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NYF 96: Carter vs River II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salter JR (ranked 3585 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Aaron Lyle (ranked 308 p4p, 305 weight class). Aaron Lyle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salter JR's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Salter JR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lyle misses.
JR defending well as Lyle loads up on a big left hand.
Lyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. JR sees it coming and avoids it easily.
JR tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyle misses with a left hand
and JR counters with a lovely straight right hand!
JR forces Lyle back against the cage and clinches.
Lyle'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.
JR has a couple of punches blocked by Lyle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JR changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lyle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lyle lands a glancing blow to the side of JR's head.
JR has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grapple in the buildup to the fight.
JR closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JR not landing any meaningful shots this time.
JR moves nicely into side control.
JR grinds an elbow into Lyle's temple.
JR cracks Lyle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
JR looks up at the clock and then as Lyle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, JR smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
JR has an Americana. Lyle didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! JR is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if JR hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Salter JR!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 2087 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 179 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benjamin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris slips under a jab.
Holt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris staying out of range there.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris.
Holt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Holt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a right and a left that Holt avoids nicely.
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holt avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
Holt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris feints and as Holt raises his hands in defense, Harris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Harris won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Holt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harris has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Holt throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Holt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Holt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harris is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holt avoids the body shot from Harris.
Holt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
letting Holt counter with a right hand.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt blocks a head kick by Harris.
Benjamin Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Holt counters with a left to the body.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Holt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris lands a high kick!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris throws a head kick but Holt moves out of range.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Holt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a hook but Holt blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holt backs up against the cage.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Holt looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holt scores with a body shot.
Holt throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a one two! Holt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Holt is rocked!
 It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris shoots and misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Holt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Holt's torso.
Donk. Harris catches Holt right on the button with a cross.
Holt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Holt counters with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Holt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Holt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Holt counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holt.
Holt connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Holt swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Holt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holt misses with a straight right.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris feinted with a counter takedown.
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Holt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Benjamin Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Holt has his hands clasped together around Harris's back. He's all about the action.
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Holt stuffs the takedown.
Holt swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Holt counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris tries to bum rush Holt with a series of wild strikes but Holt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Holt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Holt's head back.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Holt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Holt to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
A little jabbing left from Holt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holt misses the shot to the body.
Holt throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a combination
and Holt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holt connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Harris catches Holt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holt counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Holt.
Holt cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holt jabs at Harris's body.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that Holt avoids nicely.
Harris tries to land a body kick
and Holt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holt cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Holt saw that one coming.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holt loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Benjamin Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sam Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holt catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benjamin Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Holt's head.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holt's hands.
Holt scores with a jab.
Holt takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holt as he jumps to the side.
Holt looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Harris!
A relieved looking Benjamin Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 2627 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Dylan Jacobson Ill (ranked 224 p4p, 173 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Jacobson Ill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman loads up on a big right hand but Jacobson Ill slips the punch.
Pacman throws the left hand but Jacobson Ill avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Pacman misses.
We've been told by Pacman's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacman, as that shot connected.
Pacman needs to keep his hands up - Jacobson Ill had a free shot at his head there.
Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacman scores with a sloppy right hand. Jacobson Ill should have avoided that one.
Jacobson Ill ducks under a wild hook from Pacman.
Pacman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobson Ill.
Pacman throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacman misses the shot to the body.
Jacobson Ill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pacman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jacobson Ill connects with a right hand. Pacman shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson Ill misses with a hook. Pacman ducked under it nicely.
Pacman throws out a loose jab but Jacobson Ill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pacman misses.
Pacman walks into a jab.
Pacman throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson Ill's shoulder, as Jacobson Ill tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacobson Ill! But no joy.
A slow jab from Pacman misses its intended target.
Pacman misses with an uppercut. Jacobson Ill saw that one coming.
It seemed like Jacobson Ill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacman throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson Ill's shoulder, as Jacobson Ill tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobson Ill takes one to the chin there.
Pacman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacman throws a hook to the side of Jacobson Ill's head but Jacobson Ill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobson Ill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacman throws a lazy right hand but Jacobson Ill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobson Ill scores with a leg kick.
Pacman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Money Pacman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacman throws a hook but Jacobson Ill avoids it easily.
Jacobson Ill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Jacobson Ill misses its intended target.
Jacobson Ill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobson Ill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobson Ill.
Jacobson Ill stuns Pacman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacman scores with a nice head shot.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobson Ill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacobson Ill moves out of range as Pacman strikes.
Pacman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jacobson Ill is rocked!
Pacman fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jacobson Ill to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jacobson Ill looks to clinch but Pacman throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jacobson Ill taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Money Pacman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2061 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 244 p4p, 264 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miocic's choice of entrance music: God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miocic takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Miocic misses with a hook.
Miocic walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
We've been told by Jacobson's head coaches at Slobos Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Miocic ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobson as Miocic shoots in.
Jacobson scores with a jab. Miocic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jacobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miocic on the side of the head.
Miocic 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.
Miocic moves into the clinch successfully.
Miocic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jacobson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jacobson manages to break the clinch.
Jacobson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Marshall Jacobson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miocic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacobson is fending him off so far but Miocic persists. Nope, Jacobson circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshall Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Miocic.
Miocic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Miocic doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miocic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacobson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miocic manages to circle out of the way.
Jacobson slaps away a takedown attempt from Miocic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miocic rushes Jacobson and presses him up against the cage.
Miocic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miocic has picked Jacobson up - he's going for a ride! Miocic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jacobson tries to get to full guard but Miocic has control of the leg.
Miocic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic working the head and body with strikes.
Miocic thows a huge punch but Jacobson dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Miocic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobson is looking to control Miocic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacobson avoid being mounted?
Miocic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jacobson sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Miocic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobson keeps working.
Miocic trying to pass the guard but Jacobson defending well.
Miocic is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacobson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miocic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miocic trying to control the action but Jacobson is working from the bottom.
Miocic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miocic is working for a kimura but Jacobson is defending it quite comfortably.
Miocic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jacobson is just riding it out for now. Miocic eventually gives up the hold.
Jacobson is trying to maintain the position but Miocic is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miocic thows a huge punch but Jacobson dodges it nicely.
Miocic prevents Jacobson from improving his position.
Miocic is nestled in close to Jacobson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miocic is keen to just control but Jacobson is a slippery customer.
Miocic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miocic on the ground.
Miocic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jacobson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Miocic has cracked it and Jacobson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Miocic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Miocic!
A very excited looking Jon Miocic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 739 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 88 p4p, 241 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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2 - 3 - 0 |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tawake with a nice cross.
Tawake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tawake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tawake tries to clinch up.
Tawake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Westen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tawake.
Westen misses with an uppercut. Tawake saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Tawake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tawake is looking to clinch but Westen is avoiding it.
Tawake misses the shot to the body.
Westen scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
Tawake throws a front kick that sends Westen stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westen misses with a wild body shot.
Tawake throws a leg kick
and Westen counters with a nice leg kick.
Westen moves out of range of the strikes.
Westen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Tawake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tawake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Westen at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Tawake.
Westen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen throws a hook to the side of Tawake's head but Tawake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Westen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tawake.
Tawake throws a series of punches but Westen avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Tawake's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Westen throws a looping overhand right but Tawake ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Tawake.
Westen throws a lazy right hand but Tawake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tawake tries to clinch there but Westen circles away.
Westen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Westen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tawake wants to clinch up but Westen keeps it at a distance.
Westen ducks under a wild hook from Tawake.
Westen tries to clinch but Tawake is having none of it.
Westen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake catches Westen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Tawake.
Westen looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Westen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawake throws out the jab.
Westen blocks a jab.
Westen avoids the body shot from Tawake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westen! But no joy.
Westen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake misses with a looping left.
Westen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Westen misses.
Tawake throws a right and a left that Westen avoids nicely.
Tawake slips under a jab from Westen.
Tawake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Westen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tawake.
Tawake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Westen at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tawake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Tawake misses the target.
Westen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Westen misses with a wild combination.
Tawake moves out of range as Westen strikes.
Tawake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Westen defending well as Tawake loads up on a big left hand.
Westen moves out of range as Tawake throws a body kick.
Tawake jabs at Westen's body.
Tawake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tawake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Westen misses with a wild body shot.
Westen scores with a hook to the body. Tawake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tawake slips a straight right by Westen.
Westen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tawake there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westen misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tawake throws a hook to the side of Westen's head but Westen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Tawake tenderised Westen's leg. Westen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Westen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tawake moves out of range of the body kick.
Tawake scores with a punch to the head.
Tawake lands a nice shot to the body.
Tawake tries to bum rush Westen with a series of wild strikes but Westen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tawake throws a body shot but no joy.
Westen throws out a counter right but Tawake avoids it with no problem.
Tawake works Westen's body with a nice hook.
Westen misses with a straight left.
Tawake takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Westen fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isoa Tawake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Westen throws a shot from downtown. Tawake moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Westen.
Tawake misses with a straight left.
Westen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tawake throws a chopping leg kick but Westen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
letting Westen counter with a right hand.
Tawake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen.
Tawake misses with a wild combination.
Westen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Tawake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Westen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tawake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tawake misses the shot to the body.
Westen throws out a counter right but Tawake avoids it with no problem.
Tawake throws a hook but Westen avoids it easily.
Tawake throws a body punch but Westen moves out of range.
Tawake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake is looking to clinch.
Westen throws a front kick that sends Tawake stumbling back into the cage.
Westen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Westen throws a looping overhand right but Tawake ducks down to avoid it.
Tawake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westen can do to turn this around?
Westen misses with an uppercut. Tawake saw that one coming.
Donk. Westen catches Tawake right on the button with a cross.
Isoa Tawake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Westen misses with a looping right.
Tawake throws a lazy right hand but Westen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Westen misses with a hook.
Tawake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tawake closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westen.
Tawake taking a breather.
Westen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tawake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tawake misses with a body punch.
Westen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tawake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Westen's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Westen scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tawake throws an elbow but misses.
Westen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tawake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tawake lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Westen.
Westen has a couple of punches blocked by Tawake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tawake.
Westen lands an uppercut.
Westen blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Westen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tawake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westen blocks it with crossed arms.
Tawake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tawake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tawake.
Westen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westen.
Tawake missing with knees to the body.
Tawake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Westen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tawake backwards.
Tawake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westen lands a nice shot to the body.
Westen working aggressively here.
Westen misses with some punches.
Westen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Westen.
Tawake misses with a punch on the inside.
Westen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Westen's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Westen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tawake throws an elbow but it misses.
Westen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tawake backwards.
Westen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Westen scores with a shot to the side of Tawake's head.
 Tawake is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Tawake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tawake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westen.
Westen lands a body punch.
A short right from Westen on the inside.
Westen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tawake with a big uppercut! Tawake tries to clinch up but Westen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tawake to the mat! Tawake covers up and Westen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Braun Westen!
An out of breath Braun Westen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 615 p4p, 785 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 86 p4p, 111 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chase's choice of entrance music: Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
213
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a hook but Kramer avoids it easily.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Chase.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Kramer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chase!
Kramer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chase rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kramer's guard! Nice work there by Chase!
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase is in close to Kramer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Chase working some strikes from top position.
Kramer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chase in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kramer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kramer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chase avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chase lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chase lands a couple of elbows.
Kramer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chase is aware though and is defending well.
Chase with a nice head shot there.
Kramer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chase gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chase wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Kramer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kramer working for a triangle but Chase defends it easily.
Chase is working Kramer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chase defends it easily.
Chase missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chase wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Chase is working Kramer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chase stands up over Kramer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chase must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chase avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chase throwing strikes but missing.
Kramer working for submissions but it's allowed Chase to get to half guard.
Chase looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kramer is staying active underneath Chase, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer looking for submissions off his back.
Chase slips a nice elbow through Kramer's hands, connecting with Kramer's forehead.
Kramer wants to get back to full guard.
Kramer taking some punishment here, with Chase in his half guard.
Chase lands strikes from half guard.
Kramer is rocked!
Kramer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh Kramer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kramer is looking to improve his position.
Kramer seems to have got his legs back now.
Kramer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chase pulls his head out easily.
Kramer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Chase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chase controlling the action here.
Chase drops an elbow to the side of Kramer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase trying to control from half guard but Kramer is working away.
Chase is nestled in close to Kramer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chase is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kramer wants to improve his position but Chase is controlling well.
Chase lands with a punch from half guard.
Chase lands a big elbow - Kramer is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chase!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Chase!
Danny Chase seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mae Joon (ranked 1538 p4p, 1747 weight class) and Colin Nox (ranked 151 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nox's choice of entrance music: Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nox throws a head kick that misses
and Joon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Joon lands.
Nox misses with a wild combination.
Nox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joon dodges the punch combination from Nox.
A little feinted left hand from Joon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Nox moves away from the strike by Joon.
Nox throws a head kick that misses
and Joon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nox thinking.
Joon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nox.
Joon missing with a left hand there. Nox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Nox manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox swinging wildly here.
Joon misses with a straight right.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Joon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nox.
Joon throws a jab when Nox was well out of range.
Colin Nox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nox misses with a series of wild punches.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nox manages to avoid it.
Nox looks to land a right hand but Joon moved out of range.
Joon is looking to counter punch.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Nox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Joon counter with a right hand.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Nox ducks down to avoid it.
Nox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Nox feints the counter takedown.
Joon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nox.
No joy there for Nox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joon throws out the jab.
Nox avoids the body shot from Joon.
Joon lands a jab to Nox's midsection.
Nox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Nox looks for the body kick but Joon saw that one coming.
Joon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nox misses with a combination
and Joon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joon scores with a nice right hand.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Nox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nox throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Nox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nox.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joon, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Nox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joon punishes Nox's body with a nice straight punch.
Joon blocks a head kick by Nox.
Joon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joon throws a body punch but Nox moves out of range.
Nox misses with a two punch combination.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon connects with a right hand. Nox shakes it off.
Joon lands a body shot.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Nox should have avoided that one.
Joon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joon drops his hands momentarily and Nox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joon misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nox. Joon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joon.
Nox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joon thuds a left hand into Nox's body.
Nox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Nox misses.
Joon lands with a right hand.
Nox misses with a few strikes there.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joon moves away from the strike by Nox.
Nox tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nox was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Nox throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nox fails to land with a series of punches.
Nox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Sloppy strikes from Nox. Those never looked like landing.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nox. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon dominated that round.
That's time! Joon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Joon finds it's way through Nox's defenses.
Nox tries to bum rush Joon with a series of wild strikes but Joon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joon blocks a head kick by Nox.
Nox misses with a kick to the body.
Joon misses with a looping left.
Joon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joon.
Nox misses with a looping left.
Nox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nox is just out of range.
Nox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joon moves away.
Nox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Nox is out of range.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joon throws a shot to the body.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Nox's head but Nox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joon catches Nox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colin Nox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nox can do to turn this around?
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Nox misses with a double jab.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Joon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nox.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joon swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Nox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joon defends it well.
Nox missing with a left hand there. Joon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Joon has got the better of the exchanges.
Nox misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Joon misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon connects with a right hand. Nox shakes it off.
Nox avoids the body shot from Joon.
Nox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nox misses.
Mae Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nox is breathing heavily.
Joon scores with a jab to the body.
Joon misses with a straight right.
Joon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nox throws a body kick that misses
and Joon counters with a straight right hand.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joon defends it well.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nox.
Joon lands a jab to Nox's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Nox. Those never looked like landing.
Joon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nox misses with a two punch combination.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joon.
Joon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
A punch combination from Nox misses.
Nox misses with a wild combination.
Nox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Nox swinging wildly here.
Nox looks to land a combination but Joon avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Nox is out of range.
Nox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joon defends it well.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joon defends it well.
Joon avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nox.
Nox misses with the combination.
Joon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joon scores with a jab. Nox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nox avoids the body shot from Joon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nox fails to land with a series of punches.
Nox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Nox. Those never looked like landing.
Nox fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon dominated that second round.
That's time! Joon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nox misses the shot to the body.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon throws a body punch but Nox moves out of range.
Nox moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Joon catches Nox right on the button with a cross.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nox is just out of range.
Nox swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
Joon lands with a nice body punch.
Nox ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon works the jab nicely.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
A punch combination from Nox misses.
Nox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nox avoids the body shot from Joon.
Nox throws a sloppy head kick and Joon moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Joon misses its target.
Nox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nox manages to avoid it.
Joon catches Nox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joon scores with a decent looking hook.
Nox throws a body shot but no joy.
Nox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Joon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Joon with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Nox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nox throws a series of punches but Joon moves out of range.
It looked like Joon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nox.
Joon takes a swing at Nox's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon misses with a body shot.
Nox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nox tries to bum rush Joon with a series of wild strikes but Joon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Joon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nox.
Nox throws a series of punches but Joon moves out of range.
Nox connects with a nice looking jab.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Nox moved out of range nicely.
Nox misses the jab.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Nox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joon defends it well.
Nox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Nox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joon connects with a body shot.
Nox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Joon cracks Nox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nox misses.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Nox saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joon. Nox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nox manages to avoid it.
Nox is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Nox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nox throws a shot to the body.
Joon lands with a cross.
A jab from Joon misses.
Nox throws a body kick that misses.
Nox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nox misses with a wild combination.
Joon connects with the punch.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nox's hands.
Nox throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nox moves away.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nox was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Joon throws a body punch but Nox moves out of range.
Nox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mae Joon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joon ducks under a wild hook from Nox.
Nox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Joon lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Joon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nox doesn't seem phased though.
Joon ducks under a wild hook from Nox.
It looked like Joon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nox.
Joon swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Colin Nox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joon circles away quickly and effectively.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mae Joon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joon 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mae Joon!
Mae Joon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 592 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 81 p4p, 179 weight class). Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. 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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169
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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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuzo scores with a hook.
Kakuzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kakuzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakuzo misses with an uppercut.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia moves out of range as Kakuzo throws a body kick.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Kakuzo's head but Kakuzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia defending well as Kakuzo loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kakuzo misses with an uppercut.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakuzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Kakuzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakuzo takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Kakuzo misses.
Kakuzo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kakuzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Kakuzo is looking to clinch.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Kakuzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kakuzo tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia swings for the body but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Kakuzo lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Kakuzo scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kakuzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kakuzo.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Kakuzo moved out of range nicely.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo misses with a looping left.
Garcia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kakuzo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakuzo throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kakuzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia prevents Kakuzo from improving his position.
Kakuzo is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia wants to control but Kakuzo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kakuzo is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kakuzo wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Kakuzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Garcia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Nakagome Kakuzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakuzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kakuzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakuzo misses the jab.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo slips under a jab.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakuzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kakuzo looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kakuzo misses with a head kick.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Kakuzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kakuzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakuzo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kakuzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Kakuzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia clobbers Kakuzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kakuzo's head backwards.
Garcia throws a jab when Kakuzo was well out of range.
Kakuzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kakuzo connects with a high kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia misses the jab.
Kakuzo tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Kakuzo moved out of range.
Kakuzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kakuzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Kakuzo scores with a body shot.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakuzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakuzo.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakuzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Kakuzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Kakuzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Kakuzo finds it's target.
Garcia misses with a hook. Kakuzo ducked under it nicely.
Kakuzo looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kakuzo momentarily.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kakuzo moves away and avoids it.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakuzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Kakuzo didn't see that one coming.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia cracks Kakuzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Kakuzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Kakuzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and Kakuzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakagome Kakuzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Kakuzo defends easily.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kakuzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Kakuzo misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Kakuzo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kakuzo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kakuzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kakuzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kakuzo stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakuzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kakuzo landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakuzo is posturing up here but Garcia has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kakuzo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kakuzo has to tap! Slick submission there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 110 p4p, 436 weight class) and Bobojo Makoba (ranked 14 p4p, 56 weight class). Van Kerckhoven comes to the cage accompanied by Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix). Makoba has chosen Zilbacore 2097 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobojo Makoba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kerckhoven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Bobojo Makoba has been cut.
Van Kerckhoven throws a big shot that misses.
Makoba lands a jab.
Makoba connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kerckhoven slips under a jab.
Van Kerckhoven jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Makoba clinches up with Van Kerckhoven and pushes him back against the cage.
Makoba prevents a body shot from Van Kerckhoven.
Makoba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Kerckhoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Kerckhoven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makoba misses with a left hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makoba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Kerckhoven's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makoba looks to land a body kick but Van Kerckhoven moved away.
Makoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Kerckhoven jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Kerckhoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makoba can pounce on him.
Makoba misses the jab.
Makoba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Makoba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Kerckhoven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makoba misses with a jab to the body
and Van Kerckhoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makoba scores with a kick to the body.
Makoba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Kerckhoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makoba - the referee stops the clock and Van Kerckhoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makoba. Van Kerckhoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Makoba with a nice calf kick.
Makoba wants to clinch up but Van Kerckhoven keeps it at a distance.
It appears Van Kerckhoven was looking to counter with a kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoba swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makoba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makoba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Kerckhoven on the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makoba throws a lazy body kick
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Makoba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a kick to the body.
Makoba misses with a kick to the body
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a low kick, right behind Makoba 's knee.
Makoba looks winded!
Van Kerckhoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makoba misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoba misses with a low kick.
Van Kerckhoven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makoba at a distance.
Makoba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Makoba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Kerckhoven ducks under a wild hook from Makoba.
Van Kerckhoven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bobojo Makoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makoba throws a push kick but Van Kerckhoven slaps the foot to one side.
Makoba throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kerckhoven. That's going to slow Makoba down.
Van Kerckhoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makoba.
Van Kerckhoven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Kerckhoven keeps the fight on the outside.
Makoba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Kerckhoven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makoba.
And Van Kerckhoven counters with a quick kick to the body but Makoba blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven lands a front kick.
Van Kerckhoven throws the kick towards the body but Makoba avoids it.
Makoba tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Kerckhoven is wise to it.
Makoba forces Van Kerckhoven back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kerckhoven gets through Makoba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makoba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makoba tries to work over Van Kerckhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Kerckhoven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makoba has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makoba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Kerckhoven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Bobojo Makoba's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makoba throws a body kick that misses.
Makoba is looking to score with low kicks.
Makoba swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a good low kick that Makoba was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobojo Makoba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobojo Makoba's cut.
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.
Van Kerckhoven keeps Makoba at a distance using the push kick.
Makoba throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a crisp one two that drops Makoba! Van Kerckhoven thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Makoba to his feet! Makoba is in big trouble!
Makoba wants to clinch but Van Kerckhoven slips to the side
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a huge left! Makoba is in big trouble! He's backing up but Van Kerckhoven isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Makoba from any more damage. A dominating finish by Van Kerckhoven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
Patrick Van Kerckhoven retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Patrick Van Kerckhoven 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carter (ranked 363 p4p, 294 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 41 p4p, 34 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with “Shipping up to Boston” Dropkick Murphy’s blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from River misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
River misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from River misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River with a jab.
It looks like Ian Carter has been cut.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a jab to the body
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for River.
River digs a good hook to Carter's body.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River misses with a jab to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter throws a big counter combination but River scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter works on River's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River blocking some punches.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
River is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
River misses with a shot to the body
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
River tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
River lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River looking to stall.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
River tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Carter's cut.
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.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
River wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from River.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River.
River misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
River is rocked!
River misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a crisp right hand that drops River! Carter lets River back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
Carter avoids the body shot from River.
Carter throws a big counter combination but River scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Carter counters with a crisp right that sends River to the canvas! Carter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Carter!
Ian Carter retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Ian Carter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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