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BKC NY 36 - Fireworks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trev Ringland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trev Ringland!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
James throws a nice looking combination but Ringland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ringland wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James misses the shot to the body.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ringland fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Ringland on that attempt.
James missing with a left hand there. Ringland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ringland closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Ringland pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trev Ringland.
Ringland tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ringland somewhat.
Ringland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringland tries a head kick but it misses.
James shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ringland manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ringland has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
Ringland looks gassed!
James passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ringland is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James is nestled in close to Ringland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ringland won't allow James to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James works his way into full mount!
James throws some wild stikes that Ringland manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James thowing shots but they're missing.
James with a couple of short strikes.
Ringland tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ringland can do anything to dispel that myth.
James wants to control the pace but Ringland is squirming around nicely.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James looking to control but Ringland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ringland tries to hold on but James postures up.
Ringland is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by James.
James trying to control but Ringland is having none of it.
Ringland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ringland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
James trying to control but Ringland is having none of it.
James is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ringland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James with shots to the head and body - Ringland looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James blocks a jab.
Ron James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by James.
Nice sprawl there from James as Ringland shoots in.
Ringland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James tries to bum rush Ringland with a series of wild strikes but Ringland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
Ringland avoids the body shot from James.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ringland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Ringland.
Ringland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ringland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Ringland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trev Ringland.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ringland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James leaves Ringland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ringland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Ringland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ringland shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ringland is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets a takedown into half guard.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James throwing shots but Ringland is blocking nicely.
James postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ringland to stand up.
Ringland darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a series of strikes. Ringland will be more careful next time no doubt.
James is looking to clinch but Ringland is avoiding it.
James 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James connects with a jab.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James throws a combination. Ringland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ringland fails to land the takedown.
James takes a swing at Ringland's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by James.
Ringland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ringland tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ringland shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron James dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ringland looks to clinch
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Ringland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James misses the shot to the body.
Ringland darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a left to the body.
Ringland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ron James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James landing punches.
Ringland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James throws some wild stikes that Ringland manages to avoid easily.
James looking to control but Ringland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ringland avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
Ringland wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by James.
Ringland in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ringland is now in James's guard. A big mistake from James there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ringland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James controls Ringland momentarily but Ringland frees himself.
Ringland trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringland looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ringland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Ringland's legs - danger averted.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ringland closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
James drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
James passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ringland!
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ringland is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can.
James looking to control but Ringland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ron James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
James looking to control and managing it successfully.
James looking to control but Ringland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trev Ringland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bowhime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowhime has chosen FFDP-Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bowhime!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowhime misses with a hook.
Bowhime leaves Bean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Bowhime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowhime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bowhime!
Bean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bowhime trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bean avoids the attempt from Bowhime to control.
Bean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bean breaks from Bowhime's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bean working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bowhime is bucking up trying to escape but Bean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bowhime is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bowhime takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bean lands a nice shot to the head.
Bowhime working to try and regain half guard.
Bowhime in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowhime wants to control but Bean is having none of it.
Bean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bean with a couple of short strikes.
Bowhime is desperately trying to improve his position but Bean has a good base and remains in mount.
Bean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bowhime really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bean landing punches.
Bean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Bean lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowhime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Bean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bean is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bean scoring with strikes but Bowhime is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes here.
Bowhime regains half guard.
Bowhime wants to get back to full guard.
Bowhime looks gassed!
Bowhime taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowhime is looking to improve his position.
Bean is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowhime is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bowhime taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bean trying to control the action but Bowhime is working from the bottom.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bean is nestled in close to Bowhime, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowhime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowhime is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bean pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bowhime with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowhime is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bean jumps into side control!
Bean lands a nice forearm strike.
Bean scores with punches from side control.
Bowhime takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bowhime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bowhime manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bean's best efforts.
Bean prevents Bowhime from improving his position.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Bean.
Bowhime is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bean pulls his head out easily.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bowhime with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowhime has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowhime flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bowhime has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bean escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bean!
Bowhime taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bowhime is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Bean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bean trying to control the position but Bowhime is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bean with a poor takedown
and Bowhime counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bean's guard now.
Butter Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowhime with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowhime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bowhime wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Bean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowhime is one step ahead there.
Bean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowhime is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bean wants a takedown.
Bean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butter Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowhime lands a takedown into guard.
Bean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowhime throwing strikes from guard but Bean blocks nicely.
Bowhime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowhime throws and elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowhime's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Bean gets to his feet. Bowhime looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bowhime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bowhime's guard now.
Bowhime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bean pushing down on Bowhime's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes.
Bean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bean winds up and cracks Bowhime with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean drops an elbow to the side of Bowhime's head.
Bowhime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bowhime wants to control but Bean is keeping busy.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowhime taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowhime looking for submissions off his back.
Bean wants to control but Bowhime is keeping him busy.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bowhime is refusing to be controlled, as Bean sits in half guard.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowhime taking some punishment here, with Bean in his half guard.
Bowhime looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Bean.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Bowhime is working away.
Bowhime trying to control but Bean postures up.
Bean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bowhime is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bean pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean working over Bowhime with some ground and pound. Bowhime looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bowhime fails with the takedown
and Bean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bowhime has momentary wrist control but Bean slips an elbow through the middle.
Bowhime looking for a guillotine here but Bean defends easily.
Bowhime escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bowhime's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bean connects with a nice short shot to Bowhime's temple.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bowhime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowhime can do to turn this around?
Bowhime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Bowhime is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bean pulls his head out easily.
Bowhime on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowhime on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bowhime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowhime has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowhime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes.
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes.
Bowhime works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowhime throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bean uses it to pass to side control.
Bean cracks Bowhime with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bean lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bean cracks Bowhime with a big elbow.
Bean lands a few punches from side control.
Bean lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bowhime tries to buck Bean off but Bean is having none of it.
Bean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Bean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowhime keeps working.
Bean scoring with punches from side control.
Bowhime manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bean's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime trying to control but Bean postures up.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowhime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowhime is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Bean.
Bowhime on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowhime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Bowhime wants to get back to full guard.
Bean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working Bowhime over with strikes.
Bowhime looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.
Bowhime has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowhime on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowhime actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bean connects with a nice short shot to Bowhime's temple.
Bowhime flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bowhime wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowhime is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bean pulls his head out easily.
Bean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
John Bowhime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowhime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bean scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bean, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Aces looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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192 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Aces!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aces is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Aces circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Aces sprawls well.
Aces throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aces but Aces pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Aces pushes him off.
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aces finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.
Aces sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of St Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Aces as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Aces pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Aces.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces as he jumps to the side.
Aces leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aces.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aces is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Aces circles away and we're back to standing.
Aces lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aces misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aces throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
It looks like Diego St Pierre has been cut.
Aces misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces lands a jab to St Pierre's midsection.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Aces. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Aces swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Aces circles away.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aces.
Aces works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aces lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aces misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Diego St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aces fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aces throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Aces throws a head kick that misses.
Aces throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Aces. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aces dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aces tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aces misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aces paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aces fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Aces counter with a right hand.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Aces counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Aces cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Aces counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Aces to acknowledge the strikes.
Aces throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Aces counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for St Pierre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Aces counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Aces cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aces counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Aces to counter with a crisp jab.
Aces punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Aces goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aces lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Aces throws a left and a right that both miss
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aces has control of St Pierre's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Aces seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Aces won't let him.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aces has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aces is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aces looking to control.
St Pierre trying to control but Aces is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Aces but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Aces counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aces showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Aces.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Aces gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Aces gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aces decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces swinging wildly here.
Aces defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Aces, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aces misses with a two punch combination.
Mark Aces is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Aces, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Aces against the cage but Aces circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Aces dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aces pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aces tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aces to the ground. Aces escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aces throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mark Aces is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aces wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aces wants to get back to his feet.
Aces gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aces wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aces has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aces is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Aces to control.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
Diego St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aces is surviving well by controlling St Pierre's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aces 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Aces!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Buck Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trumble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gonna get you again Gracie!. Buck Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Converge - Worms Will Feed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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154 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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, Derek Trumble!
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, Forrest Buck Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck Jr misses with a hook.
Trumble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trumble avoids a kick to the body.
Buck Jr has managed to clinch.
Trumble gets underhooks to prevent Buck Jr's takedown attempt.
Trumble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trumble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trumble tries a head kick but it misses.
Buck Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trumble connects with a solid leg kick.
Trumble drives through and clinches with Buck Jr against the cage.
Trumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck Jr wants to stall.
Trumble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buck Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buck Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Trumble counters with a thumping low kick.
Buck Jr throws a right hand that Trumble ducks under and follows up with a left that Trumble also avoids with ease.
Buck Jr swings for the body but Trumble moves out of range.
A low kick from Buck Jr misses
and Trumble counters with a nice body kick.
Trumble clinches but Buck Jr breaks the clinch
and Buck Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Trumble fights it but they end up in guard.
Trumble is trying to control the position but Buck Jr postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck Jr wants to control but Trumble is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buck Jr is not content to let Trumble control the position.
Buck Jr trying to control but Trumble postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr is staying active underneath Trumble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buck Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buck Jr throws a series of punches but Trumble avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trumble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trumble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trumble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Jr misses with a leg kick
and Trumble counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buck Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buck Jr misses with a leg kick
and Trumble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trumble keeps the fight on the outside.
Buck Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trumble counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trumble dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trumble throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buck Jr.
Buck Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Trumble circles away.
Buck Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Trumble counters by moving into the clinch.
Trumble breaks from the clinch.
Trumble gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buck Jr controlling from the top position.
Buck Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trumble's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck Jr is trying to control. Trumble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buck Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trumble's head.
Well, if Buck Jr 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.
Buck Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trumble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buck Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trumble keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buck Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buck Jr is breathing heavily.
Buck Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trumble trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trumble has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trumble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trumble misses with a head kick.
Trumble has his takedown stuffed
and Buck Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Buck Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Buck Jr staying calm.
Buck Jr trying to control the position but Trumble is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr just content to control the position.
Buck Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trumble keeps working.
Buck Jr controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Buck Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Buck Jr misses
and Trumble counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buck Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trumble tries to clinch up.
Trumble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Buck Jr misses
and Trumble counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trumble throws a leg kick but Buck Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trumble tries to close the distance and clinch but Buck Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trumble throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Buck Jr does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Buck Jr
and Trumble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trumble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trumble connects with a high kick.
Buck Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Buck Jr shoots for a takedown but Trumble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buck Jr misses with a double jab
and Trumble counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trumble is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buck Jr shoots and misses
and Trumble counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buck Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Buck Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buck Jr takes a swing at Trumble's ribcage but misses.
Trumble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Trumble!
Trumble has given up his back here.
Buck Jr tightening his grip on Trumble, looking for the choke.
Buck Jr tries to keep control of the position but Trumble is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumble preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Buck Jr.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck Jr has the hooks in. Trumble is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Buck Jr wants to control but Trumble manages to buck him off and is now in Buck Jr's guard! Nice work there by Trumble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trumble wants to stand but Buck Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
Buck Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buck Jr looks for a takedown but Trumble sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trumble showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trumble has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trumble!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justun wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun wood!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago tries to clinch up but wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago tries to clinch but wood moves out of range.
wood fails with the takedown.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago misses with a takedown
and wood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
wood stalling.
wood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santiago sees it coming and defends easily.
Santiago is looking for a sweep. wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
wood seems to be working for a kimura but Santiago defends the submission attempt.
wood is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wood is pressing down on Santiago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santiago is holding on for now.
wood prevents Santiago from standing back up.
wood is trying for a kimura here. Santiago looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! wood wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justun wood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marco ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marco ruas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, marco ruas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks moves in looking to clinch but ruas pushes him off.
ruas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
ruas throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Marks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marks tries for a kimura but ruas is defending well.
ruas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marks is controlling him well.
ruas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marks scoring with punches from side control.
ruas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks trying to control the position but ruas is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ruas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Marks.
Marks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, ruas has escaped the position, nice work there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - ruas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to control for a moment but ruas uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Marks throwing shots but ruas is blocking nicely.
ruas tries to kick Marks off but Marks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marks lands a nice short elbow.
Marks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marks is looking for a kimura here.
ruas looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks winds up and cracks ruas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
ruas wants to get back to his feet.
ruas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marks.
Marks trying to control but ruas is working from the bottom.
ruas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marks.
Marks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of ruas's head.
Marks stops ruas from standing up.
Marks throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marks throws a big right hand that misses.
ruas wants to get back to his feet but Marks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ruas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marks.
Marks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ruas as he avoids it easily.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ruas scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from ruas misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Marks dominated that round.
That's time! Marks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ruas lands a nice shot to the body.
Marks slips under a jab from ruas.
ruas moves into range and connects with a jab.
ruas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marks throwing strikes from guard but ruas blocks nicely.
ruas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marks.
Marks throws a strike but ruas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
ruas tries to stand but Marks is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marks tries to get out of the position.
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.
Marks is looking to stand up but ruas isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Marks has a closed guard, preventing ruas from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ruas circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from ruas misses.
ruas stuffs the takedown.
Marks tries for a takedown but ruas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ruas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ruas works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ruas throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
ruas throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
ruas gets caught flat footed, as Marks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marks trying to control but ruas is working from the bottom.
ruas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Marks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ruas.
ruas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marks on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but marco ruas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marks avoids the body shot from ruas.
Marks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ruas circles away quickly and effectively.
ruas looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
ruas scores with a punch to the head.
Marks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marks tries to move into range but ruas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by ruas.
Marks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ruas defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ruas lands a nice shot to the body.
Marks misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from ruas misses.
ruas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ruas but ruas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot by ruas.
ruas connects with a body shot.
ruas throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ruas lands a nice shot to the body.
Marks has a takedown stuffed.
ruas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ruas!
ruas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
ruas scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marks rushes ruas and presses him up against the cage.
Marks tries to pull guard but ruas won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks jumps guard.
Marks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
ruas wants to stand but Marks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
ruas gets to his feet. Marks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ruas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
ruas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ruas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marks.
ruas jabs Marks right on the nose. Marks blinks but takes it well.
ruas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
marco ruas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ruas 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marco ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
240 lbs
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24
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
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, Sem Shilt!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilt scoring well with a low kick there.
Shilt throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shilt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shilt throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnes blocks the leg kick.
Shilt throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Shilt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Shilt misses with a head kick.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown. Shilt tries to sprawl out of it but Barnes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shilt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shilt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shilt 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shilt tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Shilt looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Shilt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sem Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shilt wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt just misses with a punch to the body.
Shilt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shilt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shilt duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt leaves Barnes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shilt. That one must have hurt.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilt moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Shilt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shilt tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Shilt lands a two punch combo.
It looks like BJ Barnes has been cut.
Shilt thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Shilt.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt has managed to clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shilt's elbow.
Shilt pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shilt wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shilt wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Shilt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shilt pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Shilt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilt is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A head kick from Shilt lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Shilt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shilt but Shilt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barnes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Shilt counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Shilt tries to clinch up.
Shilt feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Shilt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shilt throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Shilt both land. Nice combination.
Shilt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Shilt slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Crunch! Shilt slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Shilt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Shilt does no damage.
Shilt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shilt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sem Shilt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shilt moves into the clinch.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shilt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shilt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shilt is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes letting Shilt take a breather here.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes manages to pull guard.
Shilt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shilt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Shilt isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes has a closed guard, preventing Shilt from standing up.
Shilt trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has his foot on Shilt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shilt works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes has his foot on Shilt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shilt works his way back into a safe position though.
Shilt pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shilt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shilt trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Shilt is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Shilt has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shilt controlling the pace for now.
Shilt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Shilt's attempts to control the action.
Barnes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shilt content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shilt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shilt trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Shilt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sem Shilt.
Shilt misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Shilt which made him look bad.
Sem Shilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnes is pressing down on Shilt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shilt is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sem Shilt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Crunch! Shilt slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Shilt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shilt.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shilt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shilt is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Shilt circles away and we're back to standing.
Sem Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Shilt lands a head kick!
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Sem Shilt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Shilt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shilt swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shilt lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shilt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shilt scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shilt throws a nice head kick!
Shilt throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shilt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Shilt misses with a head kick.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Shilt.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shilt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shilt avoids the body shot from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Shilt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shilt throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Shilt tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shilt misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shilt sprawls well. Shilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Shilt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes shoots and misses
and Shilt counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shilt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Shilt throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Shilt throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shilt.
Shilt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shilt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shilt with a jab.
Barnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shilt lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shilt. That's going to slow Barnes down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shilt tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shilt lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shilt lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Shilt shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Barnes is backing up but Shilt catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Barnes covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Shilt Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sem Shilt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Punch Drunk. 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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221 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Balboa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke misses the jab.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Clarke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clarke off to one side.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Balboa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clarke's hands.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke taking a breather.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Clarke gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Balboa has been cut.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Clarke has the dominant position.
Balboa letting Clarke take a breather here.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Clarke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Balboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Clarke.
Balboa scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke slips a straight right by Balboa.
Michael Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michael Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Clarke.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Clarke tries to clinch up.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Clarke lands a glancing blow to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Balboa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke connects with a single shot there.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Clarke misses.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarke.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke lands a lovely overhand right.
Balboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clarke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clarke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Clarke cracks Balboa with a nice body shot.
Clarke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clarke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Clarke.
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Clarke lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Clarke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
Balboa slips a jab from Clarke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Clarke counters with a left and a right that stings Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Clarke will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Balboa moves away and avoids it.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa misses with a body punch
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense.
Balboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Clarke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke has closed the distance and engaged Balboa in a clinch.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to break free but Clarke pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Come on Clarke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Clarke is controlling the position.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke pushes Balboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Clarke.
Clarke manages to pull guard.
Clarke is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Balboa tries to circle away but Clarke has him pinned against the cage.
Clarke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Clarke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Clarke is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa tries to circle away but Clarke has him pinned against the cage.
Clarke lands a shot to the body.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Clarke won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Clarke.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Clarke is controlling him.
Clarke stalling in the clinch.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarke.
Balboa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clarke.
Clarke with a nice cross.
Clarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke has picked Balboa up - he's going for a ride! Clarke dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Balboa is defending well.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke is keen to just control but Balboa is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarke is looking to advance position but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clarke on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Clarke moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Clarke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Clarke swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Clarke moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Clarke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Balboa.
Balboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Clarke misses with a straight right.
Clarke misses with a shot to the body
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarke thinking.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clarke throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
Balboa works Clarke's body with a nice hook.
Leo Clarke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Balboa.
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clarke slips under a jab from Balboa.
Clarke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michael Balboa's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Balboa throws a hook to the side of Clarke's head but Clarke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balboa ducks right into an uppercut from Clarke.
Michael Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Balboa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clarke.
Clarke moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Clarke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clarke is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clarke 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Clarke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think State might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blaze Of Glory by Bon Jovi. River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Country Boy Can Survive. Chris River has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunner State's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris River!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a body kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but State ducks down to avoid it.
River wants to land a leg kick but State is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
State misses with a wild combination.
River throws a head kick but State moves out of range.
River misses with a kick to the body.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
State misses with a wild body shot.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from State.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
State scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
River is looking to clinch but State is avoiding it.
River is looking to slow State down with leg kicks.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
State swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by River.
Chris River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River throws a wild body kick that State sees coming a mile off.
State misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
A combination from State does no damage.
State shoots in and drives through. River sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from River, right into the meat.
River thumps State with a low kick.
River is looking to land body kicks.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but State is just out of range.
River throws a leg kick which misses State's front leg but catches the back leg as State tries to avoid it.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
State scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
State waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State fails with a takedown attempt.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
State misses with a jab, cross combination.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - State circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as State blocks the leg kick.
State tries to bum rush River with a series of wild strikes but River uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
State is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
State can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of State backwards.
State has River pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. River manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner State. That's going to take a lot out of him.
State swings away with an uppercut that misses.
State lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
River blocks an uppercut.
State takes a knee to the side of the body.
State is breathing heavily.
State misses with some punches.
River missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from State fails to land.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of States head.
Come on State - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River gets through State's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River leaning against his opponent.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from State.
River throws a head punch that misses.
State misses with the head strike.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and State avoids it.
State's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
State misses with a hook to the ribs.
River comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gunner State has been cut.
A body shot lands from River.
A short right from River.
State takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from River.
State is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice elbow from River.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River lands a left hand.
River stalling in the clinch but State improves position.
State misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from River.
State struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
River lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
River lands a body punch.
River trying to stall but State improves his position.
River lands an elbow just above State 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a damaging elbow.
Gunner State's cut is getting worse.
State wants to stall.
River stalls.
River lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from River.
State misses with a hook to the ribs.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
River lands an elbow just above State 's eye.
State's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
State fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
State on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River lands a shoulder strike.
State doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, River throws an elbow but misses.
State fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
State can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River blocks a body shot from State.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunner State'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.
River thuds his right hand into State's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
State moves out of range of the body kick.
State avoids the head kick by River.
State looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? River is fending him off so far but State persists. Nope, River circles away and we're back to standing.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
State shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
State shoots in and bounces River off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
State preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River is trying to control the position but State postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State got a little sloppy there for a moment and River has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, State has managed to get both his arms back between River's legs - danger averted.
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. State doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. State manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
State looking to sit in guard and control but River gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
River thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
River stands and throws State's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State is trying to control River's posture but River avoids it.
River wants to lay and pray for a moment but State keeps working.
State tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
River is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, State has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State manages to work his way to half guard, despite River's best efforts.
River sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. State defending well though.
River wants to work for an arm triangle but State is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
State trying to hold on to River's head to control him but River postures up.
State is looking for a sweep. River is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
State is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of River's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take River's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
State avoiding River 's attempts to control his hands.
River tries to escape the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from State. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
River is really stuck here.
State lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by State.
River breaks State's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
River throwing strikes but missing.
River pushes down on State's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunner State'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.
River throws a sloppy head kick and State moves out of range easily.
State shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
River tries to reverse the position but State maintains control.
River is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
River manages to regain half guard. Good work.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
State is stalling here. River is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! State seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and River has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
River laying and praying for a moment but State takes advantage and regains half guard.
River is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
State bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in River's guard.
River isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. State stacks River on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by State!
State tries to advance to mount but River denies him.
River looks to move to half guard but instead State has passed into mount! Damn!
River is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State cracks River with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
State prevents River from getting the reversal.
State working away from the top, dropping strikes.
State prevents River from getting the reversal.
State trying to control but River is having none of it.
River tries to get back to half guard but can't.
State has hold of River's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and River manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
River tries to reverse the position but State maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
River really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunner State's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
State scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River thumps State with a low kick.
State uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Jab from State.
Gunner State is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
State missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
State misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow State down.
A looping hook to the body misses from State. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River has State up against the cage in a clinch.
River blocks an uppercut.
River blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from State.
State misses with the head strike.
State tries to score a body lock takedown but River shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
State wants a takedown but no success here.
River lands a knee to the body.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River trying to stall but State improves his position.
River breaks the clinch.
State blocks a head kick by River.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses State's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by River there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
State misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River cracks State with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a high kick.
River throws a head kick but State moves out of range.
River scores with a head kick.
State cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
State takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to State's calf.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from River.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
River lands a high kick!
State ducks right into an uppercut from River.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to State's calf.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
State takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River lands a jab.
State avoids the head kick by River.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
State walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River throws a push kick but State slaps the foot to one side.
River displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from State.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner State. That's going to take a lot out of him.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River throws a body kick that misses.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River wants to clinch up but State keeps it at a distance.
State has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses State's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
State will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles State. State circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River has State up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gunner State's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
State throws a hook but River blocks it.
State moves away from the strike by River.
River misses with a body shot.
State checks a low kick from River.
River scores with a head kick.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Chris River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
State scores with a hook.
State shoots for a takedown but River saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A shot to the body from State misses
and River counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
State looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a head kick but State moves out of range.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
State falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
State shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. State will feel that in the morning.
River scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from River.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River.
River lands with a slapping head kick.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
State avoids the head kick by River.
River thumps State with a low kick.
State circles away from the clinch attempt.
River keeps State at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
State throws a leg kick
and River counters with a head kick.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
State has his takedown stuffed
and River counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner State. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River lands with a kick to the temple. State shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a head kick that State semi-blocks.
River cracks the inside of State's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River lands a knee to the body.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but State avoids the damage to the body.
River avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
State working hard to break the clinch.
Gunner State has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River lands an elbow inside that State shrugs off.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River lands an elbow inside.
River comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River holding his opponent close, against the cage.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has State in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River manages to break the clinch.
River scores with a leg kick.
River fakes the leg kick and cracks State in the body.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River thows a body kick. State tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River lands with a right hand.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from State. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before State has time to react.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to State's calf.
State misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think River 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 44:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris River!
Chris River is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes into the arena with Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Turk's choice of entrance music: Y'all must've forgot. 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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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Turk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hardin misses.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardin jabs Turk right on the nose. Turk blinks but takes it well.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk moves away from the strike by Hardin.
Hardin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Turk stalks Hardin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardin's face. Hardin staggers backwards, shaken.
Turk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Hardin moved out of range.
Hardin misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Hardin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.
Hardin misses with a straight left.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
Turk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardin letting Turk take a breather here.
Turk tries a body shot but Hardin blocks it.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardin.
Hardin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardin blocks an uppercut.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Turk.
Hardin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turk backwards.
Turk cracks Hardin with a nice body shot.
Hardin just leaning against Turk, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turk.
Turk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin swings wildly with an uppercut but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardin finds it's way round the side to connect with Turk's head.
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardin throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardin looks to throw the jab but Turk is out of range.
Hardin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Hardin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turk's calf.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin blocks a head kick by Turk.
Turk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardin throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Turk misses with a jab to the body
and Hardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardin lands a jab.
Turk defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk wants to land a leg kick but Hardin is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Colt Hardin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turk checks it well.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk misses with a straight left.
Hardin throws a leg kick
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Turk's shoulder, as Turk tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Hardin.
Hardin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Turk slips a straight right by Hardin.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardin.
Turk lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardin's head.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
Hardin throws a leg kick which misses Turk's front leg but catches the back leg as Turk tries to avoid it.
Hardin misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Hardin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a shot to the body
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turk.
Turk misses with a body punch
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Turk moved out of range.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Hardin.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardin doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.
Hardin misses with an uppercut.
Turk's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Turk duly obliges.
Turk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Turk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardin counters with a three punch combo that has Turk backing up. Turk nods at Hardin to acknowledge the strikes.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk looks to land a combination but Hardin avoids it well.
Mario Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Hardin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Turk moves out of range of the strikes.
Turk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardin finds it's way round the side to connect with Turk's head.
Hardin throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turk.
Hardin lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colt Hardin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice shot lands for Hardin.
Hardin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardin works the jab nicely.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Hardin.
Turk moves out of range as Hardin strikes.
Turk throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardin misses with a straight right.
Turk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin throws a big shot that misses.
Hardin scores with a shot to the body.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardin. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Hardin finds it's target.
Turk throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardin throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turk misses with a two punch combination.
Turk tries to move into range but Hardin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Turk staying out of range there.
Hardin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
Hardin throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Turk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turk misses the shot to the body.
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hardin misses.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardin throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Hardin throws a leg kick but Turk checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardin misses with a straight right.
Turk swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Hardin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardin throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk misses with a body shot
and Hardin counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
Hardin lands with a hook. Turk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Hardin clearly takes 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.
Hardin feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
Turk is looking to clinch.
Turk throws a shot to the body.
Turk throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardin 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.
Turk misses with a straight right.
Turk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Hardin.
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk throws the left hand but Hardin avoids the punch easily.
Turk throws out a leg kick but Hardin moves out of range and Turk only half commits.
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Hardin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardin misses with a looping left.
Hardin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
Colt Hardin is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turk connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin slips a jab and a cross from Turk.
Hardin lands a slapping body shot.
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
Turk misses with a body shot
and Hardin counters with a thumping low kick.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardin connects with a right hand. Turk shakes it off.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin lands with a straight right. Turk didn't see that one coming.
Hardin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turk at a distance.
Turk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Hardin.
Hardin tests Turk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin moves out of range of the strikes.
Turk throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardin counters with a left right combination that sends Turk crashing to the mat - Hardin wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Turk out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Hardin!
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