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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Je (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antauro comes to the cage accompanied by Just Like You Imagined. Je is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Can't Decide. Ray Je is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Je!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antauro pushes Je up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Je's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Je wants to break the clinch but can't.
Je wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Je wants to get back to striking at distance but Antauro won't allow it.
Je wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Antauro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Je working hard to break the clinch.
Je stops a takedown attempt from Antauro.
Je is trying to break the clinch but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Antauro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Je wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Je tries to break free but Antauro pushes him back against the cage.
Je has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Antauro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antauro prevents Je from breaking the clinch.
Je wants to get back to striking at distance but Antauro won't allow it.
Je wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Je breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Je misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Je moves out of range of the leg kick from Antauro.
Antauro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Je tries to score with a low kick but Antauro moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Je there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ray Je seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Je throws a half hearted mid kick.
Antauro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Je looks to land a combination but Antauro avoids it well.
Je cracks the inside of Antauro's front leg.
Je will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Je gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Antauro counters with a body kick that stops Je in his tracks momentarily.
Antauro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Je can do anything to dispel that myth.
Je looks gassed!
Antauro thows a huge punch but Je dodges it nicely.
Je is refusing to be controlled, as Antauro sits in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro trying to pass the guard but Je defending well.
Je is not content to let Antauro control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antauro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Je defending well though.
Antauro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Antauro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Je takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Je moves forwards but Antauro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antauro throws a leg kick which misses Je's front leg but catches the back leg as Je tries to avoid it.
Je gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Antauro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Antauro. That snapped Je's head back.
Antauro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antauro jabs at Je's body.
A low kick from Je misses
and Antauro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antauro is looking to clinch but Je is avoiding it.
Antauro throws a big shot that misses.
Ray Je is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antauro lands a right hook to the body.
Je throws a leg kick
and Antauro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Je working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antauro.
Je avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Je is looking to stand up but Antauro isn't so interested in that idea.
Antauro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antauro wants to control from the top but Je keeps moving.
Antauro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Antauro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Je keeps working.
Je tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro lands a big shot there that rocks Je but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Antauro is landing with some decent strikes but Je is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Je because Antauro loaded up on that one.
Je really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antauro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Antauro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Je squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Antauro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Je on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antauro scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Antauro misses its intended target.
Je just misses with a punch to the body.
Antauro blocks a low kick nicely.
Antauro moves out of range as Je throws a body kick.
Je tries to land a body kick
and Antauro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Antauro prevents Je from standing back up.
Antauro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Je knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Je regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Antauro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Je wants to stand up but Antauro is controlling him.
Antauro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Antauro prevents Je from getting back to his feet.
Antauro thows a big elbow that misses.
Je is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miro Antauro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Antauro 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.
Je wants to stand up but Antauro is controlling him.
Antauro trying to control but Je is working from the bottom.
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.
Antauro is really struggling to control Je but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ray Je has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Antauro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antauro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Antauro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Final Line (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Final Line comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Raskolnikov has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir Raskolnikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack The Final Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov takes a swing at The Final Line's ribcage but misses.
The Final Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raskolnikov.
A telegraphed right hand from Raskolnikov misses the target.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raskolnikov swivels and escapes.
The Final Line fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Raskolnikov misses.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the side of The Final Line's head but The Final Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Final Line.
Raskolnikov misses with a straight right.
Raskolnikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raskolnikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Raskolnikov as The Final Line shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raskolnikov stuns The Final Line with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Final Line blocks a jab.
Raskolnikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Final Line.
The Final Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a lazy right hand but The Final Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raskolnikov throws the left hand but The Final Line avoids the punch easily.
Raskolnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
Raskolnikov cracks The Final Line with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands with a cross.
The Final Line shoots in and drives through. Raskolnikov sprawls well.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raskolnikov misses with a straight right.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Final Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raskolnikov throws a shot from downtown. The Final Line moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by The Final Line.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raskolnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Final Line.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Raskolnikov 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.
Raskolnikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Final Line walks into a stiff left hand from Raskolnikov.
The Final Line avoids the body shot from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov looks to land a left hand but The Final Line moved out of range nicely.
The Final Line throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raskolnikov's waist but Raskolnikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Final Line off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
The Final Line fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raskolnikov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Final Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.
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.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Raskolnikov as The Final Line shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raskolnikov. The Final Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack The Final Line is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Final Line.
Raskolnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raskolnikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Raskolnikov misses with a hook. The Final Line ducked under it nicely.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.
Raskolnikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Final Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raskolnikov.
Vladimir Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the side of The Final Line's head but The Final Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
Raskolnikov lunges at The Final Line with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Final Line's hand.
Raskolnikov scores with a jab to the body.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raskolnikov scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Raskolnikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Final Line shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raskolnikov defends it nicely.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Final Line. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Raskolnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but The Final Line is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Final Line fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raskolnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov swings for the body but The Final Line moves out of range.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
The Final Line feints and as Raskolnikov raises his hands in defense, The Final Line changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Final Line with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raskolnikov is pulling down on The Final Line's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raskolnikov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Final Line is looking to work some ground and pound but Raskolnikov has wrist control.
The Final Line postures up in Raskolnikov's guard and throws a big left but Raskolnikov blocks it.
The Final Line drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Final Line jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Final Line is looking to work some ground and pound but Raskolnikov has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of The Final Line 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raskolnikov throws a hook but The Final Line blocks it.
Vladimir Raskolnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raskolnikov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raskolnikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Final Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Raskolnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by The Final Line.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
The Final Line tries for a takedown but Raskolnikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vladimir Raskolnikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Final Line blocks a jab.
The Final Line defending well as Raskolnikov loads up on a big left hand.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raskolnikov but Raskolnikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raskolnikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Final Line.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Raskolnikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raskolnikov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Raskolnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lloyd zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying zak's choice of entrance music: strenght to go on - rise against. Mirko Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, lloyd zak!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a big head kick that sends zak tumbling to the mat! Filipovic takes a step backwards and waves zak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like lloyd zak has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! zak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Filipovic - the referee stops the clock and zak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Filipovic. zak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
zak shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filipovic lands with an overhand left.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that knocks zak silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Filipovic is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Led Zeppelin: Kashmir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sergei Emelianenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Second Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boy working away.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emelianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Boy in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Emelianenko is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Second Boy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny PACMAN Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Fatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaft! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny PACMAN Pacquiao!
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, The Fatso!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PACMAN Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Fatso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. PACMAN Pacquiao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fatso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by PACMAN Pacquiao, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by PACMAN Pacquiao, who protects the arm well.
Fatso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but PACMAN Pacquiao is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
PACMAN Pacquiao is trying to buck Fatso off.
Fatso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fatso prevents PACMAN Pacquiao from escaping the position.
Fatso trying to control the position but PACMAN Pacquiao is working away.
Fatso tries for a kimura but PACMAN Pacquiao is defending well.
PACMAN Pacquiao pushes Fatso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fatso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatso is working to tighten is grip on PACMAN Pacquiao's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. PACMAN Pacquiao has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Fatso is really squeezing tight and eventually PACMAN Pacquiao passes out! Fatso breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Fatso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boldin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas misses with a two punch combination.
Tomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Tomas throws a sloppy head kick and Boldin moves out of range easily.
Tomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Tomas.
Boldin is looking to clinch but Tomas is avoiding it.
Boldin is looking to clinch.
Tomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tomas throws a head kick but Boldin moves out of range.
Boldin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boldin.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Tomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Boldin.
Tomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomas.
Boldin tries to clinch up but Tomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Boldin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boldin closes the distance and clinches.
Tomas is trying to stall.
Tomas managing to block the knees to the body from Boldin.
Boldin lands an elbow just above Tomas 's eye.
It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.
Boldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomas.
Boldin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boldin trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boldin's elbow.
Tomas scores with a hook to the body.
Boldin looks gassed!
Tomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tomas tries to work over Boldin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boldin is trying to stall.
Tomas lands an elbow that stopped Boldin in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boldin throws an elbow but misses.
Boldin looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomas misses with a punch to the body.
Tomas stalling in the clinch but Boldin improves position.
Boldin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tomas as the two fighters clinch.
Tomas tries to break free but Boldin pushes him back against the cage.
Tomas tries to stall but Boldin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomas lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boldin misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tomas.
Tomas presses Boldin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldin misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boldin as Tomas tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Tomas.
Good body shot from Tomas.
Tomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomas wants to stall.
Tomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomas scores with a three punch combo!
Boldin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boldin tries to clinch there but Tomas circles away.
Tonka Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Tomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boldin circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boldin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Boldin.
Tomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boldin.
Boldin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Boldin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas looks to land a combination but Boldin avoids it well.
A combination from Tomas does no damage.
Tomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tomas scores with a jab. Boldin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomas throws a sloppy head kick and Boldin moves out of range easily.
Tomas throws a series of punches but Boldin avoids them all with ease.
Boldin avoids the head kick by Tomas.
Boldin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomas throws a head punch that misses.
Boldin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Boldin.
Boldin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomas is defending well for now.
Boldin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boldin.
Tomas breaks the clinch.
Tomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boldin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas misses with an uppercut.
Tomas moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomas.
Boldin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Boldin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomas has Boldin pressed against the cage.
Boldin lands a right hand.
Boldin lands an elbow just above Tomas 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tomas tries to work over Boldin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Tomas as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boldin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomas's defenses.
Tonka Tomas's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Boldin.
A nice left hand lands by Tomas.
Boldin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomas backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boldin.
Tomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tomas breaks the clinch.
Boldin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonka Tomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonka Tomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boldin has managed to clinch.
Boldin keeps control of Tomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boldin scores with a shoulder strike.
Boldin works on Tomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Boldin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boldin.
Boldin stalling.
Boldin keeps control of Tomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tomas avoiding damage as Boldin throws knees to the body.
Boldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonka Tomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Boldin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boldin lands an elbow that stopped Tomas in his tracks for a moment.
Tomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomas misses with a knee strike.
Tomas lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boldin.
Boldin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomas misses with a knee to the head.
Tomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boldin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Boldin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boldin lands an elbow that stopped Tomas in his tracks for a moment.
Tomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Tonka Tomas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boldin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonka Tomas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Boldin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Periphery - Light. Peleus has chosen Iron Mask Alexander The Great as his entrance music. Alexander Peleus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
155 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peleus.
Blackburn is looking to clinch but Peleus is avoiding it.
Peleus keeps the fight on the outside.
Peleus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Blackburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackburn throws a shot from downtown. Peleus moves away and avoids it.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Blackburn - just one landing.
Peleus shoots for a double leg takedown but Blackburn sprawls well. He's pushed Peleus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the body
and Peleus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peleus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackburn's guard.
Peleus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Peleus controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peleus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peleus thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus stands up over Blackburn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blackburn moves in looking to clinch but Peleus pushes him off.
Peleus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck for Peleus with that takedown attempt.
Peleus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Peleus moves out of range.
Peleus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blackburn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Peleus prevents Blackburn from improving his position.
Blackburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peleus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blackburn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blackburn taking some punishment here, with Peleus in his half guard.
Peleus working Blackburn over with strikes.
Peleus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to roll over but Peleus keeps him under control.
Blackburn is pressing down on Peleus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Peleus controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peleus is squirming around, avoiding Blackburn's attempts to control the action.
Blackburn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peleus is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus tries to hold on but Blackburn postures up.
Peleus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peleus can't escape the position.
Blackburn throwing strikes here but Peleus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Peleus is in a horrible position here. Blackburn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peleus tries to hold on but Blackburn postures up.
Blackburn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Peleus is looking to improve his position but Blackburn isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn thowing shots but they're missing.
Blackburn lands a big elbow.
Blackburn thowing shots but they're missing.
Peleus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blackburn lands a big shot there that rocks Peleus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackburn scoring with strikes but Peleus is staying in there.
Blackburn trying to control but Peleus is having none of it.
Peleus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 Archie Blackburn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peleus throws a right and a left that Blackburn avoids nicely.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Peleus is out of range.
Peleus misses with a double jab.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Blackburn.
Peleus ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Peleus fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackburn scores with a jab. Peleus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peleus manages to avoid it.
A combination from Peleus does no damage.
Blackburn moves in looking to clinch but Peleus pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn slips a jab and a cross from Peleus.
Blackburn stuns Peleus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peleus misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Blackburn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn avoids the head kick by Peleus.
Blackburn tries to clinch there but Peleus circles away.
Blackburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackburn slips a jab and a cross from Peleus.
Blackburn lands a body shot.
Blackburn misses with a double jab
and Peleus counters with a series of strikes. Blackburn will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Archie Blackburn has been cut.
Peleus is breathing heavily.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peleus slips a jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn closes the distance but Peleus moves to the side
so Peleus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peleus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peleus postures up.
Blackburn 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.
Alexander Peleus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peleus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peleus is one step ahead there.
Peleus trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Peleus postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peleus looks to land a combination but Blackburn avoids it well.
Blackburn throws the left hand but Peleus avoids the punch easily.
Peleus ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peleus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn is looking to get to half guard.
Blackburn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus avoids the attempt from Blackburn to control.
Blackburn is trying desperately to improve position.
Peleus looking to finish Blackburn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blackburn!
Peleus lands a big shot there that rocks Blackburn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blackburn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Peleus lands with some strikes.
Blackburn is desperately trying to improve his position but Peleus has a good base and remains in mount.
Peleus lands a heavy elbow.
Blackburn can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Peleus.
Blackburn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peleus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blackburn hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus wants to control the pace but Blackburn is squirming around nicely.
Blackburn is working to get back to half guard.
Peleus with good strikes from the mount here!
Blackburn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blackburn gets back to full guard.
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peleus wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Blackburn looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackburn, not yet.
Peleus trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Archie Blackburn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blackburn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peleus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peleus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peleus throwing shots but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
Blackburn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blackburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peleus stands up and waves to Blackburn to follow him.
Blackburn darts in trying to clinch
and Peleus counters with a straight right hand.
Peleus tries to land a leg kick but Blackburn saw it coming and moves away.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peleus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackburn wants to clinch.
Peleus motions for Blackburn to come forward. Peleus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Peleus misses the target.
Alexander Peleus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peleus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Blackburn throws a hook but Peleus avoids it easily.
Blackburn clobbers Peleus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Archie Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peleus shoots in and bounces Blackburn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blackburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peleus manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn with a nice head shot there.
Blackburn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Peleus keeps moving.
Blackburn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peleus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blackburn is looking to work some ground and pound but Peleus has wrist control.
Blackburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peleus is on top in guard.
Peleus looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackburn, not yet.
Peleus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peleus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackburn wants to stand but Peleus is controlling the position.
Peleus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peleus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peleus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
Blackburn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peleus is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blackburn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn is trying to maintain a safe position but Peleus gets an underhook and turns Blackburn into the cage.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Peleus avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Peleus is trying to break the clinch but Blackburn is controlling him.
Blackburn prevents Peleus from breaking the clinch.
Peleus looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Blackburn.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackburn.
Peleus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peleus is looking to control Blackburn's arms but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peleus has his back to the cage.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peleus breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Blackburn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blackburn is looking to clinch but Peleus is avoiding it.
Peleus misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn staying out of range there.
Blackburn scores with a nice strike.
Blackburn misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Peleus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peleus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Peleus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Leto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday comes to the cage accompanied by BOOM!. Jared Leto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Leto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leto takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Leto blocks a head kick by Holliday.
Holliday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holliday. That one must have hurt.
Holliday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holliday throws a head kick but Leto moves out of range.
Leto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holliday trying to control here.
Holliday is not content to let Leto control the position.
Leto wants to free his trapped foot but Holliday is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holliday is trying to get back to full guard.
Leto tries to pass to full mount but Holliday defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leto moves away.
Holliday looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leto circles away quickly and effectively.
Leto staying out of range there.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Leto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leto motions for Holliday to come forward. Leto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leto missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Holliday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday loads up on a big right hand but Leto slips the punch.
Holliday throws a head kick that misses.
Holliday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holliday dodges the punch combination from Leto.
A slow jab from Holliday misses its intended target.
Leto scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Leto blocks the leg kick.
Holliday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holliday!
Leto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Holliday manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Holliday can't do much from the bottom here.
Leto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holliday some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holliday tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holliday is trying to stand up here but Leto is controlling him well.
Leto is nestled in close to Holliday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holliday trying to control but Leto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leto seems to be working for a kimura but Holliday defends the submission attempt.
Leto looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Holliday manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holliday is trying to keep Leto in close.
Holliday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jared Leto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holliday throws a nice head kick!
Leto connects with a right hand. Holliday shakes it off.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leto throws a low kick but Holliday avoids it.
John Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch combination from Leto misses.
Leto lunges at Holliday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holliday's hand.
Holliday throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leto's head.
Leto dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Leto avoids the head kick by Holliday.
Nice straight punches there by Leto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leto.
Leto moves out of range of the body kick from Holliday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Holliday finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holliday looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leto misses with a body shot.
Holliday throws a hook but Leto blocks it.
Jab from Leto.
Leto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leto lands in his opponent's guard.
Holliday wants to sweep here but Leto controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leto throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leto passes Holliday's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Holliday wants to get back to full guard but Leto has mounted him!
Leto landing punches.
Leto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holliday looks a forlorn figure.
Holliday is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holliday looks a forlorn figure.
Holliday really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holliday tries to hold on but Leto pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Holliday is rocked!
Leto looking for a guillotine from mount but Holliday is having none of it.
Oh Holliday is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Holliday! More shots from Leto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Leto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Castilano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Smoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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26
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Castilano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Smoot!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smoot.
Castilano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smoot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castilano blocks the body kick.
Castilano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Castilano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smoot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smoot is trying to improve his position.
Smoot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Castilano's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Castilano seems to be working for a kimura but Smoot defends the submission attempt.
Smoot is trying to maintain the position but Castilano is very close to passing his half guard.
Castilano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smoot is trying to control but can't.
Castilano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smoot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot is defending against the submission attempts here by Castilano.
Smoot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castilano trying to work for an americana but Smoot has managed to regain full guard.
Smoot is pulling down on Castilano's head to control his posture.
Smoot wants to sweep but no luck.
Smoot controls Castilano momentarily but Castilano frees himself.
Castilano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smoot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castilano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smoot manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Castilano has Smoot in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castilano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smoot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castilano is breathing heavily.
Smoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Castilano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoot stands and throws Castilano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoot stands up.
Smoot misses with the combination.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoot throws an overhand right that lands on Castilano's shoulder, as Castilano tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smoot looks for the body kick but Castilano saw that one coming.
Castilano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Smoot.
Smoot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Castilano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Castilano advances position into side control!
Castilano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Castilano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smoot, who protects the arm well.
Castilano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smoot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smoot is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castilano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smoot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smoot struggling a bit here.
Castilano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smoot sneaks back into half guard.
Smoot is trying to control but can't.
Castilano seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smoot wants to control but Castilano is keeping busy.
Castilano is working for a kimura but Smoot is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Smoot 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.
Smoot misses with a head kick.
Castilano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smoot swivels and escapes.
Smoot slips a jab and a cross from Castilano.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smoot looks to land a body kick but Castilano moved away.
Smoot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smoot works Castilano's body with a nice hook.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses.
Smoot 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.
Smoot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castilano's guard.
Castilano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smoot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castilano's guard.
Smoot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castilano trying to control the position.
Smoot wants to stand but Castilano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castilano has his foot on Smoot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smoot works his way back into a safe position though.
Castilano keeping moving, preventing Smoot from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smoot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castilano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smoot looking for a sweep. Not yet Smoot, not yet.
Smoot working a defensive guard here.
Smoot looking for a sweep. Not yet Smoot, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smoot can't do much from the bottom here.
Smoot manages to get back to half guard.
Castilano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smoot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smoot trying to control here.
Smoot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smoot trying to control the position.
Smoot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smoot's guard.
Smoot wants to control but Castilano is keeping busy.
Smoot tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Castilano has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Castilano prevents Smoot from getting the reversal.
Castilano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smoot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castilano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Castilano working for a submission but Smoot is keeping him at bay.
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.
Castilano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Castilano is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smoot has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castilano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smoot manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smoot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castilano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castilano blocks a head kick by Smoot.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses.
Fred Smoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Smoot.
Castilano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castilano moves forwards but Smoot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Smoot. Beautiful body shot.
Castilano fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Smoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Castilano looks to score with a jab to the body but Smoot is just out of range.
Castilano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smoot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Luke Castilano has been cut.
Castilano throws a low kick but Smoot moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Castilano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Smoot.
Smoot throws a head kick but Castilano moves out of range.
Smoot lands with a slapping head kick.
Castilano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smoot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castilano throws out the jab.
Castilano has managed to clinch.
Smoot scores a nice knee to the body.
Smoot working Castilano over with knees to the body.
Smoot lands a damaging elbow.
Smoot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smoot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castilano tries to break the clinch but Smoot is controlling the position.
Smoot lands an elbow inside.
Castilano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smoot walks away with a smile on his face. Castilano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fred Smoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luke Castilano's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoot throws a wild body kick that Castilano sees coming a mile off.
Castilano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses.
Smoot misses with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castilano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smoot - the referee stops the clock and Castilano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smoot. Castilano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Castilano avoids the head kick by Smoot.
Smoot takes a swing at Castilano's ribcage but misses.
Smoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smoot slips a jab from Castilano.
Smoot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castilano backs up against the cage.
Smoot throws a head kick but Castilano moves out of range.
Castilano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castilano takes a swing at Smoot's ribcage but misses.
Smoot tries a head kick but it misses.
Castilano avoids the head kick by Smoot.
Smoot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castilano fails to land the takedown.
Smoot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoot misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castilano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Castilano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fred Smoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castilano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smoot thuds his right hand into Castilano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Castilano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smoot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smoot lands the left hand.
Castilano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smoot scores with a nice right hand.
Smoot swats away the attempt to clinch by Castilano.
Smoot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smoot.
Smoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castilano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smoot. Smoot obviously looking to wear him down.
Smoot lands a nice shot that snaps Castilano's head back.
Smoot scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilano looks to land a right hand but Smoot moved out of range.
Castilano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smoot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smoot slips under a jab.
Smoot keeps Castilano at a distance using the push kick.
Castilano misses with a hook. Smoot ducked under it nicely.
Smoot connects with a high kick.
Smoot keeps Castilano at a distance using the push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smoot - that will leave a mark!
Castilano avoids the head kick by Smoot.
Smoot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luke Castilano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castilano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smoot defending well as Castilano loads up on a big left hand.
Smoot scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Smoot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castilano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smoot's waist but Smoot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castilano off to one side.
Castilano misses with a looping left.
Castilano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smoot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castilano.
Luke Castilano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smoot misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castilano avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoot.
Smoot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fred Smoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castilano fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoot misses with a head kick.
Smoot throws a front kick that sends Castilano stumbling back into the cage.
Smoot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smoot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smoot catches Castilano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smoot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smoot lands a head kick. Castilano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castilano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smoot slips under a jab.
Castilano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Smoot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castilano slips a jab and a cross from Smoot.
Smoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castilano tries to clinch but Smoot is having none of it.
Smoot moves out of range of the strikes.
Smoot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Smoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smoot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Smoot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Woodring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodring's entrance music is American bad ass. A fine choice. Owen Woodring has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Woodring!
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, Dimitri Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Woodring counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Woodring counters with a stiff right hand.
Woodring throws a shot to the body.
Woodring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodring throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Woodring takes one to the chin there.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Woodring jumps back.
Petrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Woodring misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woodring throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a leg kick.
Woodring throws a one two combo.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Woodring throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Woodring manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woodring is keeping the position for now.
Woodring wants to stand but Petrov is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushes down on Woodring's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Woodring on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woodring tries to get out of the position.
Petrov tries to pass to full mount but Woodring defends it.
Woodring is defending against the submission attempts here by Petrov.
Petrov is pressing down on Woodring's thigh, looking to free his foot. Woodring is holding on for now.
Petrov passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodring prevents Petrov from moving into mount.
Woodring wants to get back to his feet but Petrov drags him back down.
Petrov trying to control the action but Woodring is working from the bottom.
Woodring is trying to buck Petrov off.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woodring misses with an uppercut.
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.
Woodring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woodring tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Woodring misses with a kick to the body
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitri Petrov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woodring slips a jab from Petrov.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Woodring cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woodring throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Woodring.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Woodring throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov fails to land the takedown.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodring throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Woodring looks for the body kick but Petrov saw that one coming.
Woodring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woodring missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov checks a low kick from Woodring.
Woodring pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Woodring settles back down.
Woodring avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Woodring throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Owen Woodring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Woodring throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Woodring moved out of range nicely.
Woodring bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Woodring counter with a right hand.
Owen Woodring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitri Petrov.
A big left from Woodring misses.
Woodring throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Jab by Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woodring will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Woodring counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Woodring as he checks the leg kick.
Woodring swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Woodring.
Woodring scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Woodring cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woodring tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woodring throws a leg kick that misses.
Woodring throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodring has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woodring there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dimitri Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woodring's head.
Petrov misses with a body punch
letting Woodring counter with a right hand.
Petrov is rocked!
Woodring cracks Petrov with a left hook right on the temple and Petrov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Woodring lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Petrov is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Owen Woodring!
Owen Woodring retains his welterweight title!
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