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TD 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Keju (ranked 5609 p4p, 23875 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 490 p4p, 532 weight class). Keju comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Loop. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Keju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk fails with the takedown.
Keju tries to counter by clinching up but Patryk breaks away and moves out of range.
Keju throws a poor cross that misses
and Patryk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keju thinking.
Patryk darts in looking for a takedown but Keju gets double underhooks and turns Patryk into the cage.
Keju tries to close the distance and clinch but Patryk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patryk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Keju was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roland Keju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Patryk.
Patryk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keju sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patryk somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patryk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patryk shoots in looking for a takedown but Keju manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patryk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patryk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keju counters with a two punch combo.
Keju has a takedown stuffed.
Lukasz Patryk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Keju.
Patryk throws Keju to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patryk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keju sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patryk somewhat.
Patryk is looking to clinch.
Keju shoots for a double leg takedown but Patryk sprawls well. He's pushed Keju's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keju will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keju is breathing heavily.
Patryk gets the takedown into side control.
Patryk taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Keju tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patryk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patryk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Patryk shoots in but no luck this time.
Patryk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patryk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patryk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patryk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keju pinned against the cage. Keju gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keju tries to close the distance and clinch but Patryk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keju throws a low kick but Patryk moves out of range easily.
Patryk looks for a takedown but Keju sprawls well.
Keju changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patryk clinches up with Keju and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Patryk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Patryk or perhaps it was just good defense by Keju, which made it look bad.
Patryk feints and as Keju raises his hands in defense, Patryk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keju trying to keep a closed guard but Patryk is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keju has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Patryk stops Keju from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Patryk controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patryk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patryk shoots in for a double leg but Keju sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patryk tries to close the distance and clinch but Keju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Patryk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Keju looks to land a combination but Patryk avoids it well.
Patryk tries to clinch there but Keju circles away.
Patryk looks to land a combination. Keju sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Patryk takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keju misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patryk goes for a double leg but Keju avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Keju continues to drive forward.
Keju seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roland Keju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Patryk.
Patryk pushes Keju up against the cage in a clinch.
Patryk jumps guard but Keju stands there with Patryk around his waist. Patryk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keju is trying to break free.
Patryk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Keju can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keju jumps guard but Patryk stands there with Keju around his waist. Keju gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keju tries to pull guard but Patryk won't allow it.
Patryk is pressed up against the cage. Keju has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patryk down to the mat. Patryk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keju scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patryk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keju defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patryk.
Keju throws a big counter combination but Patryk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Patryk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patryk shoots in but no luck this time.
Patryk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keju working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patryk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patryk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Patryk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Keju's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patryk takes the fight into the clinch.
Patryk is working for takedown but Keju is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keju drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patryk postures up.
Patryk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk decides to stand back up. Patryk steps back and let's Keju get back to his feet.
Keju leaves Patryk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keju but Keju pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roland Keju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Patryk.
Patryk feints and as Keju raises his hands in defense, Patryk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lukasz Patryk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keju keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Patryk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Keju bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patryk's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk wants to stand but Keju is controlling the position.
Patryk is controlling Keju's posture.
Patryk keeping moving, preventing Keju from controlling successfully.
Patryk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keju postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keju tries to stand but Patryk is controlling from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keju is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roland Keju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keju decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patryk kicks off Keju and gets to his feet.
Patryk shoots in and drives through. Keju sprawls well.
Patryk has a takedown stuffed.
Keju appears to be looking for a big counter.
Patryk tries to close the distance and clinch but Keju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keju avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patryk shoots in but Keju avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roland Keju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patryk dives in and scores a takedown into Keju's guard.
Keju has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Patryk is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Patryk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keju walks away with a smile on his face. Patryk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keju tries for a takedown but Patryk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keju closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Patryk quickly recovers to half guard.
Patryk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Patryk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patryk 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Patryk!
Lukasz Patryk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nack Daiz (ranked 5483 p4p, 4729 weight class) and Kass Drago (ranked 503 p4p, 468 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nack Daiz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nack Daiz 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nack Daiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kass Drago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Drago moves forwards but Daiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daiz.
Nice straight punches there by Daiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daiz.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daiz misses with a straight right.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daiz throws out the jab.
Daiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daiz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
Daiz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Daiz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daiz misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Daiz misses the jab.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Daiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz cracks Drago with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Daiz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drago throws a hook but Daiz avoids it easily.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daiz.
The fighters circling - Daiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Daiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.
Drago misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Daiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Daiz lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Daiz misses with a hook.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daiz.
Drago avoids the body shot from Daiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Daiz misses.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago staying out of range there.
Daiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago defending well as Daiz loads up on a big left hand.
Daiz staying out of range there.
Daiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daiz misses with an uppercut.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Daiz punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daiz ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Daiz is just out of range.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daiz manages to avoid it.
Drago misses with a hook. Daiz ducked under it nicely.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Daiz is just out of range.
Daiz throws a big shot that misses.
Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago moves out of range as Daiz strikes.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Daiz throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daiz throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Daiz misses the target.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago lands a nice hook to Daiz's body. Daiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago throws a right and a left that Daiz avoids nicely.
Daiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Daiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Daiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Drago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daiz connects with a jab.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daiz.
Drago moves out of range as Daiz throws a body kick.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daiz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drago sprawls and moves away.
Daiz misses the jab.
Daiz throws a body kick that misses.
Daiz throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago throws a hook but Daiz blocks it.
Daiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Daiz moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Daiz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nack Daiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago tries to clinch but Daiz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daiz digs a good hook to Drago's body.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Kass Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Nack Daiz has been cut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drago might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Daiz has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Daiz throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Daiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Daiz slips the punch.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz swinging wildly here.
Daiz misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Daiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daiz lands a right hook to the body.
Daiz jabs Drago right on the nose. Drago blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz misses with a looping right.
Daiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Daiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago misses with the combination.
Daiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Daiz ducks down to avoid it.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Daiz misses the jab.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daiz.
Sloppy strikes from Daiz. Those never looked like landing.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Daiz.
Drago avoids the body shot from Daiz.
Daiz throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Drago lands with a good body shot.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Nack Daiz is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Daiz.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Daiz moves away and avoids it.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daiz catches Drago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daiz.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago tries to bum rush Daiz with a series of wild strikes but Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daiz moves away.
Daiz cracks Drago with a good jab.
Daiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago has Daiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Drago misses.
Daiz loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Daiz misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daiz missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Daiz clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Daiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Daiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daiz throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daiz misses with a looping right.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Daiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daiz misses with a wild body shot.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Daiz tries to score with a low kick but Drago moves his leg out of the way.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nack Daiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nack Daiz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a body shot.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Daiz slips under a jab.
Daiz misses with a body shot.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Daiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
And Drago tries to counter it with a takedown but Daiz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Daiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago swings for the body but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Daiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daiz digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago throws a hook but Daiz avoids it easily.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Daiz.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Daiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago slips under a jab from Daiz.
Daiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago tries to clinch there but Daiz circles away.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daiz avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago staying out of range there.
Daiz looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Daiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz misses with a straight left.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Daiz lands a jab to the nose.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Daiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daiz gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daiz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daiz has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago blocking some punches.
Daiz stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Daiz as the two fighters clinch.
Drago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drago moves into the clinch.
Daiz slows down the pace here.
Daiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drago.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Daiz has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nack Daiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz jabs at Drago's body.
Daiz looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago with the counter takedown but Daiz avoids it easily.
Daiz throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Kass Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nack Daiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daiz 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nack Daiz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asamov Greydorian (ranked 22735 p4p, 24509 weight class) and Kipley Pike (ranked 514 p4p, 558 weight class). Kipley Pike is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asamov Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kipley Pike!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greydorian scores with a shot to the side of Pike's head.
Pike tries to pull guard but Greydorian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Greydorian pushes off an throws an elbow but Pike leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Greydorian throws an elbow but it misses.
Pike pulls guard effortlessly.
Pike working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greydorian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pike is tightening it up a little... Greydorian has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Greydorian reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Greydorian taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kipley Pike!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 3244 p4p, 4795 weight class) and Paul Vandorne (ranked 392 p4p, 471 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Vandorne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
Vandorne has Meeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Vandorne is struggling to control the position.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Meeks works on Vandorne's body with a couple of short punches.
Meeks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vandorne up against the cage.
Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meeks after a bit of a struggle.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vandorne jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Vandorne around his waist. Vandorne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vandorne looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meeks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meeks landing knees to the body.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks controlling the action here for a moment.
Vandorne is looking for a takedown.
Vandorne throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Vandorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandorne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vandorne tries to stall but Meeks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Vandorne.
Meeks misses with a body punch.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vandorne misses with a body punch.
Vandorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandorne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meeks stalling in the clinch.
Meeks gets underhooks to prevent Vandorne's takedown attempt.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks tries a body shot but Vandorne blocks it.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Meeks to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Paul Vandorne has been cut.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards.
Meeks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meeks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vandorne blocks a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vandorne scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Vandorne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks scores with a knee to the head.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vandorne is breathing heavily.
Vandorne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vandorne manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meeks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vandorne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vandorne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meeks pushes Vandorne away with a front kick.
Meeks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meeks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vandorne avoids a kick to the body.
Vandorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage!
Vandorne misses with a leg kick
and Meeks counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks lands a leg kick that knocks Vandorne off balance momentarily.
Meeks cracks Vandorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meeks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meeks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 Vandorne is rocked!
Meeks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Meeks throws a front kick aimed at Vandorne's knee but Vandorne avoids it well.
Vandorne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meeks's waist but Meeks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vandorne off to one side.
Vandorne seems to have recovered his senses.
Meeks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vandorne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meeks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vandorne scrambles back to his feet.
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Vandorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vandorne can do to turn this around?
Vandorne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meeks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body.
Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne leaning against his opponent.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vandorne tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow.
Vandorne wants the takedown. Meeks is fighting it off but Vandorne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meeks's guard against the cage.
Meeks seems keen to control Vandorne's posture.
Vandorne wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving.
Vandorne postures up.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Vandorne from controlling successfully.
Vandorne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Vandorne's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vandorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meeks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandorne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meeks walks away with a smile on his face. Vandorne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vandorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meeks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paul Vandorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage.
Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Vandorne.
Vandorne slows down the pace here.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vandorne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vandorne can't break the clinch.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Vandorne looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks with a knee to the head.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meeks avoiding damage as Vandorne throws knees to the body.
Vandorne is looking to control Meeks's arms but Meeks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vandorne has his back to the cage.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks misses with a knee strike.
Vandorne breaks from the clinch.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meeks has managed to clinch.
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne.
Meeks lands a shot to the body.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandorne controls his hands.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing.
Vandorne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandorne jumps into guard, dragging Meeks to the mat.
Meeks wanted to stand there but Vandorne had control of the position.
Vandorne is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vandorne's guard.
Meeks stopping the sweep attempt from Vandorne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandorne trying to control the position.
Paul Vandorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fenton Meeks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meeks is looking to stand up but Vandorne won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meeks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zahir Harden (ranked 2940 p4p, 24843 weight class) and John Robinson (ranked 365 p4p, 555 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahir Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden fails with the takedown.
Nice cross by Robinson.
Harden forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Harden breaks the clinch.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Harden avoids them all with ease.
Robinson cracks Harden with an open hand slap.
Robinson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harden thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
Harden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Harden trying to control here.
Harden is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harden misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson trying to control the action but Harden is working from the bottom.
Harden actively working from the bottom here.
Harden pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Harden throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson wants the takedown. Harden is fighting it off but Robinson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harden's guard against the cage.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson throws a strike but Harden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harden wants to stand and escape but instead Robinson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a sloppy strike and Harden has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Robinson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Harden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morty Horowitz (ranked 3507 p4p, 2679 weight class) and Perov Yelisey (ranked 326 p4p, 266 weight class). Perov Yelisey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Horowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perov Yelisey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horowitz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yelisey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yelisey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Horowitz is thwarting Yelisey's attempts to control the position.
Horowitz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yelisey keeping control of the position.
Yelisey tries to roll over but Horowitz keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horowitz is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horowitz wants to work for an arm triangle but Yelisey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Horowitz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yelisey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Horowitz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yelisey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yelisey is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horowitz.
Horowitz sizes up Yelisey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horowitz scores with a nice head shot.
Horowitz digs a good body shot into Yelisey's ribs.
Horowitz connects with a right hand. Yelisey shakes it off.
Nice cross by Horowitz.
Horowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yelisey on the side of the head.
Yelisey gets caught napping as Horowitz dives in and scores a takedown. Yelisey manages to retain guard.
Yelisey keeping moving, preventing Horowitz from controlling successfully.
Horowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horowitz preventing the sweep.
Horowitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yelisey's head.
Horowitz wants to pass the guard but Yelisey is keeping the position.
Yelisey working a defensive guard here.
Yelisey pulls Horowitz in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horowitz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Horowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horowitz trying to control but Yelisey is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yelisey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horowitz scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick from Horowitz lands but Yelisey takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morty Horowitz 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.
Horowitz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yelisey on his heels. He'll look to pass Yelisey's guard now, I'm sure.
Yelisey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Horowitz wants to control from the top but Yelisey keeps moving.
Horowitz wants to pass the guard but Yelisey is keeping the position.
Yelisey keeping moving, preventing Horowitz from controlling successfully.
Yelisey striking from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horowitz trying to control but Yelisey is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelisey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz drops back looking for a leg! Yelisey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yelisey manages to kick Horowitz off! Horowitz jumps back into Yelisey's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yelisey is breathing heavily.
Horowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Yelisey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horowitz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morty Horowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Horowitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horowitz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yelisey's guard.
Horowitz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yelisey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morty Horowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelisey trying to strike off his back.
Yelisey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yelisey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yelisey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horowitz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horowitz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horowitz!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horowitz working away.
Yelisey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yelisey tries to roll over but Horowitz keeps him under control.
Horowitz trying to control the action but Yelisey is working from the bottom.
Horowitz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yelisey controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yelisey is looking to improve his position.
Horowitz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yelisey wants to get back to full guard.
Yelisey trying to control but Horowitz postures up.
Horowitz seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yelisey tries to get to full guard but Horowitz has control of the leg.
Yelisey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morty Horowitz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Horowitz.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horowitz throws a series of strikes that have Yelisey backpedaling.
Horowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Horowitz thuds a left hand into Yelisey's body.
Horowitz misses with a head kick.
Yelisey walks into a stiff left hand from Horowitz.
Horowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yelisey circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Horowitz does no damage.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yelisey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Horowitz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelisey keeping moving, preventing Horowitz from controlling successfully.
Yelisey wants to control the position but Horowitz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Horowitz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Horowitz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yelisey punching from the bottom.
Yelisey gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yelisey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horowitz's guard.
Yelisey is in close to Horowitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Horowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yelisey is one step ahead there.
Yelisey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Horowitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yelisey is aware though and is defending well.
Yelisey forces his way into half guard.
Yelisey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelisey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yelisey seems to be looking for submissions.
Yelisey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yelisey lands with a punch from half guard.
Yelisey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yelisey wants to work for an arm triangle but Horowitz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Horowitz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yelisey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horowitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Horowitz is staying active underneath Yelisey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yelisey lands a nice short elbow.
Yelisey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horowitz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Yelisey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yelisey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Yelisey.
Nice strikes from Yelisey there.
Horowitz has hold of Yelisey's hands but Yelisey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yelisey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Horowitz taking some punishment here, with Yelisey in his half guard.
Horowitz wants to get back to full guard.
Yelisey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perov Yelisey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morty Horowitz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horowitz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yelisey pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Perov Yelisey.
Well Horowitz 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morty Horowitz!
Post fight, Morty Horowitz took to the microphone: 'I knew Khamzat Chimaev in 2014, WHO ARE YOU! '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Beard (ranked 2686 p4p, 3302 weight class) and Tate Stinforn (ranked 314 p4p, 374 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stinforn's choice of entrance music: Jefferson Starship - Jane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tate Stinforn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard with a nice cross.
Stinforn swinging wildly here.
Beard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stinforn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stinforn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stinforn rushes Beard and presses him up against the cage.
Beard goes for a takedown attempt but Stinforn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stinforn lands with a kick to the temple. Beard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stinforn staying out of range there.
Stinforn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beard looks to land a right hand but Stinforn moved out of range.
Beard tries to sprawl but Stinforn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beard trying to control from the bottom.
Stinforn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stinforn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stinforn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beard moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinforn forces his way into half guard.
Stinforn is looking to take a break and control but Beard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beard tries to roll over but Stinforn keeps him under control.
Beard is looking to control Stinforn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beard avoid being mounted?
Beard is holding on to half guard well.
Beard is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stinforn lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beard trying to hold on to Stinforn's head to control him but Stinforn postures up.
Beard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stinforn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beard's head.
Beard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stinforn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard is trying to keep Stinforn in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stinforn won't allow Beard to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stinforn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beard.
Stinforn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beard.
Stinforn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beard throws out the jab.
Beard sizes up Stinforn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stinforn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stinforn.
Stinforn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beard counters with a nice uppercut.
Stinforn is rocked!
Beard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stinforn scores with a push kick.
Beard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stinforn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Stinforn is looking to close the distance but Beard sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Stinforn crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Stinforn is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jarrod Beard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Meno (ranked 1735 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Jamie Newman (ranked 181 p4p, 307 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Newman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman scores with a leg kick.
Newman throws a leg kick which misses Meno's front leg but catches the back leg as Meno tries to avoid it.
Meno takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Newman's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Newman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meno lands a two punch combo.
Newman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
Good exchange - Meno coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meno.
Newman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Meno finish him?
Meno misses with a series of wild punches.
Meno throws a nice looking combination but Newman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newman is looking for the big counter here.
Newman seems to have recovered his senses.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Meno.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Meno.
Meno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ele Meno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Newman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Meno.
Meno just misses with a punch to the body.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Meno takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Newman fails with the takedown.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Meno.
Meno throws a jab but it's blocked by Newman.
Meno cracks Newman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meno.
Meno throws a series of punches but Newman avoids them all with ease.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Meno pushes him away.
Meno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meno.
Meno misses with a double jab.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman closes the distance and clinches up with Meno, looking for a takedown. Newman pushes Meno against the cage but Meno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Newman.
Newman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.
Meno throws a punch but it's blocked by Newman.
Meno misses with a punch to the body.
Meno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meno tries to work over Newman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meno can't find room to land a body shot as Newman controls the action.
Meno lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno has had enough of the clinch but Newman keeps him there for the moment.
Newman is trying to force a seperation but Meno has the dominant position.
Meno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Meno manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newman wants to take the fight to the mat but Meno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Meno.
A head punch on the inside from Meno fails to land.
Meno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meno connects with a combination that backs up Newman into the cage. Meno lands a flurry of punches that gets past Newman's guard. Newman is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Meno bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ele Meno!
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