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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arrow Fletcher (ranked 4782 p4p, 460 weight class) and Manu Tau (ranked 6130 p4p, 513 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arrow Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Tau!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher fails to land the takedown.
Tau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fletcher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fletcher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tau to the mat! Tau manages to get full guard.
Fletcher is sitting in close to Tau's body. Tau has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fletcher is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fletcher is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tau.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manu Tau!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stickmann (ranked 2967 p4p, 348 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 5571 p4p, 489 weight class). Baruto Tonissaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Stickmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Stickmann in the body.
Tonissaar clinches with his opponent.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the side of Stickmann's head.
Stickmann can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Tonissaar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stickmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tonissaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stickmann fails to land.
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonissaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stickmann is rocked!
Tonissaar lands with a left to the head.
Oh Stickmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Stickmann's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Stickmann drops to his knees and Tonissaar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baruto Tonissaar waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.
Rod Stickmann was interviewed post fight and said 'Dammit'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stiles (ranked 2712 p4p, 334 weight class) and Roy Frazier (ranked 4820 p4p, 462 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiles throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Stiles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mighty Os in the buildup to the fight.
Stiles misses with a double jab
and Stiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frazier fails with the takedown.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stiles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiles throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stiles pinned against the cage. Stiles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiles lands a left and a right that send Frazier crashing to the mat, dazed. Stiles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stiles swinging wildly here.
Stiles misses with a hook.
Stiles throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stiles fails to land with a series of punches.
As Stiles backs off Frazier throws a huge counter combo but Stiles manages to avoid it all.
Stiles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiles lands an overhand right.
Stiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stiles misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiles looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Frazier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stiles. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stiles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stiles misses with a series of wild punches.
Stiles misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frazier! But no joy.
Stiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Stiles avoids it with no problem.
Stiles misses with a hook
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Stiles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Stiles looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
It seemed like Frazier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands with a straight right. Stiles didn't see that one coming.
Stiles takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Stiles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stiles throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stiles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frazier counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Stiles misses.
Some wild striking there from Stiles.
A combination from Stiles does no damage.
Stiles just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stiles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Stiles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Stiles moves out of range.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Stiles.
Stiles cracks Frazier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frazier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier with a jab.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Stiles does no damage.
Paul Stiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul Stiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stiles misses with a lunging right hand
and Stiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Frazier. That snapped Stiles's head back.
Frazier staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Frazier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Stiles 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.
Stiles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stiles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Frazier wants to counter with a clinch but Stiles pushes him away.
Paul Stiles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier tries to clinch but Stiles moves out of range.
Stiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Frazier doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stiles throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stiles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Frazier might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stiles has got the better of the exchanges.
Stiles throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Stiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?
Stiles feints a jab promting Frazier to slip. Stiles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Frazier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stiles misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a right hand to the body.
Frazier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stiles. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stiles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiles lands a nice hook to Frazier's body. Frazier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiles misses the jab.
Frazier wants to counter the offense by Stiles and move into the clinch position.
Stiles misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier moves out of range of the strikes.
Stiles looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stiles misses with an uppercut
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Paul Stiles is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stiles tries to avoid it but Frazier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stiles to the ground. Stiles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stiles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Frazier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stiles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiles looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
Stiles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stiles circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Frazier looks to move away, Stiles throws a big counter combo but Frazier just gets out of the way.
Stiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Stiles.
Frazier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stiles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frazier at a distance.
Stiles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stiles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frazier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiles throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frazier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frazier lands with a right hand.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stiles.
Stiles throws an off balance right hand
and Stiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stiles misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Frazier counter with a right hand.
Stiles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Stiles misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Stiles digs a good body shot into Frazier's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Frazier there.
Stiles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
Stiles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stiles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Stiles does no damage.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
Stiles leaves Frazier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Stiles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Stiles.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Stiles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiles moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
A combination from Frazier does no damage.
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Stiles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stiles swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
It seemed like Frazier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stiles misses with a few strikes there.
Stiles misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stiles misses with a two punch combination.
Frazier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stiles lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stiles misses with a body shot.
Frazier wants to counter the offense by Stiles and move into the clinch position.
A combination from Stiles does no damage.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Stiles keeps it at a distance.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Stiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Stiles. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Frazier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stiles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul Stiles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Stiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Stiles avoids it with no problem.
Stiles throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Frazier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stiles.
Frazier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stiles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stiles.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Stiles pushes him off.
A punch combination from Stiles misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Stiles saw that one coming.
Stiles misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Frazier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stiles misses with a hook to the body
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frazier wants to counter the offense by Stiles and move into the clinch position.
Stiles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stiles.
Stiles throws a series of strikes that have Frazier backpedaling.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiles misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiles misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Stiles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stiles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Stiles. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stiles misses with a wild combination.
Stiles throws an off balance right hand
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stiles.
Frazier wants to counter the offense by Stiles and move into the clinch position.
Roy Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stiles throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Stiles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stiles 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Stiles!
An out of breath Paul Stiles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 6313 p4p, 445 weight class) and Arvids Lidaka (ranked 7150 p4p, 471 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvids Lidaka!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lidaka misses with a takedown
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Soares scores with a punch to the head.
Lidaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab by Soares.
Arvids Lidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soares but Soares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soares lands with a straight right. Lidaka didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lidaka tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
and Soares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares takes a swing at Lidaka's ribcage but misses.
Lidaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Lidaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lidaka with the counter takedown but Soares avoids it easily.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soares but Soares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lidaka walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Lidaka misses with a wild body shot.
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soares works Lidaka's body with a nice hook.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lidaka is rocked!
Lidaka walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Soares! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbervan Soares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Kuhn (ranked 24724 p4p, 575 weight class) and Mark Davis (ranked 4089 p4p, 435 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kuhn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Davis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuhn swivels and escapes.
Kuhn is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuhn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuhn tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
John Kuhn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuhn. That did some damage!
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuhn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuhn with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kuhn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn throws a head kick that misses.
Kuhn tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuhn tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuhn sprawls well. Kuhn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Kuhn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuhn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davis manages to circle out of the way.
Kuhn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuhn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Kuhn.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuhn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuhn dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Kuhn's head and hops out.
Kuhn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuhn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Kuhn sprawls well.
Kuhn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Davis looks winded!
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a leg kick but Kuhn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuhn is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuhn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuhn tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Kuhn's takedown attempt.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Kuhn has Davis pushed against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuhn dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Kuhn's head and hops out.
That's four 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.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuhn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuhn tries to clinch up.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Kuhn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuhn with a poor takedown
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Kuhn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuhn swivels and escapes.
Kuhn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kuhn shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Kuhn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuhn counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuhn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Kuhn wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis darts in and clinches Kuhn up against the cage.
Davis just leaning against Kuhn, taking a breather.
Davis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kuhn is looking to stand up but Davis won't let him.
Kuhn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis 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.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Kuhn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Kuhn pushes his legs off easily.
Kuhn wants to get up but he can't break Davis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuhn trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kuhn motions for Davis to come forward. Kuhn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis misses with the combination.
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.
Kuhn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Kuhn ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuhn's waist but Kuhn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
John Kuhn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Davis.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Kuhn, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Kuhn against the cage but Kuhn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuhn has managed to clinch.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuhn taking a breather.
Kuhn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuhn stuffs the takedown.
As Davis tries to get set, Kuhn tries to push him back and clinch up but Davis manages to avoid the attempt.
Kuhn shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Kuhn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuhn looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Kuhn drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
Davis wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kuhn.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Kuhn shoots in.
Kuhn is looking to clinch.
Kuhn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuhn.
Kuhn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Kuhn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuhn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kuhn lands with a right hand.
Kuhn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuhn closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Kuhn pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuhn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Kuhn ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuhn tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuhn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mark Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuhn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuhn misses with some punches.
Kuhn breaks from the clinch.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuhn.
Davis tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuhn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Kuhn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis darts in looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets double underhooks and turns Davis into the cage.
Kuhn appears to be looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuhn.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis throws out a counter right but Kuhn avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuhn shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuhn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kuhn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Kuhn shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuhn. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuhn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuhn somewhat.
As Kuhn backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Kuhn manages to avoid it all.
Kuhn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John Kuhn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuhn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuhn.
Kuhn closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Kuhn pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuhn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Kuhn tries to clinch up.
Kuhn misses with a wild combination.
Kuhn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis pushes Kuhn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis jumps guard.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis controlling the action here.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuhn is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuhn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Davis escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Davis!
Davis controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrome Biggins (ranked 4270 p4p, 451 weight class) and Mikey Vicious (ranked 6224 p4p, 532 weight class). Mikey Vicious is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrome Biggins!
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, Mikey Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vicious tries for a takedown but Biggins circles away easily
and Biggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vicious has his takedown stuffed
and Biggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biggins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Biggins finds it's way through Vicious's defenses.
Vicious gets the takedown into side control.
Biggins tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicious sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vicious dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vicious cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vicious looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Biggins is in a horrible position here. Vicious smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vicious cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Biggins is desperately trying to improve his position but Vicious has a good base and remains in mount.
Vicious looking to finish with strikes here!
Vicious lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vicious lands a heavy elbow.
Vicious connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Biggins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vicious on the ground.
Vicious is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vicious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mikey Vicious!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Vovigton (ranked 4293 p4p, 453 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 5611 p4p, 506 weight class). Vovigton comes to the cage accompanied by New york kurt angel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Vovigton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a shot to the body.
Cain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vovigton at a distance.
Cain throws a series of punches but Vovigton moves out of range.
Vovigton feinted with a counter takedown.
Cain lands with a hook. Vovigton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cain duly obliges.
Cain drops Vovigton with a beautiful combination! Vovigton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cain is looking for the KO!
Vovigton is rocked!
It looks like Colby Vovigton has been cut.
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!
Cain cracks Vovigton with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vovigton tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cain pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vovigton is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RJ Cain!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waampa Woodoo (ranked 5368 p4p, 246 weight class) and Robinson Anderson (ranked 4873 p4p, 236 weight class). The key to victory for Waampa Woodoo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waampa Woodoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robinson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Woodoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Woodoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woodoo lands with a nice body kick.
Woodoo misses with a body kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woodoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woodoo.
Good shot there by Woodoo.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woodoo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woodoo tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woodoo to the ground. Woodoo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woodoo throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Woodoo avoids it with no problem.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Woodoo sneaks out the side door and pushes Anderson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodoo misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Woodoo misses with a head kick.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Woodoo pushes him off.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Woodoo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Woodoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Woodoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woodoo sprawls well. Woodoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Waampa Woodoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodoo misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woodoo, right into the meat.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Woodoo moves out of range easily.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woodoo throws a quick counter head kick but Anderson was just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson throws a hook but Woodoo blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Woodoo.
Woodoo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson wants to clinch but Woodoo slips to the side
and Woodoo counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Woodoo to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Woodoo's shoulder, as Woodoo tries to avoid the shot.
Woodoo is looking for a counter combo.
Woodoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Woodoo scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body kick from Woodoo.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson looks winded!
Woodoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Woodoo shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Woodoo moved out of range nicely.
Woodoo lands with a nice body kick.
Woodoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woodoo fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson tries to clinch but Woodoo is having none of it.
Woodoo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woodoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Woodoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waampa Woodoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodoo throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waampa Woodoo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woodoo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Woodoo.
Woodoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice body kick from Woodoo.
Woodoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Woodoo's shoulder, as Woodoo tries to avoid the shot.
Woodoo scores with a spinning back kick!
Woodoo tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodoo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woodoo lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Woodoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Woodoo blocking some punches.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Woodoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Woodoo.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Woodoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Woodoo.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Woodoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woodoo, right into the meat.
Waampa Woodoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo scores with a push kick.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Woodoo.
Anderson pushes Woodoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson jabs Woodoo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woodoo throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodoo feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Woodoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Woodoo throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Woodoo throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson tries to counter with a clinch but Woodoo shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Woodoo.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Woodoo.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodoo is just out of range.
As Anderson looks to move away, Woodoo throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Woodoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Woodoo pushes him off.
Woodoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A thudding body kick lands there by Woodoo!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Woodoo counters with a one-two to the body.
Woodoo swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodoo.
Anderson throws a push kick but Woodoo slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Woodoo.
Woodoo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodoo lands a high kick!
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Woodoo counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Woodoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodoo throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waampa Woodoo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Woodoo keeps it at a distance.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Woodoo blocks the body kick.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Woodoo.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodoo.
Anderson throws the left hand but Woodoo avoids the punch easily.
Woodoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodoo lands with a slapping head kick.
Woodoo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Anderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson swings for the body but Woodoo moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Woodoo.
Woodoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson clinches.
Woodoo misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woodoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Woodoo lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woodoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson moves to clinch but Woodoo breaks away
and Woodoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo lands a high kick!
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodoo counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Woodoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson tries a quick counter leg kick but Woodoo is wise to it.
Anderson tries to clinch but Woodoo moves out of range.
Woodoo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woodoo. Woodoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Woodoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Woodoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Woodoo misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Woodoo avoids nicely.
Woodoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson throws a low kick but Woodoo moves out of range easily.
Woodoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodoo throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Woodoo lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woodoo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Woodoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Woodoo counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Woodoo counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Waampa Woodoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson tries to clinch but Woodoo moves away
and Woodoo counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woodoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woodoo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waampa Woodoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waampa Woodoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woodoo, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waampa Woodoo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 2518 p4p, 238 weight class) and Rodrigo Pettis (ranked 4714 p4p, 364 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pettis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gilchrist counters with a takedown into side control.
Pettis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gilchrist has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gilchrist has hold of Pettis's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Pettis tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gilchrist cranks the arm and Pettis screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Pettis, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sonny Gilchrist!
Sonny Gilchrist really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Notorious logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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