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Madness Fright Night 22 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel De Souza (ranked 24065 p4p, 499 weight class) and Tim Elerby (ranked 24179 p4p, 525 weight class). Gabriel De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Elerby!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elerby misses with the body kick
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
Elerby throws a nice looking combination but De Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elerby circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Souza.
Tim Elerby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elerby has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
Elerby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elerby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elerby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Elerby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elerby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Elerby.
It looks like Gabriel De Souza has been cut.
De Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elerby.
De Souza gets tackled into the cage by Elerby. Elerby maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elerby tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Elerby content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Souza jumps guard but Elerby stands there with De Souza around his waist. De Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elerby tries to break free but De Souza pushes him back against the cage.
Elerby can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
Elerby is stalling here.
De Souza manages to break the clinch.
Elerby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Souza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Elerby!
Elerby wants to get back to his feet.
De Souza has an Americana. Elerby didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! De Souza is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if De Souza hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gabriel De Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Gunner (ranked 24384 p4p, 576 weight class) and Habib Mcgregor (ranked 24281 p4p, 571 weight class). Gunner comes to the cage accompanied by Greennin - AMENOSTORM. Mcgregor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Deutschland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Habib Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gunner throws out a powerful jab.
Gunner lands a big head kick that sends Mcgregor to the canvas! Gunner follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Gunner!
In his post fight interview, Jet Gunner gave a big smile as he said 'Go home and be a family man!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Petronijevic (ranked 4061 p4p, 406 weight class) and Dale Holloway (ranked 3933 p4p, 335 weight class). Dale Holloway told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Petronijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dale Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway shoots for a takedown but Petronijevic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Petronijevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petronijevic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petronijevic dives in and scores a takedown into Holloway's guard.
Petronijevic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holloway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petronijevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petronijevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petronijevic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holloway is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway keeping moving, preventing Petronijevic from controlling successfully.
Petronijevic stays in close to Holloway's body and controls the position.
Petronijevic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Petronijevic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holloway.
Petronijevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holloway on the ground.
Holloway regains half guard there - taking advantage of Petronijevic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Holloway is trying to maintain the position but Petronijevic is very close to passing his half guard.
Petronijevic trying to control from half guard but Holloway is working away.
Holloway looking for submissions off his back.
Holloway is looking for a sweep. Petronijevic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holloway pushes a forearm under Petronijevic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Petronijevic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dale Holloway!
Post fight, Dale Holloway took to the microphone: 'what else can I say besides, King me! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Oxenham (ranked 6228 p4p, 520 weight class) and Marcus Hagler (ranked 6779 p4p, 533 weight class). Oxenham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bones & Eddy Baker - CemeteryWaltz. Marcus Hagler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oscar Oxenham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oxenham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oxenham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oxenham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oxenham showed some decent athleticism there.
Hagler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oxenham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxenham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oxenham trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxenham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hagler defending well though.
Oxenham stalling.
Oxenham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oxenham sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Oxenham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hagler!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oxenham wants to finish this one by submission but Hagler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Oxenham.
Oxenham controlling from mount.
Hagler tries to hold on but Oxenham postures up.
Hagler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler blocking the ground and pound.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. Oxenham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oxenham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've been informed that Hagler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Oxenham moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hagler has worked his arm free - good work by Hagler!
Oxenham remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oxenham throws a strike aimed at the side of Hagler's head but Hagler avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxenham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oxenham is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hagler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oxenham has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Oxenham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oxenham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hagler!
Hagler explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Oxenham shoots in looking for a takedown but Hagler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oxenham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hagler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hagler lands an overhand right.
Hagler lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagler misses with a hook. Oxenham ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oxenham.
Hagler tries to sprawl but Oxenham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oxenham decides to stand and escape the position.
Hagler misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler misses the shot to the body.
Hagler throws a shot from downtown. Oxenham moves away and avoids it.
Hagler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oxenham momentarily.
Oxenham feints and as Hagler raises his hands in defense, Oxenham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oxenham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hagler, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oxenham is defended easily by Hagler.
Oxenham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hagler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Oxenham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oxenham has a takedown stuffed.
Hagler jabs Oxenham right on the nose. Oxenham blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hagler.
Hagler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oxenhams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hagler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hagler misses with a few strikes there.
Oxenham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hagler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus Hagler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler's corner calls for a 1-2. Hagler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oxenham feints and as Hagler raises his hands in defense, Oxenham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hagler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oxenham controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oxenham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oxenham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oxenham stops Hagler from standing up.
Hagler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oxenham controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Oxenham slips under a jab.
Oxenham misses with a combination
and Hagler counters with a straight right hand.
Oxenham shoots in and gets a takedown into Hagler's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hagler manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hagler breaks from the clinch.
Hagler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oxenham circles away quickly and effectively.
Hagler thuds his shin into the meat of Oxenham's side.
Marcus Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oxenham blocks a low kick nicely.
Oxenham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hagler has Oxenham up against the cage in a clinch.
Hagler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oxenham tries to clinch but Hagler moves out of range.
Oxenham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hagler is fending him off so far but Oxenham persists. Nope, Hagler circles away and we're back to standing.
Hagler throws out a counter right but Oxenham avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hagler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hagler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oxenham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oxenham is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hagler! But no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oxenham.
Hagler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hagler prevents Oxenham from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxenham stands up and beckons Hagler to his feet.
Hagler stuns Oxenham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxenham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hagler as he jumps to the side.
Hagler connects with a nice looking jab.
Oxenham misses with a kick to the body.
Oxenham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hagler pinned against the cage. Hagler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hagler scores with a hook.
Oxenham needs to keep his hands up - Hagler had a free shot at his head there.
Oxenham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hagler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxenham tries to move to mount but Hagler blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Oxenham.
Hagler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oxenham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oxenham seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hagler for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler is trying to stand up here but Oxenham is controlling him well.
Oxenham controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marcus Hagler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oxenham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxenham's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oxenham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hagler defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hagler makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hagler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hagler 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hagler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 2652 p4p, 327 weight class) and Gus Bad Man (ranked 3146 p4p, 366 weight class). Gus Bad Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxaaja as he jumps to the side.
Bad Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxaaja pinned against the cage. Boxaaja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bad Man walks into a left hand.
Bad Man with a poor takedown
and Boxaaja counters with a series of strikes. Bad Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul Boxaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Bad Man.
Boxaaja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bad Man.
Boxaaja lands with a nice body punch.
Bad Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boxaaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Boxaaja.
Bad Man moves forwards but Boxaaja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxaaja lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Man shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boxaaja napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boxaaja's coaches at Gymi have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Boxaaja can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boxaaja looks to move to half guard but instead Bad Man has passed into mount! Damn!
Bad Man is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Boxaaja can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bad Man is trying to control here but Boxaaja has managed to regain half guard.
Boxaaja is in trouble now - Bad Man has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Man is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Boxaaja is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Boxaaja flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bad Man anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Boxaaja and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bad Man slips an arm under Boxaaja chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bad Man has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bad Man is squeezing on Boxaaja like an anaconda would it's prey. Boxaaja fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gus Bad Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Mcsparr (ranked 2679 p4p, 324 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 2342 p4p, 291 weight class). Mcsparr comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxing Mcsparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcsparr's sensitive parts.
Dickinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickinson.
Mcsparr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcsparr misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcsparr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcsparr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcsparr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dickinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickinson lands with an overhand left.
Mcsparr catches Dickinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcsparr misses with a few strikes there.
Mcsparr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcsparr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcsparr counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcsparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickinson throws a hook but Mcsparr avoids it easily.
Dickinson is looking to slow Mcsparr down with leg kicks.
Mcsparr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sean Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcsparr swinging wildly here.
Mcsparr throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Dickinson thumps Mcsparr with a low kick.
A jab from Mcsparr misses.
Dickinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mcsparr finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickinson's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
Mcsparr cracks Dickinson with a good jab.
Dickinson throws the left hand but Mcsparr avoids the punch easily.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcsparr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dickinson can pounce on him.
Dickinson is looking to slow Mcsparr down with leg kicks.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut
letting Mcsparr counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcsparr on the side of the head.
Mcsparr looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcsparr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcsparr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickinson.
Mcsparr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickinson defending well as Mcsparr loads up on a big left hand.
Mcsparr lands with a right hand.
Mcsparr throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Dickinson connects with a looping right hand.
Mcsparr misses with an uppercut
and Dickinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcsparr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dickinson!
Dickinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcsparr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dickinson.
Mcsparr tries to bum rush Dickinson with a series of wild strikes but Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson thows a body kick. Mcsparr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mcsparr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dickinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcsparr to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcsparr misses the shot to the body.
Dickinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Dickinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickinson.
Dickinson scores with a punch to the head.
Mcsparr walks into a left hand.
Mcsparr misses with a looping left.
Mcsparr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mcsparr throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Mcsparr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickinson counters with a nice leg kick.
Mcsparr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Mcsparr.
Dickinson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dickinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcsparr loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
Mcsparr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcsparr moves forwards but Dickinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickinson dips to his left and cracks Mcsparr with an uppercut!
Mcsparr misses with an uppercut
and Dickinson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcsparr backing away here, and Dickinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dickinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcsparr's sensitive parts.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcsparr ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Mcsparr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dickinson connects with the punch.
Dickinson scores with a leg kick.
Dickinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcsparr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcsparr has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dickinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcsparr's sensitive parts.
Dickinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcsparr throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson 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.
Mcsparr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcsparr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mcsparr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson cracks Mcsparr with an open hand slap.
Dickinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcsparr.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickinson.
Mcsparr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dickinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcsparr. Mcsparr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson lands a leg kick that knocks Mcsparr off balance momentarily.
Dickinson misses with a double jab.
Dickinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcsparr throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Boxing Mcsparr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson moves away from the strike by Mcsparr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcsparr throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcsparr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Mcsparr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson cracks the inside of Mcsparr's front leg.
Dickinson staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickinson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcsparr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mcsparr as he connects with a hook.
Dickinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcsparr throws a big shot that misses.
Mcsparr misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dickinson lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dickinson slips a straight right by Mcsparr.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcsparr.
Some wild striking there from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson feints a counter leg kick.
Mcsparr takes one on the button.
Dickinson lands with a nice body punch.
Mcsparr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
A little jabbing left from Dickinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mcsparr misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dickinson throws a series of strikes that have Mcsparr backpedaling.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Dickinson finds it's target.
Dickinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcsparr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dickinson with a nice cross.
Mcsparr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dickinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mcsparr scrambles back to his feet.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcsparr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson feints and then cracks Mcsparr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcsparr down.
Dickinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Mcsparr throws a lazy right hand but Dickinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sean Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcsparr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickinson cracks a nice hook into Mcsparr's ribs.
Dickinson throws out a powerful jab.
Dickinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcsparr.
Mcsparr throws a big counter combination but Dickinson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice body kick there by Dickinson.
Dickinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcsparr under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Dickinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickinson.
Dickinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickinson throws a nice looking combination but Mcsparr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Dickinson.
Mcsparr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcsparr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Mcsparr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcsparr lands a really nice looking cross but Dickinson seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickinson, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Mcsparr.
Nice shot lands for Dickinson.
Mcsparr throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease.
Dickinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dickinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcsparr throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson misses with a hook. Mcsparr ducked under it nicely.
Mcsparr throwing a counter right hand but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Mcsparr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickinson.
Mcsparr misses with a straight left.
That kick from Dickinson tenderised Mcsparr's leg. Mcsparr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mcsparr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcsparr throws a one two combo.
Mcsparr throws a body punch but Dickinson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson misses with a looping left.
Dickinson cracks Mcsparr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcsparr misses with a few strikes there.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcsparr looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dickinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mcsparr misses with an uppercut
and Mcsparr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcsparr.
Dickinson lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Dickinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickinson lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Dickinson.
Mcsparr lands the left hand.
Mcsparr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Mcsparr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcsparr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcsparr throws a right and a left that Dickinson avoids nicely.
Mcsparr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Mcsparr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throws an overhand right that lands on Mcsparr's shoulder, as Mcsparr tries to avoid the shot.
Mcsparr stuns Dickinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcsparr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dickinson connects with a high kick.
Mcsparr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickinson. That's going to slow Mcsparr down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dickinson.
Dickinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dickinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickinson throws a leg kick which misses Mcsparr's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcsparr tries to avoid it.
Dickinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Mcsparr.
Dickinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcsparr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dickinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcsparr slips a jab from Dickinson.
Boxing Mcsparr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr scores with a sloppy right hand. Dickinson should have avoided that one.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mcsparr throws a big shot that misses.
Dickinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mcsparr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dickinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcsparr connects with a right hand. Dickinson shakes it off.
Dickinson lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Dickinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcsparr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcsparr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dickinson scores with a shot to the body.
Mcsparr misses with a wild body shot.
Dickinson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mcsparr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickinson drops his hands momentarily and Mcsparr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcsparr slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcsparr misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but Mcsparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dickinson cracks Mcsparr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Dickinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mcsparr swinging wildly here.
Mcsparr misses with a wild body shot.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcsparr lands a jab to the head.
Dickinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcsparr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dickinson scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Dickinson lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickinson as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Dickinson misses.
Mcsparr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dickinson can pounce on him.
Mcsparr slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Mcsparr misses with a few strikes there.
Dickinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dickinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcsparr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson throws a hook but Mcsparr avoids it easily.
Dickinson scores with a jab. Mcsparr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Dickinson.
A jab lands there for Dickinson.
Dickinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcsparr off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson throws a jab when Mcsparr was well out of range.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
Dickinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dickinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Dickinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dickinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Sean Dickinson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Boxing Mcsparr spoke after the fight, saying 'You guys don't know, but I had a bad case of explosive diarrhea. I was highly dehydrated, I had a severe fever yesterday, but you know how this game is, Joe. I could not let the fans down, I had to come and fight, this was my oportunity. I just hope I didnt shit myself during the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dro Qanar (ranked 3031 p4p, 353 weight class) and Nick Reny (ranked 4074 p4p, 422 weight class). Nick Reny is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dro Qanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Reny!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qanar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reny.
Reny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Nick Reny has been cut.
Qanar lands a big right hand that sends Reny crashing to the mat! Qanar stays standing though and waves Reny back to his feet!
Reny tries a head kick but it misses.
Qanar is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reny circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Qanar. Reny falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Qanar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dro Qanar!
A victorious Dro Qanar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Lachance (ranked 2344 p4p, 292 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 2364 p4p, 294 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance throws a poor cross that misses
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moxley digs a good body shot into Lachance's ribs.
Lachance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lachance looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lachance is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moxley.
Lachance misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance darts in trying to clinch
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moxley lands an overhand right.
Lachance throws out a loose jab but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley looks to land a right hand but Lachance moved out of range.
As Moxley tries to get set, Lachance tries to push him back and clinch up but Moxley manages to avoid the attempt.
Lachance moves in looking to clinch but Moxley pushes him off.
Moxley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lachance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lachance.
Lachance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moxley cracks Lachance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lachance misses with a straight right.
A jab from Lachance does it's job there.
Moxley walks into a jab.
Moxley misses with a double jab.
Lachance is looking to clinch but Moxley is avoiding it.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance stuns Moxley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moxley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Lachance as he connects with a hook.
Moxley misses the jab.
Moxley throws a big shot that misses.
Lachance misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Lachance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lachance scores with a punch to the head.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lachance throws out the jab.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lachance misses with a lunging right hand
and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Moxley walks into a stiff left hand from Lachance.
Lachance misses with a left hand
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance connects with a nice looking jab.
Lachance throws a jab when Moxley was well out of range.
Lachance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moxley to score with a decent uppercut.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lachance throws out the jab.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lachance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxley.
Lachance throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Moxley walks into a straight right hand from Lachance.
Lachance loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley counters with a nice uppercut.
Moxley slips a straight right by Lachance.
Lachance lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Lucien Lachance has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance lands with a straight right. Moxley didn't see that one coming.
Lachance moves out of range of the strikes.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Moxley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lachance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moxley scores with a body shot.
Lachance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Lachance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
That's time! Lachance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Nice defenses there by Moxley.
Lachance misses with a jab to the body
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Lachance. Beautiful body shot.
Moxley 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.
Lachance lands with a hook. Moxley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lachance slips under a jab.
Lachance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lachance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.
Lachance is rocked!
Moxley slips a jab from Lachance.
Lachance punishes Moxley's body with a nice straight punch.
Lachance lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moxley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lachance has got the better of the exchanges.
Lachance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley.
Lachance looks to land a left hand but Moxley moved out of range nicely.
Moxley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lachance lands a jab to the nose.
Lachance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moxley can do to turn this around?
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Lachance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Lachance.
Lachance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lachance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Lachance.
Moxley moves out of range as Lachance strikes.
Moxley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lachance throws a jab but it's blocked by Moxley.
Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lachance misses the jab.
Lachance slips a straight right by Moxley.
Moxley misses with a wild body shot.
Lachance seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Lachance. Moxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moxley blocks a jab.
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Moxley takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley lands a nice hook to Lachance's body. Lachance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lachance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lachance throws an overhand right that lands on Moxley's shoulder, as Moxley tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Lachance.
Lachance fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moxley, pushing him back against the cage.
Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Lachance coming out on top.
Lachance thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moxley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucien Lachance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lachance.
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Moxley throws a body punch but Lachance moves out of range.
Lachance throws a hook but Moxley avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance moves out of range of the strikes.
Lachance tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moxley manages to circle out of the way.
Lachance tries to clinch
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance misses with an uppercut.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Moxley lands with a right to the head.
Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lachance misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moxley counters with a right hand to the body.
Moxley throws a big shot that misses.
Moxley misses the jab.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lachance scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Lachance.
Moxley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Lachance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lachance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Lachance has managed to clinch.
Lachance has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
A hook to the body from Lachance.
Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lachance misses with a straight right.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lachance clinches.
Moxley pushes Lachance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lachance throws a right hand that misses
and Moxley counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moxley.
Lachance tries to counter by clinching up but Moxley breaks away and moves out of range.
Lachance misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Moxley unleashes a big counter combination but Lachance bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lucien Lachance is winning the standup battle so far.
Lachance throws a jab when Moxley was well out of range.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Moxley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lachance tries to clinch there but Moxley circles away.
Lachance tries to clinch but Moxley moves away
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Lachance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
A jab from Lachance misses.
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lachance seems to have got his legs back now.
Lachance connects with a single shot there.
Lachance swings for the body but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley avoids the body shot from Lachance.
Lachance tries to clinch up.
Lachance moves to clinch but Moxley breaks away
letting Moxley counter with a right hand.
Georges Moxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance wants to clinch but Moxley slips to the side
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lachance darts in and clinches Moxley up against the cage.
Lachance is trying to pull guard but Moxley has him pressed against the cage.
Lachance misses with a punch on the inside.
Lachance misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moxley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lachance scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moxley in his tracks.
Lachance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Lachance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moxley tests Lachance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moxley throws a looping overhand right but Lachance ducks down to avoid it.
Moxley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lachance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance lands a slapping body shot.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lachance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moxley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lachance manages to avoid it.
Moxley throws a lazy right hand but Lachance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lachance has closed the distance and engaged Moxley in a clinch.
Lucien Lachance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moxley manages to break the clinch.
Lachance looks to land a right hand but Moxley moved out of range.
Lachance tries to clinch up but Moxley circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Lachance misses
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lachance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lachance throws a lazy right hand but Moxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance wants to clinch up but Moxley keeps it at a distance.
Moxley throws a hook but Lachance avoids it easily.
Lachance throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance misses with a looping right.
Lachance lands a slapping body shot.
Moxley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lachance misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lachance throws a hook to the side of Moxley's head but Moxley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lachance loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Moxley moves out of range as Lachance strikes.
Moxley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lachance to score with a decent uppercut.
Lachance lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucien Lachance.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lachance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucien Lachance!
Lucien Lachance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rhodes (ranked 2758 p4p, 252 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 2007 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ronaldo jabs at Rhodes's body.
Ronaldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rhodes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes landing with the ground and pound.
Rhodes is in close to Ronaldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo pulls Rhodes in close to prevent any damage.
Rhodes advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo prevents Rhodes from moving into mount.
Rhodes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rhodes trying to control the action but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Rhodes is chipping away with strikes.
Rhodes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rhodes wants to control but Ronaldo is keeping him busy.
Ronaldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ronaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhodes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhodes advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rhodes unloads with some shots from mount but Ronaldo bucks and avoids them well.
Ronaldo taking shots to the head.
Rhodes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ronaldo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rhodes.
Ronaldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhodes controlling the position easily from mount.
Rhodes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ronaldo is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ronaldo taking shots to the head.
Rhodes tries to control but Ronaldo wriggling away.
Rhodes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rhodes is landing with some decent strikes but Ronaldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhodes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Rhodes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rhodes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ronaldo because Rhodes loaded up on that one.
Rhodes wants to control the pace but Ronaldo is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rhodes throwing strikes here but Ronaldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rhodes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ronaldo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes tries to push Ronaldo's head away but Ronaldo is holding on tight.
Rhodes trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rhodes 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.
Ronaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
Ronaldo scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ronaldo but Ronaldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
Rhodes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Rhodes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronaldo stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
A frustrated look appears on Rhodes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhodes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ronaldo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodes is trying to break free.
Ronaldo prevents Rhodes from breaking the clinch.
Rhodes is trying to push Ronaldo away but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhodes controls his hands.
Rhodes is trying to push Ronaldo away but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Ronaldo stalling the fight.
Ronaldo gets underhooks to prevent Rhodes's takedown attempt.
Rhodes wants a takedown.
Rhodes has Ronaldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ronaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Rhodes tries to break free but Ronaldo pushes him back against the cage.
Rhodes is trying to maintain a safe position but Ronaldo gets an underhook and turns Rhodes into the cage.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Rhodes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to break free but Ronaldo pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhodes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ronaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhodes's efforts to push away.
Ronaldo keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Ronaldo cracks Rhodes with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
Rhodes is trying to stall.
Ronaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ronaldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ronaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronaldo gets through Rhodes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Rhodes jumps into guard, dragging Ronaldo to the mat.
Rhodes trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhodes doesn't seem phased though.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ronaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhodes is rocked!
Ronaldo cracks Rhodes on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rhodes falls backwards against the cage. Ronaldo follows up with more strikes that drop Rhodes to his knees. Ronaldo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rhodes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Ronaldo!
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