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NYF 53: Donal vs Ferguson II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Logan (ranked 3078 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 329 p4p, 353 weight class). Logan comes into the arena with The Wizard blaring out of the sound system. Montoya has chosen The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Logan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Logan has time to react.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Logan's head coaches at The Nest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Logan moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya misses with an uppercut
and Logan counters with a nice body shot.
Montoya takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Inigo Montoya has been cut.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Logan has closed the distance and engaged Montoya in a clinch.
Montoya breaks from the clinch.
Montoya closes the distance and clinches.
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montoyas head.
Montoya misses with some punches.
A short right from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Montoya can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Logan tries to circle away but Montoya has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Montoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan tries to keep at a distance but Montoya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montoya working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Logan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Montoya can turn it around.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Montoya.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan misses with a leg kick.
Logan throws a lazy uppercut
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Logan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Logan.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montoya.
 It looks like Jimmy Logan has been cut.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan drops his hands momentarily and Montoya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya misses with the combination.
Logan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montoya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Logan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montoya scrambles back to his feet.
Logan connects with the punch.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Logan clinches up with Montoya and pushes him back against the cage.
Montoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Logan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Logan against the cage.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Logan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Inigo Montoya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan has had enough of the clinch but Montoya keeps him there for the moment.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montoya misses with a few strikes there.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Montoya throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Montoya.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Montoya duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya lands a nice shot that snaps Logan's head back.
Montoya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Logan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Logan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montoya on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Montoya. Those never looked like landing.
Montoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Logan checks it
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Montoya misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montoya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Montoya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Logan in his tracks.
Montoya misses with an uppercut
and Logan counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Logan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inigo Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Montoya misses.
Logan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan scores with a kick to the body.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montoya stuns Logan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Logan misses its target.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
A nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Logan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Montoya misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Montoya throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
Inigo Montoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Logan back to the cage. Montoya follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan dips to his left and cracks Montoya with an uppercut!
Logan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya lands with a nice body punch.
Logan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya throws a right hand that misses
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Logan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 Montoya is rocked!
Logan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Montoya throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Montoya right on the button. Montoya goes down! Logan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Logan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Logan!
An out of breath Jimmy Logan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Inigo Montoya was interviewed post fight and said 'Inigo Montoya: Who are you?
Man in Black: No one of consequence.
Inigo Montoya: I must know...
Man in Black: Get used to disappointment.
Inigo Montoya: Que.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mimo Mosa (ranked 3662 p4p, 24971 weight class) and Jouka Ahola (ranked 362 p4p, 522 weight class). Mimo Mosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jouka Ahola's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mimo Mosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jouka Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mimo Mosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola wants to counter the offense by Mosa and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ahola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ahola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahola tries to sprawl out of it but Mosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahola has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mosa backing away here, and Ahola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ahola pushes Mosa off but Mosa dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosa advances to full mount.
Ahola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahola is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mosa dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mosa controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mosa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ahola is surviving well by controlling Mosa's body position as best he can.
Poor strikes thrown by Mosa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mosa with a couple of short strikes.
Mosa misses with a head shot.
Ahola tries to hold on but Mosa postures up.
Ahola avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosa goes for an armbar but Ahola turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ahola.
Ahola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mosa is proving hard to escape from.
Mosa pulls Ahola in to control the position.
Mosa 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.
Mosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahola preventing the sweep.
Ahola is looking to stand up but Mosa won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mimo Mosa dominated that round.
That's time! Mosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mosa rushes Ahola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahola gets underhooks to prevent Mosa's takedown attempt.
Ahola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahola misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mosa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mosa tries to pull guard but Ahola forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mosa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ahola is trying to escape back to his feet but Mosa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mosa prevents Ahola from escaping the position.
Ahola trying to remain calm as Mosa controls from the top position.
Mosa is looking to take a break and control but Ahola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ahola, who protects the arm well.
Mosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ahola, who protects the arm well.
Ahola being controlled for a moment.
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.
Mosa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ahola is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mimo Mosa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Swagger (ranked 2513 p4p, 3299 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 246 p4p, 325 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundy with a jab.
It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bundy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Swagger.
Bundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swagger misses with a body shot.
Bundy with the counter takedown but Swagger avoids it easily.
Swagger misses with a body shot
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Swagger.
Swagger tries to land a front kick but Bundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bundy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swagger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundy misses with a right hand
and Swagger counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swagger pinned against the cage. Swagger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger blocks a jab.
Swagger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy throws a counter combo.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spenser Swagger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swagger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bundy dives in and scores a takedown into Swagger's guard.
Bundy cracks Swagger with a solid left hand.
Bundy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spenser Swagger's cut is getting worse.
Bundy won't allow Swagger to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Swagger wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Bundy's hips, looking to push off. But Bundy grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Swagger screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Al Bundy!
A victorious Al Bundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 2020 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Luc Balland (ranked 146 p4p, 168 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luc Balland!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Balland unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Balland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young throws a hook to the side of Balland's head but Balland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balland is looking for the big counter here.
Balland moves away from the strike by Young.
Balland unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balland is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Young with a body shot.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Young misses.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Balland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balland dodges the punch combination from Young.
Balland doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a leg kick
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balland.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Balland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a series of punches but Balland avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Balland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young misses with the combination.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balland!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Young is predictable there
and Balland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young misses with a double jab
and Balland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Balland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balland counters with a stiff right hand.
Balland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balland has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Balland is just out of range.
Young is looking to slow Balland down with leg kicks.
Young tries to bum rush Balland with a series of wild strikes but Balland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Balland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balland appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balland moves away.
Balland avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a right and a left that Balland avoids nicely.
Young misses with a looping right.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Balland unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Balland releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Balland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young throws the left hand but Balland avoids the punch easily.
Young misses with a combination
and Balland counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balland checks a leg kick nicely.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Balland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balland slips a jab from Young.
Balland lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young swings for the body but Balland moves out of range.
Balland instigates a clinch.
Balland misses with a punch on the inside.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balland dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balland counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balland's sensitive parts.
Balland moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Balland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young swinging wildly here.
A low kick lands for Young.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balland rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Balland connects with a knee to the head.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Balland won't allow it.
Balland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Balland scores with a shoulder strike.
Balland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young prevents a body shot from Balland.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Young lunges at Balland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balland's hand.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balland counters with a nice body shot.
Eddie Young is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Balland.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balland moves away.
Balland throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Young with a hook.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young throws an off balance right hand
letting Balland counter with a right hand.
Balland closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balland misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Balland lands with a left to the head.
Luc Balland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Balland lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Young blocking some punches.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Balland.
Balland swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young tries to break the clinch but Balland is controlling the position.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Balland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balland throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
A head punch on the inside from Balland fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Balland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Balland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Balland unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Balland off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Balland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Balland's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young looks to land a combination but Balland avoids it well.
Balland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young misses with a hook. Balland ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young missing with a left hand there. Balland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young lands a nice looking body kick.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balland.
Balland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balland swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a body shot
and Balland counters with a straight right hand.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Balland checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Balland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Balland slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Balland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balland.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
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!
Young throws a leg kick but Balland moved away.
Young misses with a kick to the body
and Balland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a lazy right hand but Balland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to chop away at Balland's legs.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balland has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balland.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young misses with the combination.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Balland counters with a straight right hand.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balland counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Young misses
letting Balland counter with a right hand.
Young misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Balland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balland. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balland lands with a nice body punch.
Balland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young throws out a leg kick but Balland moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young misses with a straight right.
Balland throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Young!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Castro (ranked 1868 p4p, 3525 weight class) and Solomon Striker (ranked 190 p4p, 353 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Striker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Striker won't be happy with that.
Castro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castro is staying tight to Striker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Striker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Striker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Castro is staying tight to Striker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Striker for as long as he can get away with.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is looking for a sweep.
Castro landing strikes.
Castro controlling from side mount.
Castro works to advance to full mount. Striker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Castro content just to control the position here.
Castro'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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Castro.
Striker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castro controlling the position easily from mount.
Castro unloading with bombs!
Castro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Striker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro prevents Striker from getting the reversal.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castro with a couple of short strikes.
Castro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro breaks from Striker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Striker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Striker shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro controlling the position easily from mount.
Castro continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Castro.
Castro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Castro is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Castro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Striker swinging wildly here.
Castro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Striker's guard.
Castro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Striker's guard.
Castro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker has a hand on Castro's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Castro takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
BOOM! Castro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castro controlling from mount.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Striker can do to turn this around?
Castro is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro has control of Striker's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Striker regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Castro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Castro controlling from the full mount.
Castro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Castro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
Castro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Castro!
Marcelo Castro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Solomon Striker stepped up to the mic, saying 'The Fight was rigged. I'm gonna be hUGE'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 1076 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Tim Bird (ranked 138 p4p, 179 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Going Down. Bird comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dragula - Rob Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bird!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird throws a hook but Janowski avoids it easily.
Janowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cant Lose MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Janowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bird has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bird throws the kick towards the body but Janowski avoids it.
Janowski throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Bird checks a leg kick.
Janowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bird doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Janowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janowski.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Janowski's waist but Janowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bird off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Janowski slips a jab from Bird.
Bird cracks Janowski with a good jab.
Janowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bird at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevie Janowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird takes a swing at Janowski's ribcage but misses.
Janowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Janowski takes one on the button.
Janowski throws a front kick that sends Bird stumbling back into the cage.
Janowski throws a series of punches but Bird moves out of range.
Bird scores with a one two! Janowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Bird.
Bird walks into a straight right hand from Janowski.
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!
Janowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Janowski defends it nicely.
Janowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a wild combination.
Janowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bird tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Janowski swivels and escapes.
Stevie Janowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Bird.
Janowski is looking to slow Bird down with leg kicks.
Janowski throws a right and a left that Bird avoids nicely.
Bird blocks a low kick nicely.
Janowski works over Bird's head and body with a nice combination.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Janowski had a free shot at his head there.
Janowski lands a jab.
Janowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bird.
Janowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bird throws a solid leg kick but Janowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bird.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janowski.
Janowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bird's corner calls for a 1-2. Bird obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bird gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Janowski.
Janowski misses with a body shot
letting Bird counter with a right hand.
Bird tries to clinch but Janowski moves out of range.
No joy there for Janowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bird is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Janowski misses with a straight left.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird misses with a looping left.
Bird rushes Janowski and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Janowski.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janowski's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries for a takedown. No joy.
Janowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janowski.
Bird has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Janowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Janowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tim Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janowski throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Bird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Janowski digs a good hook to Bird's body.
Janowski with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski misses with a hook. Bird ducked under it nicely.
Bird misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Janowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bird or perhaps it was just good defense by Janowski, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Janowski looks to land a combination but Bird avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Bird.
Janowski works Bird's body with a nice hook.
Janowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janowski.
Stevie Janowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird lands a jab to Janowski's midsection.
Janowski throws out a powerful jab.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janowski.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Nice cross by Bird.
Bird works the jab nicely.
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janowski.
Bird scores with a head kick. Janowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird shoots in but no luck this time.
Bird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janowski is looking for a counter combo.
Janowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Janowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Bird in the body.
Bird tries to clinch but Janowski is having none of it.
Bird connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Janowski as he connects with a hook.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird doesn't manage to clinch there - Janowski circles away.
Janowski tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Janowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bird.
Good standup being displayed there by Bird as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird clinches.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Janowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Janowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bird cracks a nice hook into Janowski's ribs.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Janowski thumps Bird with a low kick.
Bird feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Janowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Janowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird moves out of range of the leg kick from Janowski.
Bird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Janowski finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janowski. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird avoids the body shot from Janowski.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
Bird throws a head kick but Janowski moves out of range.
Bird tests Janowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Janowski does no damage.
Janowski misses with a wild combination.
Bird cracks Janowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses the jab.
Stevie Janowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Janowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Janowski connects with a body shot that sends Bird's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird stuns Janowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bird blocks a leg kick.
Janowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bird misses with a low kick.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird catches Janowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Janowski pinned against the cage. Janowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stevie Janowski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janowski lands a slapping body shot.
Bird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janowski throws a big counter combination but Bird scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Janowski cracks Bird with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Janowski lands a head shot.
Bird checks a leg kick nicely.
Janowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bird keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bird scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Janowski doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird catches Janowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Janowski.
Janowski needs to keep his hands up - Bird had a free shot at his head there.
 Janowski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Bird ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Janowski clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Bird!
A victorious Tim Bird thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Vogels (ranked 2941 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 359 p4p, 259 weight class). Oscar Vogels 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings for the body but Vogels moves out of range.
Vogels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vogels throws an off balance right hand
and Vogels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Vogels misses its target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Vogels.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vogels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Vogels's defenses.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Vogels counters with a big uppercut that knocks Cruz off his feet! Vogels dives into side control looking to finish!
Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogels tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz wants to control but Vogels postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is trying to control Vogels's posture but Vogels avoids it.
Vogels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vogels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vogels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
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.
Vogels wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Vogels is trying to work for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Vogels is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Cruz is pressing down on Vogels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vogels stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Vogels wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vogels tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Vogels is working hard here to advance position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vogels slips under a jab from Cruz.
Vogels throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Vogels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vogels - just one landing.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Vogels finish him?
Vogels lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cruz tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Vogels!
Oscar Vogels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mendez (ranked 1072 p4p, 1436 weight class) and Marcel Clay (ranked 117 p4p, 149 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Clay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez lands a left and a right that sends Clay crashing to the canvas! Mendez dives into mount looking to finish!
Clay is rocked!
It looks like Marcel Clay has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay wants to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.
Clay is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?
Clay reaches up and holds on to Mendez to control the position.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooh a big shot lands for Mendez! Clay is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Mendez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 358 p4p, 869 weight class) and Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 51 p4p, 113 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. Jeffrey Tucker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock throws a nice looking combination but Tucker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babcock throws a combination that misses
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Babcock connects with a right hand. Tucker shakes it off.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker cracks Babcock on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Babcock falls backwards against the cage. Tucker follows up with more strikes that drop Babcock to his knees. Tucker keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Babcock! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Tucker!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 353 p4p, 495 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 55 p4p, 77 weight class). Elwyn Donal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Donal.
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Donal misses with a hook
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Donal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donal misses with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donal looks to throw a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donal misses with a body punch
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donal misses with a hook.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal lands with a cross.
Donal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donal misses with a body kick.
Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donal with a body shot.
Donal misses the body punch
and Ferguson counters with a good low kick that Donal was not able to check.
Ferguson tries to move into range but Donal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab from Donal.
Donal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferguson checks a leg kick.
Donal tries to land a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Donal. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donal swings widly with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with an inside leg kick.
Donal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferguson on the side of the head.
Donal misses with a body kick.
Donal thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with a hook
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donal misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Donal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferguson doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Niall Ferguson's cut even more.
Donal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donal with a body shot.
Donal lands a right hook to the body.
Donal misses with a body kick.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Donal.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Donal finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferguson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elwyn Donal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Donal.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donal.
Donal connects with a body shot.
Donal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donal throws a push kick but Ferguson slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Donal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick from Donal, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donal lands with a right hand.
Donal throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donal swings widly with a right hand
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Donal throws a leg kick
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donal scores with a kick to the body.
Donal looks to throw a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a head kick that drops Donal to the mat! Donal scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donal sends Ferguson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Donal is motioning to the referee to let Ferguson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ferguson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferguson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donal - the referee stops the clock and Ferguson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donal. Ferguson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Donal finish him?
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Donal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferguson seems to have recovered his senses.
Donal cracks Ferguson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ferguson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Donal finish him?
The cut above Niall Ferguson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donal closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Ferguson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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