaron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lebaron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man wants to break free but Lebaron has control.
Lebaron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lebaron gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Lebaron.
Lebaron pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man wants to break free but Lebaron has control.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lebaron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lebaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man pushes Lebaron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lebaron misses with an elbow over the top.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Lebaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebaron misses with a knee strike.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lebaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebaron prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Lebaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Lebaron misses with a knee to the head.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lebaron.
Lebaron prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lebaron stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Lebaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man avoiding damage as Lebaron throws knees to the body.
Man tries to break the clinch but Lebaron is controlling the position.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Lebaron.
Lebaron misses with a knee strike.
Man is trying to break free.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lebaron lands with a light punch inside.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Lebaron has him pressed against the cage.
Lebaron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man tries to circle away but Lebaron has him pinned against the cage.
Lebaron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Lebaron holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lebaron scores with a knee to the head.
Lebaron tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man wants to break free but Lebaron has control.
Lebaron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lebaron tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Lebaron misses with a knee strike.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lebaron.
Lebaron misses with a punch on the inside.
Lebaron keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lebaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lebaron turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lebaron manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebaron is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebaron controlling the position.
Lebaron trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Chris Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lebaron asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lebaron slows the pace down.
Daniel Lebaron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lebaron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lebaron 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lebaron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't no Rest for the Wicked. On his way into the cage it seems that Alan Dzagoev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alan Dzagoev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Dzagoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Mack!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dzagoev.
Dzagoev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Dzagoev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dzagoev throws a series of punches but Mack avoids them all with ease.
Mack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Dzagoev.
Dzagoev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnny Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack misses with a kick to the body.
Mack lunges at Dzagoev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dzagoev's hand.
It looks like Alan Dzagoev has been cut.
A good leg kick by Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Dzagoev throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Dzagoev.
Mack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dzagoev is breathing heavily.
Mack gets a takedown into half guard.
Mack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dzagoev is rocked!
Mack working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Dzagoev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dzagoev quite badly. Dzagoev pulls Mack in close trying to recover. Mack postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dzagoev on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dzagoev doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Mack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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246 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sullivan.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Snuka moves out of range.
Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snuka manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Sullivan is looking to land body kicks.
Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snuka.
Sullivan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Snuka.
Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snuka is breathing heavily.
Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Snuka's head back.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Snuka to the mat! Snuka manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Sullivan with a nice head shot there.
Snuka keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snuka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sullivan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sullivan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Snuka is defending well. Sullivan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Snuka has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sullivan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayde Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Greek!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greek manages to avoid it.
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Greek.
Greek rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greek stalling the fight.
Greek blocks an uppercut.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greek.
Greek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Greek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin tries a body shot but Greek blocks it.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Greek.
Greek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greek throws an elbow but misses.
Greek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greek has a couple of punches blocked by Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greek lands a body punch.
Franklin is looking to control Greek's arms but Greek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greek is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greek blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Greek lands an elbow inside.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Greek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greek pushes Franklin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Greek.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Greek scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Greek to work.
A head punch on the inside from Greek fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greek misses with a punch on the inside.
Greek lands a shot to the body.
Franklin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greek up against the cage.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Greek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Greek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greek swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greek lands a good knee to the midsection. Franklin won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Franklin is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greek'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.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Greek scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Franklin fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greek.
Greek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franklin up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franklin or not.
Greek pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Greek.
Franklin wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Greek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greek lands a damaging elbow.
Greek lands a hook that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin trying to stall but Greek improves his position.
Greek has Franklin pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Greek.
Nice body punch from Greek - that landed with a thud.
Greek lands with a left to the head.
Greek digs a right hand into Franklin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franklin's gas tank.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franklin looks to land a combination but Greek avoids it well.
The Greek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greek clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Greek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greek stalls.
A shot in the inside from Greek.
Greek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greek throws an elbow that misses.
Greek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franklin or not.
Nice elbow from Greek.
Greek lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
Greek throws a head punch that misses.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Greek.
Greek misses with an elbow strike.
Greek working aggressively here.
Greek lands a hook that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
A short body shot lands from Greek as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Greek pushes Franklin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franklin is rocked!
Greek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greek lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greek is working Franklin over against the cage.
Greek lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Franklin takes a shot to the head.
Greek stalling against the cage.
Greek lands a hook that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Greek is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin letting Greek take a breather here.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greek scores with a shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Greek is pushing Franklin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Greek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Greek is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
Greek lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greek.
Greek lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin stalls.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Greek won't allow it.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greek is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greek.
Greek lands a nice uppercut.
Greek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franklin or not.
Greek lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Greek lands a big right hand that drops Franklin! The killer instinct kicks in and Greek finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Greek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Greek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly McGrady!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady scores with the left hand. Morimasa knows he should have avoided that one.
McGrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGrady walks into a straight right hand from Morimasa.
It looks like Kelly McGrady has been cut.
Morimasa misses with an uppercut.
Morimasa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morimasa moves into the clinch.
McGrady throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGrady tries to break free but Morimasa pushes him back against the cage.
Morimasa prevents a body shot from McGrady.
McGrady wants to get back to striking at distance but Morimasa won't allow it.
McGrady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGrady takes an elbow to the temple.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morimasa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Kelly McGrady's cut even more.
McGrady misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGrady missing with knees to the body.
McGrady lands a nice shot to the body.
McGrady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morimasa or not.
Morimasa lands an elbow just above McGrady 's eye.
McGrady is trying to stall.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but McGrady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGrady working aggressively here.
McGrady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McGrady fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morimasa blocks an uppercut.
Morimasa misses with an elbow strike.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Kelly McGrady's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGrady tries to break free but Morimasa pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.
Morimasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morimasa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGrady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morimasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside.
McGrady takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but McGrady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morimasa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morimasa dodges an elbow strike from McGrady.
Morimasa lands a damaging elbow.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Morimasa has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady misses with some punches.
Morimasa lands an elbow just above McGrady 's eye.
Kelly McGrady's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throws a punch but it's blocked by Morimasa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morimasa.
McGrady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside that McGrady shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kelly McGrady's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyake Morimasa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cumin Getsum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell's entrance music is Rock On-David Essex. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cumin Getsum!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getsum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrell throws an overhand right that lands on Getsum's shoulder, as Getsum tries to avoid the shot.
Getsum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Harrell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrell is looking to regain half guard here but Getsum keeps moving and retains side control.
Getsum goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harrell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Getsum but great work by Harrell.
Getsum is looking for a sweep.
Getsum is not content to let Harrell control the position.
Getsum is trying to get back to half guard.
Getsum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harrell wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Getsum is looking for a kimura here.
Harrell wants to improve his position but Getsum is controlling well.
Harrell is looking to control Getsum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harrell avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Getsum shoots in but no luck this time.
Getsum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrell. That's going to slow Getsum down.
Getsum misses with a takedown attempt - Harrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shelton Harrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cumin Getsum.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrell.
Getsum looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Getsum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Harrell.
Getsum moves forwards but Harrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Harrell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrell lands with a kick to the temple. Getsum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Harrell.
Getsum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Harrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Getsum's calf.
Cumin Getsum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Getsum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrell.
Getsum shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrell sprawls well. He's pushed Getsum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Getsum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands with a cross.
Harrell misses with a hook. Getsum ducked under it nicely.
Harrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrell stalks Getsum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Getsum's face. Getsum staggers backwards, shaken.
Getsum is rocked!
Getsum slips under a jab.
Getsum is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrell finish him?
Getsum slips under a jab.
Getsum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Getsum seems to have recovered his senses.
Getsum shoots in and drives through. Harrell sprawls well.
Getsum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Getsum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Harrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Getsum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrell.
Getsum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrell can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Getsum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Getsum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrell but Harrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrell scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrell. That snapped Getsum's head back.
Harrell digs a good body shot into Getsum's ribs.
Getsum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Getsum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrell cracks Getsum with a good jab.
Harrell cracks Getsum on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Getsum falls backwards against the cage. Harrell follows up with more strikes that drop Getsum to his knees. Harrell keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Getsum! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shelton Harrell!
Shelton Harrell retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OJ Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, OJ Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kesler.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kesler.
Good exchange - Kesler coming out on top.
Simpson tries to clinch there but Kesler circles away.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpson walks into a stiff left hand from Kesler.
Kesler throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kesler, right into the meat.
Simpson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like OJ Simpson has been cut.
Kesler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simpson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Kesler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simpson to score with a decent uppercut.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kesler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kesler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kesler sprawls well. Kesler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kesler tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kesler.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kesler. That's going to slow Simpson down.
A head kick misses from Kesler.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Kesler scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Kesler.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kesler misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson thuds his right hand into Kesler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kesler checks a low kick from Simpson.
Kesler throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kesler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kesler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simpson counters with a three punch combo that has Kesler backing up. Kesler nods at Simpson to acknowledge the strikes.
Simpson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Simpson throws a low kick but Kesler avoids it.
Kesler throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Ryan Kesler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson slips a straight right by Kesler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simpson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simpson checks a leg kick.
Kesler throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simpson misses with a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simpson. That's going to slow Kesler down.
No joy there for Simpson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on OJ Simpson's cut.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kesler throws an overhand right that lands on Simpson's shoulder, as Simpson tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kesler.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kesler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kesler moves out of range of the leg kick from Simpson.
A low kick from Kesler misses
and Simpson counters with a shoot takedown. Kesler fights it but they end up in guard.
Kesler pulls Simpson in close to his closed guard and prevents Simpson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Simpson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
Kesler looking to pass the guard.
Kesler postures up.
Kesler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Simpson working a defensive guard here.
Kesler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Simpson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simpson looking to control.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kesler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kesler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kesler throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simpson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simpson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kesler.
Kesler thuds his right hand into Simpson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simpson throws a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Kesler.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Kesler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kesler misses with a kick to the body
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
OJ Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kesler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kesler motions for Simpson to come forward. Kesler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
Simpson throws a chopping leg kick but Kesler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simpson moves out of range as Kesler strikes.
Kesler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Kesler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on OJ Simpson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kesler tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Kesler throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kesler.
Good leg kick by Kesler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kesler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Kesler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simpson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simpson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson avoids the body shot from Kesler.
Simpson misses with a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a big head kick but Simpson shrugs it off.
Ryan Kesler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kesler misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Simpson blocks a jab.
Kesler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kesler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simpson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kesler's knee momentarily.
Simpson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kesler misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kesler.
Simpson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kesler. That did some damage!
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan Kesler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kesler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
Kesler misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simpson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kesler tries to clinch
and Simpson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Simpson misses.
Donk. Kesler catches Simpson right on the button with a cross.
Kesler's corner calls for a 1-2. Kesler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kesler checks a leg kick.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson throws a front kick aimed at Kesler's knee but Kesler avoids it well.
Kesler misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kesler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kesler with a jab.
Kesler needs to keep his hands up - Simpson had a free shot at his head there.
Simpson slips a jab from Kesler.
Kesler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kesler scores with a spinning back kick!
Kesler misses the shot to the body.
Kesler looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
A big left from Kesler misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on OJ Simpson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simpson is looking to score with low kicks.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown but Kesler shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Kesler misses
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Kesler's shoulder, as Kesler tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson tried to score with a low kick but Kesler checks it.
Simpson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kesler is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Simpson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kesler doesn't seem phased though.
Simpson tries to work over Kesler's front leg with a kick but Kesler checks it.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler misses with a body shot.
Kesler throws an overhand right that lands on Simpson's shoulder, as Simpson tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kesler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Simpson.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Kesler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kesler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simpson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kesler catches Simpson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simpson needs to keep his hands up - Kesler had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Simpson misses.
Kesler throws a leg kick
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kesler checks a leg kick nicely.
Simpson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kesler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kesler throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simpson misses with a leg kick
letting Kesler counter with a right hand.
Simpson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Simpson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kesler moves into full guard.
Kesler wants to sweep but no luck.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Kesler keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kesler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kesler keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Simpson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on OJ Simpson's cut.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Simpson looks for the body kick but Kesler saw that one coming.
Simpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kesler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson throws a leg kick that misses.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kesler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simpson throws the kick towards the body but Kesler avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kesler.
Kesler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kesler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kesler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kesler.
Simpson moves away from the strike by Kesler.
Kesler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kesler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kesler misses the shot to the body.
Simpson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simpson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kesler loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Simpson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simpson throws a right and a left that Kesler avoids nicely.
Kesler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Kesler.
Simpson slips a straight right by Kesler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Simpson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kesler lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Simpson.
A jab lands there for Simpson.
OJ Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Kesler misses.
Kesler cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kesler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kesler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a low kick, looking for Kesler's leg but Kesler calmly moves out of range.
Kesler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simpson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kesler.
Kesler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Simpson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kesler - the referee stops the clock and Simpson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kesler. Simpson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Simpson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Kesler misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kesler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!
Ryan Kesler is the new middleweight champion!
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