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AWC Group B - Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mamar (ranked 6237 p4p, 6886 weight class) and Slim Towney (ranked 572 p4p, 607 weight class). Slim Towney 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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slim Towney!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamar looks to land a left hand but Towney moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar lands with a straight right. Towney didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Slim Towney has been cut.
Mamar misses the jab.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar misses with a straight left.
Towney takes one to the chin there.
Towney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Mamar misses.
A jab from Mamar misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar throws a looping overhand right but Towney ducks down to avoid it.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Towney ducks under a wild hook from Mamar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Towney.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mamar cracks Towney with a good jab.
Towney moves away from the strike by Mamar.
Mamar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Towney's head.
That has opened up Slim Towney's cut even more.
Mamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Towney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Towney slips under a jab from Mamar.
Mamar misses with an uppercut. Towney saw that one coming.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamar misses with a straight right.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar throws the left hand but Towney avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Towney has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mamar misses the jab.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar misses with a looping right.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towney defending well as Mamar loads up on a big left hand.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Towney has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Towney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar misses the jab.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamar throws an overhand right that lands on Towney's shoulder, as Towney tries to avoid the shot.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mamar misses with a hook. Towney ducked under it nicely.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Mamar misses.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar throws a jab when Towney was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mamar misses.
Towney moves away from the strike by Mamar.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar misses with an uppercut. Towney saw that one coming.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney defending well as Mamar loads up on a big left hand.
Mamar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Mamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Towney blocks a jab.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Towney dodges the punch combination from Mamar.
Mamar misses with an uppercut. Towney saw that one coming.
Mamar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towney.
Mamar lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towney staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar misses with a hook.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Towney slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar lunges at Towney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Towney's hand.
The cut above Slim Towney's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney avoids it easily.
A jab from Mamar does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Towney slips under a jab.
Towney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Towney moves out of range of the strikes.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towney moves away from the strike by Mamar.
Mamar throws a poor cross that misses
and Towney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Towney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mamar throws a shot from downtown. Towney moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kevin Mamar is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamar misses the target.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Towney might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mamar has got the better of the exchanges.
Mamar throws a shot from downtown. Towney moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamar misses the target.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Towney can do to turn this around?
Mamar throws a looping overhand right but Towney ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mamar misses.
Mamar misses with a straight right.
Mamar loads up on a big right hand but Towney slips the punch.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Mamar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Towney moves away from the strike by Mamar.
Towney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Mamar. Those never looked like landing.
Mamar misses with a hook
and Towney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Mamar does no damage.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney defending well as Mamar loads up on a big left hand.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mamar throws a right hand that misses
and Towney counters with a straight right hand.
Mamar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Towney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Towney moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar loads up on a big right hand but Towney slips the punch.
Kevin Mamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Towney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar misses with a hook. Towney ducked under it nicely.
Towney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamar.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Towney defending well as Mamar loads up on a big left hand.
Mamar throws a jab but it's blocked by Towney.
Mamar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar looks to throw the jab but Towney is out of range.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towney moves out of range of the strikes.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Mamar misses the jab.
Mamar throws a hook to the side of Towney's head but Towney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamar throws a shot from downtown. Towney moves away and avoids it.
Mamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamar looks to throw the jab but Towney is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney avoids it easily.
Towney dodges the punch combination from Mamar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar throws a shot from downtown. Towney moves away and avoids it.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamar misses with a looping left.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamar.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towney slips under a jab.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamar misses with a hook. Towney ducked under it nicely.
Towney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamar misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar looks to throw the jab but Towney is out of range.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Towney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamar misses with a two punch combination.
Towney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Towney moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mamar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slim Towney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mamar throws a jab when Towney was well out of range.
Mamar throws a hook to the side of Towney's head but Towney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamar throws a right and a left that Towney avoids nicely.
Mamar cracks Towney with a good jab.
Mamar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Towney counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Mamar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney blocks it.
A jab from Mamar misses.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar swings widly with a right hand
and Towney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamar swings widly with a right hand
and Towney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamar misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Towney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamar.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Mamar.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Mamar misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar misses with a straight left.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mamar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towney slips a straight right by Mamar.
Towney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamar.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamar misses the target.
A jab from Mamar misses.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamar misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Towney.
Towney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamar throws out the jab.
Towney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamar.
Mamar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamar swings widly with a right hand
and Towney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Towney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kevin Mamar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towney blocks a jab.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Mamar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamar throws a series of punches but Towney avoids them all with ease.
Towney staying out of range there.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney blocks it.
Towney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamar.
Mamar misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
Mamar misses with an uppercut
and Mamar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Mamar throws the left hand but Towney avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Towney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamar throws a shot from downtown. Towney moves away and avoids it.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towney blocks a jab.
Towney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Mamar misses its intended target.
It seemed like Towney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Towney ducks under a wild hook from Mamar.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Towney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Mamar does no damage.
Towney slips a jab from Mamar.
Mamar throws a hook but Towney avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamar misses with a hook. Towney ducked under it nicely.
Towney throws out a counter right but Mamar avoids it with no problem.
Slim Towney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamar misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towney! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Mamar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mamar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mamar!
Our winner, Kevin Mamar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Booker (ranked 4376 p4p, 6672 weight class) and Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs (ranked 542 p4p, 726 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Slackenfuchs ducks under a wild hook from Booker.
Von Slackenfuchs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Von Slackenfuchs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Von Slackenfuchs tries to pass to full mount but Booker defends it.
Booker is trying to get back to full guard.
Booker controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker is trying to maintain the position but Von Slackenfuchs is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Booker.
Booker is pulling down on Von Slackenfuchs's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reggie Booker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Slackenfuchs shoots in and gets a takedown into Booker's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Slackenfuchs trying to control but Booker is working from the bottom.
Von Slackenfuchs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Von Slackenfuchs trying to control but Booker is working from the bottom.
Von Slackenfuchs pushing down on Booker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Slackenfuchs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Booker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Booker tries to get out of the position.
Booker wants to improve his position but Von Slackenfuchs is controlling well.
Well, if Von Slackenfuchs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Von Slackenfuchs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Slackenfuchs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Booker keeps working.
Von Slackenfuchs is controlling the pace.
Booker is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Von Slackenfuchs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booker connects with the punch.
Booker avoids the body shot from Von Slackenfuchs.
Booker misses with a hook. Von Slackenfuchs ducked under it nicely.
Von Slackenfuchs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Booker with a body shot.
Von Slackenfuchs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Booker as he avoids it easily.
Von Slackenfuchs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booker lands a jab to the head.
Booker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Slackenfuchs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Booker is looking to stand back up but Von Slackenfuchs counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Booker.
Booker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Von Slackenfuchs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Booker keeps working.
Booker is controlling Von Slackenfuchs's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Von Slackenfuchs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Booker is trying to stand.
Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Booker is refusing to be controlled, as Von Slackenfuchs sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Slackenfuchs controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Von Slackenfuchs.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker is pushing Von Slackenfuchs's head away, looking to escape. Von Slackenfuchs manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker is looking for a sweep.
Booker is not content to let Von Slackenfuchs control the position.
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.
Von Slackenfuchs taking a breather here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Von Slackenfuchs misses with a takedown attempt
and Booker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Booker misses.
Booker gets caught napping as Von Slackenfuchs dives in and scores a takedown. Booker manages to retain guard.
Von Slackenfuchs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Slackenfuchs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reggie Booker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Von Slackenfuchs. Beautiful body shot.
Booker lands a jab to the head.
Booker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Von Slackenfuchs.
Von Slackenfuchs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Booker's half guard.
Von Slackenfuchs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Booker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Slackenfuchs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Booker wants to improve his position but Von Slackenfuchs is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Slackenfuchs controlling the pace.
Booker is doing well to control the position and prevent Von Slackenfuchs from advancing to side control.
Von Slackenfuchs is trying to control. Booker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Booker wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Von Slackenfuchs moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two 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.
Booker misses with a two punch combination.
Von Slackenfuchs shoots in and gets a takedown into Booker's guard.
Von Slackenfuchs looking to pass the guard.
Booker pulls Von Slackenfuchs in to control the position.
Von Slackenfuchs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Von Slackenfuchs wants to pass the guard but Booker is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker is pulling down on Von Slackenfuchs's head to control his posture.
Booker wants to sweep here but Von Slackenfuchs controlling him for the moment.
Booker wants to stand but Von Slackenfuchs is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Von Slackenfuchs gets a double leg takedown into Booker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Von Slackenfuchs controls the pace.
Von Slackenfuchs wants to control from the top but Booker keeps moving.
Von Slackenfuchs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Booker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Slackenfuchs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Slackenfuchs 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Keane (ranked 5615 p4p, 4658 weight class) and Trey Limitless (ranked 541 p4p, 467 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Limitless !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limitless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Limitless changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keane tries to avoid it but Limitless manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keane to the ground. Keane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Limitless throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keane's waist but Keane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Limitless off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keane.
Limitless looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keane lands with a shot to the body.
Limitless fails to land the takedown.
Jake Keane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Limitless .
Keane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Keane enables Limitless to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Keane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Limitless throwing strikes but missing.
Limitless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Limitless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Limitless pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keane is keeping the position for now.
Limitless works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limitless wants to pass to mount but Keane is defending the position.
Keane is trying to stand.
Keane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Limitless on the ground.
Limitless controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane wants to get back to his feet.
Limitless is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Limitless scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Limitless seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keane tries to get out of the position.
Keane scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Limitless manages to mount him!
Keane is trying to stand.
Limitless lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keane's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Limitless controlling from mount.
Limitless breaks from Keane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Limitless scoring with strikes but Keane is staying in there.
Limitless scoring with strikes but Keane is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limitless dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limitless with good strikes from the mount here!
Limitless cracks Keane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Limitless looking to finish Keane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Keane!
Limitless has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Keane is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Limitless !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint River (ranked 7091 p4p, 4310 weight class) and Paolo Del Geno (ranked 281 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Del Geno!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Geno tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Del Geno does it's job there.
River misses the shot to the body.
Del Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Geno looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Del Geno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Del Geno needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
Del Geno dodges the punch combination from River.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Geno.
Del Geno misses with a two punch combination.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Geno backs up against the cage.
River misses with a body shot.
Del Geno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from River.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River defending well as Del Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Del Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
A jab from Del Geno misses.
River slips a jab from Del Geno.
A big right from Del Geno misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Geno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River moves away from the strike by Del Geno.
Del Geno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Geno misses the target.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River looks to land a right hand but Del Geno moved out of range.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River misses with a right hand
and Del Geno counters by moving into the clinch.
River breaks the clinch.
Del Geno wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Geno is just out of range.
Del Geno throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Del Geno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River connects with a looping right hand.
River lands with a straight right. Del Geno didn't see that one coming.
Del Geno jabs River right on the nose. River blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Del Geno.
River throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
Del Geno throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River tries to keep at a distance but Del Geno has taken the fight into the clinch.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Del Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Geno stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Geno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Del Geno connects with a looping right hand.
Del Geno swinging wildly here.
River walks into a jab.
Del Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Del Geno cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Del Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Del Geno avoids the body shot from River.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Del Geno, pushing him back against the cage.
Del Geno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Geno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Del Geno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River throws out a powerful jab.
Del Geno scores with a decent looking hook.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Del Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Geno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River scores with a hook to the body. Del Geno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River slips a straight right by Del Geno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River misses with a right hand
and Del Geno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Del Geno cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 River is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a body punch but Del Geno moves out of range.
Oh River is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Del Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River is looking to clinch but Del Geno is avoiding it.
River seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Geno closes the distance and pushes River back into the cage.
Del Geno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River tries a body shot but Del Geno blocks it.
Del Geno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from River.
Del Geno gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Geno doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Del Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Geno throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Del Geno looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Del Geno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Del Geno misses with a few strikes there.
River has closed the distance and engaged Del Geno in a clinch.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Geno backwards.
A hook to the body from River.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Geno controls his hands.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River breaks from the clinch.
Del Geno misses with a body shot
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Del Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from River finds it's way through Del Geno's defenses.
River misses with a body shot.
River slips a jab and a cross from Del Geno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Geno moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from River both land. Nice combination.
Del Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
Del Geno throws a leg kick
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Geno swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Del Geno jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Del Geno to score with a decent uppercut.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Del Geno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Geno throws out the jab.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
River swings for the body but Del Geno moves out of range.
Paolo Del Geno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by River.
Del Geno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Geno ducks under a wild hook from River.
Del Geno scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by River.
River takes a swing at Del Geno's ribcage but misses.
River with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Geno with a hook.
Del Geno misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Geno moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River moves out of range as Del Geno strikes.
Del Geno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
River throws a series of punches but Del Geno moves out of range.
Del Geno fails to land with a series of punches.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Del Geno.
Del Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
River misses with a hook. Del Geno ducked under it nicely.
Del Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River throws a body punch but Del Geno moves out of range.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Geno.
Del Geno throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
River misses the shot to the body.
Del Geno misses with a hook
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Geno misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Geno looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Del Geno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
Del Geno tries to clinch up.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River throws a jab when Del Geno was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Del Geno! But no joy.
River clinches with his opponent.
Del Geno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Geno controls his hands.
Del Geno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Del Geno.
River is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Del Geno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Del Geno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Del Geno blocks a body shot from River.
River blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Del Geno fails to land.
Del Geno lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Del Geno lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Del Geno blocks a body shot from River.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River clinches up with Del Geno and pushes him back against the cage.
River has Del Geno pressed against the cage.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a body punch.
Del Geno tries to land a knee to the head but River blocks with his arms.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Geno lands a left hand.
River misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River trying to stall but Del Geno improves his position.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Geno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Del Geno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paolo Del Geno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Del Geno lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clint River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Del Geno looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
A cross from Del Geno lands.
Del Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
River defending well as Del Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Del Geno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Del Geno.
Del Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Del Geno takes one to the side of the head.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Geno loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Del Geno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Del Geno connects with the punch.
River digs a good hook to Del Geno's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Del Geno misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Del Geno misses with a hook.
Del Geno misses with a looping left.
River swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River slips under a jab from Del Geno.
A swing and a miss from Del Geno.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Geno has time to react.
River ducks under a wild hook from Del Geno.
Del Geno misses with a double jab.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Del Geno scores with a hook.
Del Geno has managed to clinch.
Del Geno blocks an uppercut.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Del Geno!
Del Geno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
River tries to clinch there but Del Geno circles away.
Del Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Geno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Del Geno lands with a good body shot.
River misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - River scores with a four punch combination!
River misses with a wild body shot.
Del Geno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Del Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and River counters with a three punch combo that has Del Geno backing up. Del Geno nods at River to acknowledge the strikes.
River drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Del Geno swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Del Geno cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
River is looking to clinch but Del Geno is avoiding it.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Geno.
Del Geno with a jab.
Del Geno tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
River is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Del Geno feints a jab promting River to slip. Del Geno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. River slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Del Geno tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
River swings for the body but Del Geno moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Geno misses with a straight right.
River throwing a counter right hand but Del Geno manages to avoid it.
Del Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River throws out a loose jab but Del Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Del Geno is looking to clinch.
Del Geno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River loads up on a big right hand but Del Geno slips the punch.
Del Geno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Del Geno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Geno drops River with a beautiful combination! River stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Del Geno is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River sizes up Del Geno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River scores with a nice strike.
River misses with a body shot.
Del Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Del Geno lands.
Del Geno misses with a right hand
and River counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Geno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Geno forces River back against the cage and clinches.
Del Geno tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Geno controls his hands.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Geno pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Geno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
River pushes Del Geno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Del Geno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River tries a body shot but Del Geno blocks it.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Geno misses with a right hand
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Geno looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River lands an overhand right.
River lands with a cross.
River misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Del Geno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Geno 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Del Geno!
Paolo Del Geno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hood (ranked 5345 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Sono Tiger (ranked 509 p4p, 365 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sono Tiger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sono Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hood misses the target.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger connects with a body shot.
Tiger throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Jab by Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hood sends Tiger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hood is motioning to the referee to let Tiger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Sono Tiger has been cut.
Hood sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tiger's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tiger's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Hood!
Bruce Hood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Sono Tiger stepped up to the mic, saying 'I may go back to the forrest from which I came or I may fight another day. Whether I am destined for greatness in MMA is not yet defined. This loss is will cause serious self-reflection. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus DeMarcus Meridius (ranked 5177 p4p, 6411 weight class) and Al Hoffa (ranked 624 p4p, 713 weight class). Al Hoffa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus DeMarcus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Hoffa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarcus Meridius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeMarcus Meridius wants it to stay on the feet.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoffa manages to circle out of the way.
Hoffa ducks under a wild hook from DeMarcus Meridius.
Al Hoffa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeMarcus Meridius gets caught napping as Hoffa dives in and scores a takedown. DeMarcus Meridius manages to retain guard.
Hoffa wants to control from the top but DeMarcus Meridius keeps moving.
DeMarcus Meridius is pulling down on Hoffa's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoffa, at least for the moment.
Hoffa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoffa trying to control but DeMarcus Meridius is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeMarcus Meridius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
DeMarcus Meridius keeping moving, preventing Hoffa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeMarcus Meridius wants to sweep here but Hoffa controlling him for the moment.
Hoffa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
DeMarcus Meridius keeping moving, preventing Hoffa from controlling successfully.
Hoffa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
DeMarcus Meridius working a defensive guard but Hoffa manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoffa is looking to take a break and control but DeMarcus Meridius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoffa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoffa controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeMarcus Meridius struggling a bit here.
DeMarcus Meridius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hoffa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hoffa controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffa tries to move into full mount but can't pass DeMarcus Meridius's legs.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DeMarcus Meridius can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
DeMarcus Meridius gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
DeMarcus Meridius wants to control but Hoffa is having none of it.
Hoffa goes for an armbar but DeMarcus Meridius turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoffa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeMarcus Meridius is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoffa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoffa has escaped and now he's on top!
Hoffa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeMarcus Meridius is keeping the position for now.
Hoffa trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMarcus Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffa wants to pass the guard but DeMarcus Meridius is keeping the position.
Hoffa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeMarcus Meridius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeMarcus Meridius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoffa is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Al Hoffa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoffa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoffa wants a takedown.
Hoffa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
DeMarcus Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for DeMarcus Meridius.
Hoffa is working for takedown but DeMarcus Meridius is calmly controlling the position for now.
DeMarcus Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoffa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but DeMarcus Meridius is defending well.
Maximus DeMarcus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Hoffa.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffa is trying to drag DeMarcus Meridius to the mat but DeMarcus Meridius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoffa has DeMarcus Meridius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeMarcus Meridius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoffa is breathing heavily.
DeMarcus Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeMarcus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to work over Hoffa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but DeMarcus Meridius is defending well.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffa.
Still in the clinch, DeMarcus Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from DeMarcus Meridius - that landed with a thud.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
DeMarcus Meridius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeMarcus Meridius.
A short right from DeMarcus Meridius on the inside.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Hoffa avoids it by throwing DeMarcus Meridius back against the cage.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeMarcus Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffa controls his hands.
Hoffa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeMarcus Meridius prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from DeMarcus Meridius.
Maximus DeMarcus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a body punch.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from DeMarcus Meridius as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for DeMarcus Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
DeMarcus Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a left hand.
DeMarcus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeMarcus Meridius prevents a takedown attempt there.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeMarcus Meridius scores with a shoulder strike.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
DeMarcus Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffa's elbow.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a body punch.
Hoffa blocks a body shot from DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a left to the head.
DeMarcus Meridius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a right hand.
DeMarcus Meridius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeMarcus Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeMarcus Meridius just leaning against Hoffa, taking a breather.
DeMarcus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a left hand.
DeMarcus Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Hoffa's head.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a body punch.
DeMarcus Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffa's elbow.
DeMarcus Meridius prevents the takedown attempt.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeMarcus Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeMarcus Meridius.
A shot in the inside from DeMarcus Meridius.
Hoffa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to roll over but Hoffa keeps him under control.
Hoffa wants to pass the guard but DeMarcus Meridius is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffa is looking to stall here but DeMarcus Meridius recovers full guard.
Hoffa wants to control from the top but DeMarcus Meridius keeps moving.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking for a triangle but Hoffa pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffa got a little sloppy there for a moment and DeMarcus Meridius has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoffa has managed to get both his arms back between DeMarcus Meridius's legs - danger averted.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoffa defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus DeMarcus Meridius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
DeMarcus Meridius is looking to clinch.
Hoffa fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoffa misses the shot to the body.
Hoffa tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeMarcus Meridius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoffa somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from DeMarcus Meridius as Hoffa shoots in.
Maximus DeMarcus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Hoffa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffa.
You can see the frustration on DeMarcus Meridius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
DeMarcus Meridius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DeMarcus Meridius tries to get out of the position.
Hoffa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A control attempt from DeMarcus Meridius but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoffa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoffa is trying to take his opponent's back.
DeMarcus Meridius manages to regain half guard. Good work.
DeMarcus Meridius is pressing down on Hoffa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoffa looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius looking for a triangle here. Hoffa is fighting it but it looks tight! DeMarcus Meridius pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hoffa is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maximus DeMarcus Meridius!
Maximus DeMarcus Meridius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 5373 p4p, 6758 weight class) and Slash Shredder (ranked 520 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slash Shredder!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi moves into the clinch.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Shredder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder tries to stall but Tomoguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
A short uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Tomoguchi.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shredder or not.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Shredder is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
Shredder blocking some punches.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Tomoguchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Tomoguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi prevents Shredder from breaking the clinch.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Shredder is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomoguchi has double underhooks.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Shredder's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Shredder scores with a hook to the body.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Shredder tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Shredder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shredder scores with a shot to the side of Tomoguchi's head.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder lands with a left to the head.
Shredder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Shredder.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Shredder.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Shredder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi is working Shredder over against the cage.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder taking a breather.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Tomoguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shredder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shredder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomoguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Shredder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi tests Shredder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shredder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shredder counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Shredder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tomoguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Shredder keeps it at a distance.
Shredder tries to keep at a distance but Tomoguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shredder lands a right hand.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Tomoguchi.
Shredder is looking to control Tomoguchi's arms but Tomoguchi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shredder has his back to the cage.
Tomoguchi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shredder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi works on Shredder's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Shredder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomoguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Tomoguchi gets through Shredder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Shredder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Shinji Tomoguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shredder is breathing heavily.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Shredder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Shredder working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shredder can do to turn this around?
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Shredder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Shredder blocks an uppercut.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Shredder lands a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder looking to stall.
Tomoguchi pushes Shredder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tomoguchi as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Tomoguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
A right hand to the body from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Shredder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Shredder was well out of range.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shredder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomoguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Shredder off the cage and back into range.
Shredder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi gets through Shredder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shredder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shredder on the side of the head.
Shinji Tomoguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Shredder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shredder gets tackled into the cage by Tomoguchi. Tomoguchi maintains the clinch.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
Shredder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Slash Shredder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Shredder misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Shredder controls his hands.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Shredder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi presses Shredder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Shredder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
Tomoguchi pushes Shredder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shredder or not.
Tomoguchi is working Shredder over against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Tomoguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow.
Shredder manages to break the clinch.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Shredder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomoguchi throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomoguchi moves away.
Shredder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomoguchi catches Shredder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shredder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tomoguchi has Shredder up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomoguchi pushes Shredder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Shredder lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Tomoguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomoguchi 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 Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Tomoguchi!
Shinji Tomoguchi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 5173 p4p, 4447 weight class) and Dreynos Elvul (ranked 229 p4p, 206 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. On his way into the cage it seems that Ricky Greene has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricky Greene seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvul drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elvul controls the pace.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Elvul is proving a slippery customer.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elvul controls the pace.
Elvul's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene keeping full guard, as Elvul tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Greene wants to sweep here but Elvul controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene is trying to control the position but Elvul postures up.
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elvul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elvul tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
Elvul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elvul passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Greene wants to improve his position but Elvul is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elvul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greene is trying to defend but Elvul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Elvul controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is pressing down on Elvul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene wants to hit a sweep here but Elvul passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Greene there!
Elvul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene is looking to improve his position but Elvul isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dreynos Elvul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Greene tries to clinch up
and Elvul counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greene trying to control from the bottom.
Greene gets full guard.
Elvul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Elvul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Elvul is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene has his foot on Elvul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elvul works his way back into a safe position though.
Greene is trying to keep Elvul in close.
Elvul won't allow Greene to sweep him here.
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Greene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elvul's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Elvul has his hands on Greene's head, controlling the position.
Elvul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene drops back, looking for a kneebar! Elvul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Elvul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Elvul!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dreynos Elvul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elvul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greene, who protects the arm well.
Greene manages to get back to half 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.
Elvul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Greene looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Elvul pushes past his half guard into mount!
Elvul controlling from mount.
More stalling from Elvul.
Elvul manages to capitalize on a mistake by Greene to take his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Elvul working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dreynos Elvul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elvul misses with an uppercut.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elvul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elvul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Elvul keeps moving and retains side control.
Greene sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul slows the pace down in half guard.
Elvul is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene gets full guard.
Elvul tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
Elvul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two 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.
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
Elvul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Elvul postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elvul.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Greene moves into the clinch.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elvul walks away with a smile on his face. Greene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elvul circles away.
Elvul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elvul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elvul drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ricky Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreynos Elvul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greene lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Elvul is retaining full guard.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
Greene content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Elvul is keeping the position.
Greene is looking to pass into half guard but Elvul pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Elvul is in guard.
Greene has an active guard here but Elvul has managed to pass into half guard.
Elvul is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene is defending against the submission attempts here by Elvul.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dreynos Elvul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elvul 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dreynos Elvul!
Our winner, Dreynos Elvul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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