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HKFC 37 - Reap the Whirlwind PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smut Peddlers - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rian Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Madison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Madison.
Madison looking for a guillotine from mount but Rhino is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhino gets back to half guard.
Rhino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madison.
Madison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rhino sees it coming and defends easily.
Rhino is looking to escape.
Rhino is defending against the submission attempts here by Madison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Madison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rhino to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Madison controls Rhino momentarily but Rhino frees himself.
Rhino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rhino trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Rhino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Madison is adopting a defensive guard.
Rhino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Madison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhinois looking to pass into half guard but Madison pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Madison is in guard.
Madison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhino's head.
Rhino keeping full guard, as Madison tries to pass.
Madison passes Rhino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rhino wants to control but Madison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Madison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Madison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Madison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rhino pushes Madison off looking to stand but Madison dives back in and keeps control.
Rhino desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Madison is looking to stall here but Rhino recovers full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian Madison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rhino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Rhino from controlling successfully.
Rhino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Madison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rhino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Rhino from controlling successfully.
Rhino distracts Madison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madison pulls Rhino in close to prevent any damage.
Madison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rhino controlling from the top position.
Madison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rhino trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
Rhino is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Rhino.
Madison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rhino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Madison won't be happy with that.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Madison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Madison prevents Rhino from improving position.
Madison tries to buck Rhino off but Rhino is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison defending against the ground and pound.
Rhino working away.
Rhino works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madison is not content to let Rhino control the position.
Madison wants to control but Rhino postures up.
Madison is not content to let Rhino control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rhino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rhino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Madison slips nicely into half guard.
Rhino tries to get to full guard but Madison has control of the leg.
Madison is looking to take a break and control but Rhino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhino is trying to stand back up but Madison is controlling him
Rhino trying to control from the bottom.
Madison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madison trying to mount his opponent but Rhino defends it.
Rhino is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rhino is looking for a sweep. Madison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rhino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Madison is working away from the top position though.
Rhino is trying to get back to full guard.
Madison trying to control from Rhino's half guard. Rhino has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhino is keeping the position for now.
Rhino pushes Madison off and gets back to his feet.
Rhino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is fighting to break Madison's control of his arms but Madison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rhino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rhino trying to control the position from guard on top but Madison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison is trying to keep Rhino in close.
Madison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Madison keeping full guard, as Rhino tries to pass.
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.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Rhino from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Madison misses with a takedown
and Rhino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Madison's guard now.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Rhino from controlling successfully.
Madison seems keen to control Rhino's posture.
Rhino trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Rhino.
Well Rhino 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rhino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glass Bong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong stuns Fontana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt.
Bong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fontana pinned against the cage. Fontana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Fontana. No joy for Bong on that attempt.
Jack Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Bong.
Fontana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fontana pinned against the cage. Fontana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fontana misses with a body punch
and Bong counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fontana!
Fontana wants to get back to his feet.
Fontana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bong is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fontana has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fontana!
Fontana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong wants to stand but Fontana is controlling the position.
Fontana tries to free his leg and advance position but Bong is retaining full guard.
Fontana wants to control from the top but Bong keeps moving.
Fontana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bong wants to stand and escape but Fontana is having none of it.
Bong has his hands on Fontana's head, controlling the position.
Bong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fontana uses it to pass to side control.
Fontana misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bong is trying to buck Fontana off.
Fontana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bong keeps working.
Fontana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fontana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jab, jab by Fontana - just one landing.
Bong misses with a hook to the body
and Fontana counters with a single leg into guard. Bong didn't expect that.
Bong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fontana is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fontana is standing up over Bong. Bong looks to escape but Fontana dives into side control.
Fontana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fontana has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fontana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bong manages to avoid it.
Bong misses with a takedown
and Fontana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fontana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bong fails with the takedown
and Bong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana lands a jab to Bong's midsection.
Bong scores with a takedown into Fontana's guard.
Bong looks gassed!
Fontana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fontana pushes Bong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fontana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt
and Fontana counters with a single leg into guard. Bong didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong working a defensive guard but Fontana manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fontana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bong fails with the takedown
and Fontana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bong's guard.
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fontana working some strikes from top position.
Bong is looking to stand up but Fontana isn't so interested in that idea.
Bong trying to control the position here.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Fontana from controlling successfully.
Bong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fontana passes into half guard.
Bong trying to control but Fontana postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bong is trying to stand.
Bong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bong.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong wants to stand up but Fontana is controlling him.
Fontana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bong's head.
Fontana working some strikes from top position.
Bong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fontana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fontana passes Bong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong gets full guard.
Fontana postures up and lands a big shot to Bong's brow.
Fontana prevents Bong from getting back to his feet.
Fontana is standing up over Bong. Bong looks to escape but Fontana dives into side control.
Fontana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bong keeps working.
Fontana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fontana is looking to take a break and control but Bong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontana throwing strikes but Bong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong advances nicely into full mount.
Bong fails to move to back control.
Fontana is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fontana is just holding on here. Bong manages to take his back.
Bong is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Fontana has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Bong has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Fontana taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Bong doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Glass Bong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tuten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jheri Curls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tuten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whoa. Terry Tuten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Tuten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jheri Curls!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Curls. Tuten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curls is looking to clinch but Tuten is avoiding it.
Curls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuten but Tuten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Curls throws a body kick that misses.
Curls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuten keeps working.
Tuten wants to get back to his feet but Curls drags him back down.
Curls trying to control the action but Tuten is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuten is letting Curls control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curls tries to advance to mount but can't.
Curls trying to control the action but Tuten is working from the bottom.
Tuten is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Curls off and has taken his back!
Curls wants to escape the position.
Tuten biding his time, looking for the opening.
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.
Curls prevents Tuten from getting a body triangle.
Curls trying to control the hands but Tuten won't let him.
Tuten wants to control but Curls is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curls is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tuten tries to get the hooks in deep but Curls pushed the leg off.
Tuten really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Curls.
Tuten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Terry Tuten just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Curls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curls gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curls takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuten.
Tuten misses with a series of wild punches.
Curls falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jheri Curls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curls looks gassed!
Curls misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Terry Tuten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jheri Curls.
Tuten lands with a right hand.
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!
Tuten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curls is rocked!
Curls loses concentration momentarily and Tuten pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Curls crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Tuten finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Tuten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Taker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Taker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taker looks for the body kick but Jaeger saw that one coming.
Jaeger misses with a head kick.
Taker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taker pushes Jaeger away with a front kick.
Taker takes a swing at Jaeger's ribcage but misses.
Jaeger lands a head kick!
Jaeger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taker.
Taker misses with a body kick.
Jim Taker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taker throws a right hand that Jaeger ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaeger also avoids with ease.
Jaeger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taker tries to roll over but Jaeger keeps him under control.
Jaeger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaeger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taker gets back to full guard.
Taker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaeger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taker looking for a sweep. Not yet Taker, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker working for a triangle but Jaeger defends it easily.
Jaeger wants to control from the top but Taker keeps moving.
Taker working for a triangle but Jaeger defends it easily.
Jaeger trying to control but Taker is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taker misses with an uppercut. Jaeger saw that one coming.
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.
A head kick from Jaeger lands but Taker takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Jaeger moves in looking to clinch but Taker pushes him off.
Taker tries to keep at a distance but Jaeger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaeger looking to throw knees to the head but Taker is blocking nicely.
Taker lands with a light punch inside.
Jaeger manages to break the clinch.
Jaeger checks a leg kick.
Taker throws a right hand that Jaeger ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaeger also avoids with ease.
Taker throws a hook to the side of Jaeger's head but Jaeger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taker misses with a hook. Jaeger ducked under it nicely.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taker blocks a head kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger lands a high kick!
It looks like Jim Taker has been cut.
Taker throws a lazy head kick
and Jaeger counters with a nice body shot.
Jaeger thumps Taker with a low kick.
Jaeger avoids a kick to the body.
Taker misses with a low kick as Jaeger jumps back.
Jaeger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taker.
Jaeger darts in and clinches Taker up against the cage.
Taker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaeger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taker wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaeger won't allow it.
Taker lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaeger gets control of Taker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jaeger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaeger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taker!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaeger jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Taker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Taker and Jaeger has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Taker is looking to regain half guard here but Jaeger keeps moving and retains side control.
Taker is working hard here to advance position.
Taker can't do much from the bottom here.
Taker taking a bit of punishment here - Jaeger scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker tries to bench press Jaeger off him but Jaeger keeps the position.
Jaeger working the ground and pound from side control.
Jaeger landing strikes.
Taker is trying to improve his position.
Taker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jaeger decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taker scores with a hook.
Taker tries to bum rush Jaeger with a series of wild strikes but Jaeger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Taker is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taker is refusing to be controlled, as Jaeger sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taker is looking to improve his position.
Jaeger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Taker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taker fails with the takedown
and Jaeger counters with a good low kick that Taker was not able to check.
Jaeger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaeger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jaeger throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaeger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaeger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jaeger closes the distance and clinches.
Jaeger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaeger tries to bum rush Taker with a series of wild strikes but Taker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaeger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taker misses with a hook to the body
and Jaeger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaeger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaeger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jaeger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jaeger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jaeger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taker wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
Jaeger is trying to keep Taker in close.
Jaeger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taker wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaeger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaeger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaeger can't keep his opponent in guard - Taker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaeger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taker is working away from the top position though.
Taker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaeger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jaeger is positioning himself well to prevent Taker advancing to mount.
Taker prevents Jaeger from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taker lands a nice short elbow.
Taker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jaeger!
Jaeger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taker.
Jaeger working to try and regain half guard.
Taker avoids the attempt from Jaeger to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaeger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taker working for submissions but it's allowed Jaeger to get to half guard.
Taker moves into full guard.
Jaeger trying to control but Taker is working from the bottom.
Taker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taker is controlling him.
Jaeger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taker manages to get himself to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Taker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taker avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger rushes Taker and presses him up against the cage.
Jaeger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taker tries for a takedown but Jaeger circles away easily
and Jaeger counters by clinching up.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Taker tries to work over Jaeger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaeger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Jaeger.
Jim Taker's cut is getting worse.
Taker is trying to break the clinch but Jaeger has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Taker.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Taker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaeger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Travis Jaeger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taker shoots in for a double leg but Jaeger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaeger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaeger.
Jaeger darts in and clinches Taker up against the cage.
Jaeger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taker blocks it with crossed arms.
Taker looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Taker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaeger.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Jim Taker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger has picked Taker up - he's going for a ride! Jaeger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jaeger is thwarting Taker's attempts to control the position.
Taker is looking to get back to full guard here but Jaeger has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jaeger breaks from Taker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jaeger working the ground and pound effectively.
Jaeger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taker looks a forlorn figure.
Jaeger controlling the position easily from mount.
Taker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taker is in a horrible position here. Jaeger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taker is looking to improve his position but Jaeger isn't that keen on the idea.
Jaeger landing shots from mount.
Jeez, Jim Taker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Taker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orin Niswender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes into the arena with Pink Floyd - Money blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orin Niswender!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niswender slaps away a takedown attempt from Duke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duke throws a strike aimed at the side of Niswender's head but Niswender avoids it well.
Duke trying to control the position but Niswender is working away.
Duke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Niswender is trying to improve his position.
Duke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Niswender misses its intended target.
Niswender swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
A jab from Niswender misses.
Duke has closed the distance and engaged Niswender in a clinch.
Duke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niswender is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Niswender lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Niswender effectively controlling the action here.
Duke jumps guard but Niswender stands there with Duke around his waist. Duke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Niswender wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Niswender fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randolph Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niswender listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niswender digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Niswender.
Niswender trying to control the position but instead, Duke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niswender into the cage.
Niswender tries to throw a body punch but Duke avoids it by throwing Niswender back against the cage.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niswender tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Niswender's brow.
Duke pulls guard successfully.
Duke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Niswender stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niswender trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niswender trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Niswender is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duke looking for a guillotine here but Niswender defends easily.
Niswender trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niswender got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Niswender has managed to get both his arms back between Duke's legs - danger averted.
Duke is looking for a triangle but Niswender pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Niswender preventing the sweep.
Niswender trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Niswender is stalling in the full guard.
Niswender looking to pass the guard.
Niswender trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
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 Randolph Duke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duke dodges the punch combination from Niswender.
Niswender looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Orin Niswender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Niswender.
Duke slips under a jab.
Duke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niswender manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duke wants to control from the top but Niswender keeps moving.
Duke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke looking to pass the guard.
Duke lands a couple of elbows.
Duke wants to stand but Niswender is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Niswender keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niswender.
Niswender throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Niswender misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Niswender lunges at Duke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duke's hand.
Duke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duke controlling the pace.
Niswender is trying to maintain the position but Duke is very close to passing his half guard.
Niswender wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niswender is defending against the submission attempts here by Duke.
Duke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Niswender defends it well.
Niswender is defending against the submission attempts here by Duke.
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.
Duke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duke trying to control from Niswender's half guard. Niswender has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Niswender is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duke, into his guard.
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 Randolph Duke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Niswender thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Niswender.
Niswender looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Duke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Duke looking to finish with strikes here!
Duke is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Niswender can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Duke swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Niswender is now in Duke's guard. A big mistake from Duke there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Niswender is one step ahead there.
Niswender trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niswender pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
Duke is looking to stand up but Niswender isn't so interested in that idea.
Niswender trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Niswender takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke moves away from the strike by Niswender.
Niswender looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Niswender misses with a body shot.
Niswender misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niswender.
Niswender lunges at Duke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duke's hand.
Niswender lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Niswender looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Niswender misses with a straight left.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niswender's waist but Niswender gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duke off to one side.
Niswender throws a looping overhand right but Duke ducks down to avoid it.
Niswender throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niswender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niswender thows a body shot but no joy.
Orin Niswender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Niswender throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niswender manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duke postures up.
Duke preventing the sweep.
Duke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Duke trying to control but Niswender is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orin Niswender.
I think Duke 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randolph Duke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between cheyenne ruffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway to Hell by ACDC. cheyenne ruffy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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316 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, cheyenne ruffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah King!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ruffy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
It looks like cheyenne ruffy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws an overhand right that has ruffy reeling! King follows up with more punches and ruffy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonah King!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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282 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Siuta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Beer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beer lands with an overhand left.
Siuta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beer has time to react.
Siuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beer avoids the head kick by Siuta.
No joy there for Beer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siuta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siuta throws a combination that misses
and Beer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beer tests Siuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siuta misses with a body shot
and Beer counters with a series of strikes. Siuta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siuta scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Siuta misses its intended target.
Siuta scores with a jab to the body.
Siuta scores with a nice strike.
Siuta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siuta connects with a nice looking jab.
Siuta circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beer to the canvas! Beer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Siuta keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Siuta!
Jack Siuta retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Oyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandusky comes into the arena with Ice Ice Baby blaring out of the sound system. Earl Oyster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Sandusky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Oyster!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oyster misses with an uppercut.
Oyster jabs at Sandusky's body.
Oyster slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandusky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oyster throws a body punch but Sandusky moves out of range.
Sandusky misses with a hook. Oyster ducked under it nicely.
Oyster finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oyster ducks under a wild hook from Sandusky.
Oyster tries to bum rush Sandusky with a series of wild strikes but Sandusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandusky throws a sloppy body shot
and Sandusky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oyster throws a head kick that half lands.
Oyster cracks the inside of Sandusky's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sandusky, as that shot connected.
Sandusky lands a nice shot that snaps Oyster's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyster staying out of range there.
Sandusky lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster slips a jab from Sandusky.
Sandusky slips a straight right by Oyster.
Sandusky misses with a looping right.
Oyster throws a hook but Sandusky blocks it.
Sandusky scores with a hook.
Sandusky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oyster staying out of range there.
Sandusky throws the left hand but Oyster avoids the punch easily.
Oyster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oyster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oyster drops his hands momentarily and Sandusky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandusky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oyster.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oyster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandusky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oyster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandusky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sandusky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sandusky is controlling him.
Sandusky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandusky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyster is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oyster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandusky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky lands a couple of elbows.
Sandusky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyster is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky is looking to work some ground and pound but Oyster has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandusky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sandusky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oyster cracks Sandusky with an open hand slap.
Sandusky misses with a body shot
enabling Oyster to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandusky blocks a leg kick.
Oyster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandusky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sandusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oyster.
Oyster throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandusky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandusky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sandusky.
Sandusky stops Oyster from standing up.
Sandusky throws a big right hand that misses.
Oyster is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sandusky has Oyster pressed against the cage, preventing Oyster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Sandusky.
Oyster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oyster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandusky up against the cage.
Oyster managing to block the knees to the body from Sandusky.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Oyster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sandusky just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandusky has a takedown stuffed.
Sandusky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oyster doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandusky misses the target.
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sandusky misses with a jab to the body
and Oyster counters with an outside leg kick.
Oyster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sandusky's head.
Sandusky takes a swing at Oyster's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sandusky misses.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a series of strikes. Sandusky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oyster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandusky throws out the jab.
Sandusky forces Oyster back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster dodges an elbow strike from Sandusky.
Oyster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oyster.
Sandusky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oyster pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyster misses with a wild combination.
Sandusky checks a leg kick nicely.
Oyster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandusky circles away quickly and effectively.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandusky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandusky throws a jab when Oyster was well out of range.
Oyster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oyster looks to land a combination but Sandusky avoids it well.
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.
Sandusky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandusky digs a good body shot into Oyster's ribs.
Earl Oyster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oyster lands with a kick to the temple. Sandusky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Oyster does no damage.
Oyster drops his hands momentarily and Sandusky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Oyster.
Oyster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandusky.
Sandusky jabs at Oyster's body.
Sandusky thows a body shot but no joy.
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oyster tries to bum rush Sandusky with a series of wild strikes but Sandusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oyster is breathing heavily.
Sandusky fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandusky looks to land a left hand but Oyster moved out of range nicely.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandusky's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky throws a hook to the side of Oyster's head but Oyster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandusky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oyster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandusky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oyster has one foot on Sandusky's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sandusky takes a swing at Oyster's ribcage but misses.
Sandusky lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandusky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oyster in his tracks.
Sandusky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandusky. Oyster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Sandusky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandusky.
Sandusky shoots in but no luck this time.
Oyster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Sandusky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oyster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oyster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandusky.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandusky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Oyster.
Donk. Oyster catches Sandusky right on the button with a cross.
Earl Oyster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandusky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oyster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sandusky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oyster's half guard.
Sandusky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oyster regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sandusky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandusky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Gary Sandusky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oyster throws a combination that misses
and Sandusky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandusky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oyster avoids it really well and circles away.
Sandusky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandusky's knee momentarily.
Oyster scores with a decent looking hook.
Oyster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandusky connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyster scores with a three punch combo!
Oyster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oyster scores with a jab. Sandusky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oyster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandusky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sandusky swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandusky.
Sandusky missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyster avoids the damage to the body.
Sandusky wants a takedown but no success here.
Sandusky breaks from the clinch.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Sandusky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sandusky stays in close to Oyster's body and controls the position.
Sandusky tries to free his leg and advance position but Oyster is retaining full guard.
Sandusky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandusky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oyster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sandusky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oyster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oyster has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gary Sandusky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandusky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandusky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oyster's head.
Oyster is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oyster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandusky stops Oyster from getting back to his feet.
Oyster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandusky wants to take a breather but Oyster is having none of it.
Sandusky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandusky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyster throws a right hand that Sandusky ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandusky also avoids with ease.
Sandusky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oyster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandusky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oyster.
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.
Sandusky misses with a hook. Oyster ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Oyster misses.
A nice combination there by Oyster.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandusky counters with a left to the body.
Sandusky fails with the takedown.
Oyster misses with the combination.
Sandusky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oyster as he avoids it easily.
Oyster swinging wildly here.
Sandusky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sandusky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Sandusky.
I think Sandusky 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Sandusky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craven has chosen Anthrax Island as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gage R has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gage R seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage R!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Craven!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R misses with an uppercut. Craven saw that one coming.
Craven misses with an uppercut.
R throws a sloppy head kick and Craven moves out of range easily.
Craven moves into range and connects with a jab.
R blocks a jab.
Craven lands a nice shot that snaps R's head back.
Craven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but R is out of range.
Craven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed R momentarily.
Craven throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Craven.
Craven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
R avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craven throws a leg kick that misses.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but R manages to avoid it.
Craven lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R needs to keep his hands up - Craven had a free shot at his head there.
Craven connects with the punch.
R takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
R lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Craven backs up against the cage.
Craven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Craven throws the left hand but R avoids the punch easily.
Craven tries to work over R's front leg with a kick but R checks it.
R on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Craven scores with a nice strike.
R connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Craven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Craven misses with a body shot
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
R scores with a jab to the head.
R takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Craven throws a leg kick that is checked
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping R at a distance.
R doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Craven cracks the inside of R's front leg.
Craven punishes R's body with a nice straight punch.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but R moves away.
R scores with a punch to the head.
R blocks a low kick nicely.
Craven throws a low kick, looking for R's leg but R calmly moves out of range.
Craven tries to land a front kick but R steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Craven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craven wants to slow R down by chopping away at his legs.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from R.
Craven lands an overhand right.
Craven misses with a straight right.
Craven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down R rather than just go for the knockout.
Craven cracks R with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
R keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Craven.
Craven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Craven lets loose with a powerful body kick. R will feel that in the morning.
R avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
R takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by R.
An inside leg kick from Craven misses.
R feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Craven looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
R postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Craven trying to keep a closed guard but R is proving a slippery customer.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
R throws a big right hand that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clive Craven will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Craven.
R moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by R. Beautiful body shot.
Craven stalks R and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into R's face. R staggers backwards, shaken.
Craven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Craven misses with a straight right.
R on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clive Craven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craven cracks R with a good jab.
Craven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
R slips a straight right by Craven.
R tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven throws a hook but R avoids it easily.
R tries to clinch but Craven moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R closes the distance and clinches.
R lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Craven is trying to stall.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Craven controls his hands.
R misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craven blocks a body shot from R.
R has Craven pushed against the cage.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craven's elbow.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craven's elbow.
R misses with a punch to the body.
R fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Craven blocks a body shot from R.
Craven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
R scores with a shot to the side of Craven's head.
R is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
R misses with a punch to the body.
R tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craven's elbow.
R lands on the inside with an uppercut.
R can't get the takedown.
Craven is trying to stall.
R tries to throw a body punch but Craven avoids it by throwing R back against the cage.
Good body shot from R.
Good body shot from R.
R is working for takedown but Craven is calmly controlling the position for now.
R goes for a takedown in the clinch but Craven prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gage R. That's going to take a lot out of him.
R lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craven backwards.
Craven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Craven is pressed up against the cage. R has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Craven down to the mat. Craven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Craven throws out a powerful jab.
Clive Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
R looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craven is fending him off so far but R persists. Nope, Craven circles away and we're back to standing.
R defending well as Craven loads up on a big left hand.
R misses with a shot to the body
and Craven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from R misses.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
R misses with a shot to the body
and Craven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craven misses with a leg kick.
Craven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven connects with the punch.
Clive Craven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craven scores with a jab to the body.
R shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. R showed some decent athleticism there.
R is trying to control. Craven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
R throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. R connects with a nice short shot to Craven's temple.
R frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R looking to ground and pound but Craven is blocking nicely.
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 Gage R will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Craven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as R throws out the jab.
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but R is just out of range.
R swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Craven counters with an inside leg kick.
Craven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
R looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craven is fending him off so far but R persists. Nope, Craven circles away and we're back to standing.
R fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craven sprawls well initially but R persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
R thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R not landing any meaningful shots this time.
R seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
R is looking to advance position but Craven won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven works his way to full guard. Good work.
Craven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with R. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
R in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Craven trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
R moves forwards but Craven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
R on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craven. Craven obviously looking to wear him down.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but R manages to avoid it.
That's two 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.
R displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Craven throws out the jab.
R tries to clinch but Craven is having none of it.
A head kick by R misses
letting Craven counter with a right hand.
Craven lunges at R with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by R's hand.
Craven lands a right hook to the body.
Craven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craven.
Craven motions for R to come forward. Craven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Craven - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Craven misses with a low kick.
R falls off balance throwing a combination
and Craven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
R waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to land a leg kick but R saw it coming and moves away.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but R was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Craven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Craven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
R on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Craven throws a leg kick but R moved away.
Craven misses with a body shot.
Craven lands with an uppercut that bounces R off the cage and back into rage.
Craven scores with a jab to the body.
R looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Craven lands a nice shot to the body.
Craven stuffs the takedown.
Craven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
R slips under a jab from Craven.
R looks to land a right hand but Craven moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craven throws a leg kick
and R counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by R.
Craven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Craven really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
R digs a good body shot into Craven's ribs.
Craven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
R throws a jab but it's blocked by Craven.
Jab by Craven.
R has taken the fight to the clinch.
R misses with a punch to the body.
Craven tries to stall but R uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
R jumps guard but Craven stands there with R around his waist. R gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
R stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
R taking a breather.
The referee calls for Craven to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craven just stands there and leans against the cage.
R tries to work over Craven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
R lands a right hand that snaps the head of Craven backwards.
Craven is pushing R up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Craven is looking to control R's arms but R gets an underhook and turns him. Now Craven has his back to the cage.
R looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
R tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craven just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gage R. That's going to take a lot out of him.
R is leaning against Craven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
R tries to throw a body punch but Craven avoids it by throwing R back against the cage.
R lands with a short punch from the clinch.
R is working Craven over against the cage.
Craven is trying to stall.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
R pushes Craven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Craven is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
R is trying to drag Craven to the mat but Craven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
R misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven blocks a body shot from R.
R just leaning against Craven, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from R.
R lands a right hand.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
R is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Craven pulls him back up using the underhooks.
R tries a body shot but Craven blocks it.
A short body shot lands from R as the two fighters clinch.
Craven trying to stall but R improves his position.
R can't find room to land a body shot as Craven controls the action.
A shot in the inside from R.
Craven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but R is keeping busy.
R scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Craven controls his hands.
R works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
R wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from R.
Craven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, R scores with a nice short uppercut.
R works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gage R has scored more points in the clinch so far.
R lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
R tries a body shot but Craven blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from R.
R tries to work over Craven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
R throws a punch but it's blocked by Craven.
R misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craven being controlled against the cage.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Craven controls his hands.
Craven prevents a body shot from R.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
R tries a body shot but Craven blocks it.
R is leaning against Craven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
R is struggling to control the position.
Craven tries to stall but R uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Craven prevents a body shot from R.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Craven controls his hands.
R fails to pull guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
R tries a body shot but Craven blocks it.
Craven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Craven will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning R up against the cage.
Craven trying to control the position but instead, R has worked for underhooks and has pushed Craven into the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R had his way with Clive Craven in 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. This is the final round!
R throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Craven was covering up waiting for the punch and R finishes the takedown easily into guard.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
R seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
R throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R looking to sit in guard and control but Craven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Craven sitting in guard here, content to control.
R trying to keep a closed guard but Craven is proving a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
R wants to sweep but no luck.
R throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Craven escapes and throws R's legs to the side, diving into side control!
R regains half guard.
Craven trying to pass the guard but R defending well.
R manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R working for submissions but it's allowed Craven to get to half guard.
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.
R wants to get back to full guard but Craven has mounted him!
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Craven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Craven prevents R from getting the reversal.
R wants to hold on but Craven pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
R is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gage R.
I think R 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage R!
Gage R retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tamad is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tamad should have avoided that one.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tamad. Tamad gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad blocks a head kick by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good hook to Tamad's body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Tamad persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Tamad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamad takes a step back to recover.
Kyle Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad is breathing heavily.
Tamad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Tamad or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Tamad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Tamad's defenses.
Tamad fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamad doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tamad gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Johnson lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Kyle Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson drops Tamad with a beautiful combination! Tamad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Juan Tamad has been cut.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamad walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Tamad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Johnson lands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tamad on the side of the head.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tamad is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamad's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad walks into a left hand.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamad shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Tamad right on the nose. Tamad blinks but takes it well.
Kyle Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson drops Tamad with a beautiful combination! Tamad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Tamad is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Tamad's ribs.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Tamad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamad has time to react.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Tamad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tamad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Johnson finish him?
Oh Tamad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tamad - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Johnson!
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