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CoV 110: Evans vs Bishop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Migeal Quintes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Migeal Quintes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Quintes avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quintes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quintes tries to clinch up.
Quintes swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Quintes shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Lincoln Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a series of punches but Quintes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintes misses with a leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch
and Quintes counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Quintes to acknowledge the strikes.
Quintes moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Quintes circles away easily
enabling Quintes to counter with a crisp jab.
Quintes closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quintes shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones is fighting to break Quintes's control of his arms but Quintes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quintes is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Quintes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quintes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Quintes working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quintes is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quintes darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Quintes avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Quintes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quintes stuffs the takedown.
Migeal Quintes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quintes is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quintes is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to advance position but Quintes won't allow it.
Quintes wants to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quintes keeps working.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones is pressing down on Quintes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quintes is holding on for now.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quintes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quintes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones stuns Quintes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lincoln Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quintes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Quintes wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones has control of Quintes's left arm, preventing Quintes from doing any damage.
Quintes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Quintes wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Quintes fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quintes is keeping the position for now.
Jones pushes down on Quintes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quintes has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quintes won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones controlling the action here.
Quintes is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quintes avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quintes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones misses with a head shot. Quintes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Quintes keeps moving.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Quintes blocks nicely.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Migeal Quintes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Quintes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quintes wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Quintes from standing up.
Quintes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quintes has passed into side control.
Jones gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes not doing much here.
Quintes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Quintes sits in half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Quintes has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Migeal Quintes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quintes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Quintes is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has Quintes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quintes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quintes can't get the takedown.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but Quintes is working away.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Quintes is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Quintes pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quintes is looking for a sweep.
Quintes is not content to let Jones control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Quintes darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quintes won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Quintes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quintes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Quintes is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quintes actively working from the bottom here.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintes trying to control from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Quintes is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quintes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quintes's waist but Quintes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Migeal Quintes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Quintes pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quintes counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Quintes to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Quintes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quintes can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is trying to ground and pound but Quintes uses the momentary lack of control by Jones to regain half guard.
Quintes tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Lincoln Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermiston's entrance music is Rusty Cage. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Hermiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermiston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hermiston throws an overhand right that lands on Ponnaganti's shoulder, as Ponnaganti tries to avoid the shot.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Hermiston is having none of it.
Hermiston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hermiston throws a low kick, looking for Ponnaganti's leg but Ponnaganti calmly moves out of range.
Ponnaganti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermiston throws a leg kick but Ponnaganti moved away.
Ponnaganti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ponnaganti throws out a leg kick but Hermiston moves out of range and Ponnaganti only half commits.
Ponnaganti throws a front kick that sends Hermiston stumbling back into the cage.
Hermiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries a low kick but Hermiston avoids it.
Hermiston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hermiston does it's job there.
Hermiston misses with a two punch combination.
Hermiston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ponnaganti has closed the distance and engaged Hermiston in a clinch.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andrew Hermiston has been cut.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Hermiston digs a right hand underneath Ponnaganti's ribcage. Ponnaganti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermiston is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage as Hermiston throws knees to the body.
Hermiston is breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hermiston up against the cage.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermiston misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Hermiston misses with a punch to the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ponnaganti working Hermiston over with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti is trying to stall.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ponnaganti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermiston is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Hermiston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hermiston looking to slow down the pace here.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti managing to block the knees to the body from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Hermiston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow that misses.
Hermiston tries to work over Ponnaganti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermiston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponnaganti avoids it.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hermiston managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston works on Ponnaganti's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Hermiston throws a head punch that misses.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hermiston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Hermiston digs a right hand into Ponnaganti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ponnaganti's gas tank.
Ponnaganti lands a good knee to the midsection. Hermiston won't want to take too many of those.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermiston.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti presses Hermiston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hermiston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ponnaganti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ponnaganti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermiston. That did some damage!
Hermiston misses with a double jab.
Andrew Hermiston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hermiston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermiston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hermiston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponnaganti. Ponnaganti obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponnaganti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermiston throws a sloppy head kick and Ponnaganti moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti closes the distance and clinches.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ponnaganti.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Ponnaganti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Hermiston lands a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston misses with the head strike.
Hermiston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hermiston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hermiston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponnaganti avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Hermiston lands a right hand.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti lands an uppercut.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Hermiston tries to work over Ponnaganti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermiston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Hermiston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hermiston tries to throw a body punch but Ponnaganti avoids it by throwing Hermiston back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti tries to stall but Hermiston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermiston avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermiston.
Hermiston throws a head punch that misses.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston throws an elbow but it misses.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston works on Ponnaganti's body with a couple of short punches.
Hermiston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hermiston.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponnaganti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ponnaganti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands with a right to the head.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ponnaganti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Hermiston misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponnaganti.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Hermiston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponnaganti.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hermiston's face.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ponnaganti trying to stall but Hermiston improves his position.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston looking to throw knees to the head but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Hermiston is working Ponnaganti over against the cage.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti leaning against his opponent.
Hermiston misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hermiston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ponnaganti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hermiston tries to score with a low kick but Ponnaganti moves his leg out of the way.
Hermiston misses with a wild body shot.
Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermiston.
Hermiston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ponnaganti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti fakes the leg kick and cracks Hermiston in the body.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hermiston looking to throw knees to the head but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti is pushing Hermiston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston tries to throw a body punch but Ponnaganti avoids it by throwing Hermiston back against the cage.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hermistons head.
Ponnaganti lands a good knee to the midsection. Hermiston won't want to take too many of those.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermiston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermiston.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermiston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston misses with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermiston blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Ponnaganti as the two fighters clinch.
Hermiston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermiston tries a body shot but Ponnaganti blocks it.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermiston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andrew Hermiston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermiston tries a knee to the head but Ponnaganti blocks it.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Hermiston lands a body shot.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee to the head.
Hermiston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponnaganti blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Hermiston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hermiston misses with some punches.
Ponnaganti just leaning against Hermiston, taking a breather.
Hermiston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hermiston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponnaganti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponnaganti.
Hermiston misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti trying to stall but Hermiston improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hermiston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti tries to stall but Hermiston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermiston misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ponnaganti blocks the elbow strike.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow strike.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti presses Hermiston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermiston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Hermiston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hermiston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ponnaganti is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Ponnaganti.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Hermiston.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti blocking some punches.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ponnagantis head.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks an elbow strike from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ponnaganti 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyam Silver 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eyam Silver!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Eyam Silver has been cut.
Silver fails with the takedown.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silver.
Silver tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silver prevents Davis from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis sneaks back into half guard.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silver.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Silver drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silver has Davis in his guard.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Silver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.
Silver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.
Silver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phil Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eyam Silver.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Silver. Silver gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Phil Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eyam Silver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis leaves Silver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
Eyam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phil Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eyam Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Davis has control of Silver's left arm, preventing Silver from doing any damage.
Davis pushes Silver off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eyam Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis misses with a combination
and Silver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Davis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Silver thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis manages to get to full guard.
Davis wriggles free and stands up.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Silver. Silver gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silver has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silver misses with the ground and pound.
Silver is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Silver.
Silver is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Silver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silver in side control, throwing shots but Davis defends.
Silver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis tries to escape but Silver is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
Silver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silver tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silver goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silver's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eyam Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Phil Davis!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Phil Davis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald's entrance music is March of Cambreadth. A fine choice. Bill Yemo 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yemo slaps away a takedown attempt from McDonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yemo misses with a low kick.
Yemo feints and as McDonald raises his hands in defense, Yemo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yemo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald wants to stand up but Yemo is controlling him.
Yemo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Yemo from controlling successfully.
Yemo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McDonald kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yemo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yemo wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yemo missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yemo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yemo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yemo drags the fight down to the ground.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Yemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yemo is working an open guard so McDonald takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Yemo.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yemo throws out the jab.
Yemo avoids the head kick by McDonald.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonald.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yemo.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
Yemo looks gassed!
McDonald tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yemo counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
McDonald lands an elbow just above Yemo 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Yemo won't want to take too many of those.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Yemo blocks with his arms.
Yemo tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McDonald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yemo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yemo blocks it with crossed arms.
Yemo can't break the clinch.
Yemo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Yemo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Yemo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by McDonald.
McDonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yemo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McDonald has picked Yemo up - he's going for a ride! McDonald dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McDonald decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
McDonald lands with a kick to the temple. Yemo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yemo sprawls well initially but McDonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yemo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yemo is working an open guard so McDonald takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Yemo avoids them all with ease.
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yemo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
Yemo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yemo misses the jab.
Eddie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yemo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Yemo misses with an uppercut.
Yemo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
Yemo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Yemo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McDonald blocks a jab.
Yemo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonald's hands.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yemo blocks the body kick.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yemo.
McDonald cracks Yemo with an open hand slap.
Yemo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie McDonald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yemo throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
Yemo scores a takedown into full mount!
McDonald wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yemo working McDonald over with strikes here.
Yemo misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Yemo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yemo unloads with some shots from mount but McDonald bucks and avoids them well.
Yemo goes for an armbar but McDonald turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McDonald.
Yemo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yemo looking for a sweep. Not yet Yemo, not yet.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Yemo keeps moving.
McDonald passes Yemo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yemo is in trouble now - McDonald has advanced to mount!
McDonald working for a guillotine from mount but Yemo is in no mood to give up.
McDonald with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald wants to take his opponent's back but Yemo doesn't allow it.
McDonald looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yemo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McDonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yemo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yemo.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yemo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Yemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald is really struggling to control Yemo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yemo can't keep his opponent in guard - McDonald advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eddie McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDonald is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yemo lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Yemo manages to get to full guard.
Yemo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald wants to get up but he can't break Yemo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald leaves Yemo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Yemo pushes him off.
Yemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yemo stuffs the takedown.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yemo circles away.
Yemo throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Yemo 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!
Yemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Yemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Yemo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yemo wants it to stay on the feet.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald pushes Yemo away with a front kick.
Yemo misses with a looping right.
Yemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Yemo moves out of range easily.
McDonald shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yemo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yemo tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
McDonald has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yemo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yemo's head.
Yemo missing with punches from the bottom.
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Yemo is defending it quite comfortably.
Yemo is pressing down on McDonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yemo scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Yemo wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yemo trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
Yemo keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
Yemo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from McDonald.
A head kick from McDonald lands but Yemo takes it in his stride.
Yemo throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eddie McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yemo throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
A big left from Yemo misses.
Eddie McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Yemo pushes him off.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McDonald seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McDonald prevents Yemo from improving his position.
Yemo is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald content to control rather than advance.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Yemo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stands up and beckons Yemo to join him on the feet.
McDonald takes one on the button.
Yemo scores with a leg kick.
Yemo wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters with a one-two to the body.
Yemo throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
Yemo misses with the combination.
McDonald slips a jab from Yemo.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yemo avoids it really well and circles away.
Yemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Eddie McDonald!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Eddie McDonald!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Eddie McDonald!
Eddie McDonald wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Summer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Summer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Summer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payne swivels and escapes.
Payne throws a lazy right hand but Summer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne misses with a straight left.
Payne throws a one two combo.
It looks like Donald Summer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Summer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Summer is breathing heavily.
Summer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Payne preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Payne tries to kick Summer off but Summer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Payne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Summer is working away from the top position though.
Payne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Payne is on top in guard.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Payne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summer keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Payne looking to sit in guard and control but Summer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Summer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne pulls Summer in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Payne.
A leg kick checked by Payne.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Summer is out of range.
Payne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Summer throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Payne.
Summer slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Victor Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summer thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Payne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Summer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Payne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Summer manages to get himself to full guard.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payne has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Summer defend it? Payne steps over the head and cranks it - Summer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Payne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis ducks under a wild hook from MacManus.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacManus.
A swing and a miss from MacManus.
Savanis is looking to clinch.
MacManus catches Savanis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacManus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savanis.
MacManus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacManus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savanis slips a jab and a cross from MacManus.
Savanis slips under a jab from MacManus.
Savanis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacManus.
MacManus lands a body shot.
MacManus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacManus.
MacManus misses with a punch on the inside.
MacManus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacManus lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacManus.
MacManus throws a punch but it's blocked by Savanis.
Savanis jumps guard but MacManus stands there with Savanis around his waist. Savanis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy MacManus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brody Savanis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis is trying to break free.
MacManus lands with a left to the head.
Savanis fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacManus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacManus.
MacManus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Savanis blocking some punches.
Savanis wants a takedown.
MacManus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Savanis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but MacManus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacManus has Savanis pressed against the cage, preventing Savanis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacManus is pressed up against the cage. Savanis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacManus down to the mat. MacManus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savanis looks gassed!
MacManus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savanis, pushing him back against the cage.
MacManus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacManus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savanis backwards.
Savanis working hard to break the clinch.
MacManus has picked Savanis up - he's going for a ride! MacManus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
MacManus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
MacManus seems to be working for a kimura but Savanis defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Savanis is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murphy MacManus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Watson has chosen When They Come For Me by Linkin Park as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
It looks like Simon Taylor has been cut.
Watson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
Simon Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joseph Watson has been cut.
Taylor tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Taylor won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taylor has Watson in his guard.
Watson distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Watson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor pushes Watson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Watson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
A big right from Taylor misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Taylor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Simon Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
Watson misses with a leg kick.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
Watson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor works over Watson's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Watson backing up. Watson nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Watson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor swings around for an armbar but Watson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Taylor's guard.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taylor has Watson in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor is pulling down on Watson's head to control his posture.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Taylor dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Watson counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Watson moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
Watson wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Watson closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Simon Taylor!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Simon Taylor!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Simon Taylor!
Simon Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. shannon has chosen ye as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelter lands a lovely overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as shannon checks a leg kick.
shannon walks into a jab.
shannon slips under a jab.
Skelter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skelter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
shannon throws a big shot that misses.
shannon throws a head kick that misses.
shannon misses with a leg kick
and Skelter counters with a nice body shot.
Skelter lands a jab to shannon's midsection.
shannon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skelter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Skelter.
Jimmy Skelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
shannon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
shannon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from shannon.
Skelter throws a looping overhand right but shannon ducks down to avoid it.
Skelter connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shannon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
shannon dives in and grabs Skelter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skelter pushes down on shannon's head and hops out.
Skelter throws a low kick but shannon avoids it.
Skelter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skelter lands with a shot to the body.
Skelter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Skelter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
shannon looks gassed!
Skelter scores with a jab to the head.
Skelter throws a combination. shannon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skelter scores with a nice head shot.
shannon is rocked!
Skelter scores with a body shot.
shannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Skelter finish him?
Skelter cracks shannon with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! shannon falls to his knees and Skelter doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Skelter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayceon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Put you on the Game. Corbett has chosen fue a por trabajo y le comieron lo de abajo as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayceon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Corbett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Corbett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Corbett misses.
Corbett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Corbett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Corbett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corbett staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Taylor digs a good hook to Corbett's body.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Corbett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Jayceon Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor thumps Corbett with a low kick.
Corbett lands a nice shot to the body.
Corbett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
Corbett throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Corbett throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Corbett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Corbett shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Corbett moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corbett counters with a single leg into guard. Taylor didn't expect that.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corbett looking to pass the guard.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Corbett prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Corbett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Corbett lands with a cross.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Corbett backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Corbett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayceon Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corbett misses with a looping right.
Corbett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Corbett looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Corbett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor works over Corbett's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Corbett. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corbett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Corbett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corbett off to one side.
Corbett fails with the takedown.
Taylor throws a hook but Corbett blocks it.
Corbett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Corbett loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corbett. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corbett.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Corbett throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett takes an elbow to the temple.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Corbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jayceon Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Corbett.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Corbett back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corbett looking for a takedown.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Corbett's head back.
Taylor feints and then cracks Corbett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corbett down.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jayceon Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Corbett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Corbett.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corbett throws out the jab.
Corbett fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Corbett looking for a takedown.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corbett can't get the takedown.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayceon Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Corbett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corbett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corbett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taylor - the referee stops the clock and Corbett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taylor. Corbett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corbett.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corbett avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Corbett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor defending well as Corbett loads up on a big left hand.
Corbett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corbett off to one side.
Corbett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Corbett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corbett counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Corbett to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corbett on the side of the head.
Corbett misses with a leg kick
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Corbett really felt that one!
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corbett. Corbett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corbett ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor moves out of range as Corbett throws a body kick.
Corbett misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Corbett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Corbett thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corbett can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corbett's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor gets to his feet - Corbett follows without any prompting.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Jayceon Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corbett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corbett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Corbett misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayceon Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Jayceon Taylor!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jayceon Taylor!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jayceon Taylor!
Jayceon Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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