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NYF Fight Night 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rivera (ranked 2456 p4p, 24790 weight class) and Draymond Green (ranked 210 p4p, 369 weight class). Antonio Rivera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Draymond Green's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draymond Green!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rivera prevents Green from improving his position.
Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rivera is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rivera controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Green doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Green wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy.
Rivera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rivera trying to advance position but Green counters by regaining guard.
Green keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
Rivera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rivera is working for a submission of some sort.
Green tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Rivera trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Rivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well.
Rivera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rivera lands a couple of elbows.
Rivera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Rivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rivera looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Green's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Green's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Rivera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rivera controlling the pace.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control the pace.
Green is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well.
Antonio Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivera.
Green is positioning himself well to prevent Rivera advancing to mount.
Rivera prevents Green from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draymond Green.
Green moves to clinch but Rivera breaks away
and Rivera counters with a shoot takedown. Green fights it but they end up in guard.
Green keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Rivera prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Rivera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rivera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Green for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rivera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Rivera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera being controlled here, momentarily.
Rivera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green wants to stand but Rivera is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rivera dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera scores with a takedown into Green's guard.
Rivera sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Green is trying to control the position but Rivera postures up.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera passes into half guard.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Rivera is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rivera seems content to control.
Rivera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Green is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Green is trying to stand back up but Rivera is controlling him
Green tries to roll over but Rivera keeps him under control.
Rivera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Green is looking to control Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Rivera is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to roll over but Rivera keeps him under control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivera feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Rivera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivera prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Rivera forces his way into half guard.
Green is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
Rivera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Rivera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Green has managed to free his arm - good work.
Green tries to roll over but Rivera keeps him under control.
Antonio Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draymond Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Rivera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Alvarez (ranked 3134 p4p, 2411 weight class) and Nikolas Conner (ranked 258 p4p, 205 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose Yourself. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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144
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner with a nice calf kick.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conner's waist but Conner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Conner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Conner lands.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conner.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Conner gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Conner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conner has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner slows down the pace here.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conner defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conner counters with an outside leg kick.
Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Conner tries to tie him up.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands an uppercut.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner working aggressively here.
Conner tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Conner.
Alvarez'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.
Conner being controlled against the cage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Conner.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conner has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conner stalls.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Conner dominated that round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Conner sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Conner's body.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Conner counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Charles Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Conner has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Alvarez backs off Conner throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Conner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
Conner moves into the clinch.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
A short right from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants a takedown but no success here.
Conner prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner scores a nice knee to the body.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Conner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conner has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Conner's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Conner working aggressively here.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner looking to slow down the pace here.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Conner misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Conner tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Conner into the cage.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Conner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conner lands an uppercut.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
Nikolas Conner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conner working aggressively here.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Come on Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez tries to work over Conner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez lands a right hand.
Conner has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Conner has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Alvarez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez slips nicely into half guard.
Alvarez working over Conner with some ground and pound. Conner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarez passes to full mount!
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conner scoring well with a low kick there.
Conner scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Conner. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Conner stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conner is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Conner circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conner sprawls well. Conner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Conner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Conner.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Conner leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Alvarez is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Conner tries to tie him up.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Conner has the dominant position.
Conner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conner taking a breather.
A short left from Alvarez.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conner lands a shoulder strike.
Conner cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Conner lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Conner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Conner with a knee to the head.
Charles Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 It looks like Charles Alvarez has been cut.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the cage.
Come on Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the cage.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conner pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Conner into the cage.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikolas Conner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conner is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolas Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolas Conner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Yergin (ranked 2405 p4p, 3736 weight class) and Afonso Mendes (ranked 258 p4p, 374 weight class). Daniel Yergin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Yergin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Afonso Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes closes the distance and pushes Yergin back into the cage.
Yergin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yergin jumps guard and drags Mendes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yergin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendes throwing strikes but missing.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
Yergin is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yergin is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yergin wants to get back to full guard but Mendes has passed into side control.
Mendes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yergin is looking to reverse the position.
Yergin wants to control but Mendes postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yergin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yergin!
Mendes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yergin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mendes looking to control but Yergin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yergin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yergin wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Yergin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yergin can't escape the position.
Yergin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mendes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yergin suckers Mendes into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Yergin is now in Mendes's guard!
Yergin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yergin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yergin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yergin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yergin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yergin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yergin cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Yergin postures up.
Yergin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yergin cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
Yergin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yergin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Yergin from controlling successfully.
Yergin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yergin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yergin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Mendes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yergin is working Mendes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yergin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mendes is looking to regain half guard here but Yergin keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mendes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yergin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mendes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yergin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Mendes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yergin connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Yergin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendes throws a leg kick
and Yergin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendes's guard.
Yergin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Yergin from controlling successfully.
Yergin with a nice head shot there.
Yergin postures up and lands a big shot to Mendes's brow.
Yergin trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Yergin lands a couple of elbows.
Mendes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yergin defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yergin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendes's head.
Yergin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Yergin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yergin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Yergin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendes gets full guard.
Yergin landing with the ground and pound.
Yergin wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Yergin controlling him for the moment.
Yergin with a nice head shot there.
Yergin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yergin advances to half guard.
Yergin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yergin working Mendes over with strikes.
Yergin wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
Yergin trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Yergin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yergin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Daniel Yergin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yergin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendes is in trouble now - Yergin has advanced to mount!
Yergin raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Yergin landing shots from mount.
Yergin with the ground and pound from mount.
Mendes can't escape the position.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Yergin! Mendes is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Yergin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wolfric Moon (ranked 2372 p4p, 25397 weight class) and Mathew Nielsen (ranked 246 p4p, 464 weight class). Moon comes to the cage accompanied by Bilmuri - Talkin' 2 UR Ghost. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfric Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathew Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nielsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moon drops Nielsen with a beautiful combination! Nielsen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moon is looking for the KO!
 Nielsen is rocked!
 It looks like Mathew Nielsen has been cut.
Nielsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moon throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen shoots in for a takedown but Moon shows good takedown defense.
Moon pushes Nielsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Moon throws an elbow that misses.
Nielsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moon lands a right hook to the body.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Moon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nielsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Moon lands with an overhand left.
Moon lands a lovely overhand right.
Moon connects with a crisp jab.
Moon feints and then cracks Nielsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielsen down.
Nielsen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon lands with a nice body punch.
Nielsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wolfric Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon connects with a single shot there.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Nielsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Moon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Nielsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Nielsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moon jabs Nielsen right on the nose. Nielsen blinks but takes it well.
Nielsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nielsen loses concentration momentarily and Moon pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Nielsen crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Moon finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wolfric Moon!
During a confident post fight interview, Wolfric Moon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Robins (ranked 778 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Swinzey Mckinney (ranked 71 p4p, 143 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Robins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Swinzey Mckinney!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robins scores with a head kick.
It looks like Swinzey Mckinney has been cut.
Robins throws a body kick that misses
and Mckinney counters with a three punch combo that has Robins backing up. Robins nods at Mckinney to acknowledge the strikes.
Mckinney connects with a body shot.
Whack! Robins lands a heavy head kick that drops Mckinney. The ref tackles Robins to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mckinney was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Robins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tony Robins waved his t-shirt featuring BANZAI NUTRITION's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Cifaretto (ranked 2084 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 250 p4p, 267 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Cifaretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cifaretto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rotiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cifaretto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rotiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rotiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cifaretto throws a hook but Rotiz blocks it.
Rotiz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown but Cifaretto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cifaretto swinging wildly here.
Rotiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cifaretto circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cifaretto has time to react.
Cifaretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotiz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rotiz.
Cifaretto wants to get back to his feet but Rotiz drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifaretto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rotiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cifaretto defending well though.
Rotiz trying to control the action but Cifaretto is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cifaretto wants to get back to his feet.
Rotiz throwing shots but Cifaretto is blocking nicely.
Rotiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rotiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cifaretto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cifaretto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rotiz working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cifaretto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotiz pulls his head out easily.
Rotiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cifaretto wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rotiz connects with a nice short shot to Cifaretto's temple.
Cifaretto wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Rotiz there.
Rotiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rotiz slips a nice elbow through Cifaretto's hands, connecting with Cifaretto's forehead.
Cifaretto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rotiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Cifaretto is rocked!
Rotiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cifaretto defending well though.
Rotiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cifaretto is trying to stand up here but Rotiz is controlling him well.
Cifaretto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto has hold of Rotiz's hands but Rotiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rotiz drops an elbow to the side of Cifaretto's head.
Oh Cifaretto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotiz working over Cifaretto with some ground and pound. Cifaretto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cifaretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Cifaretto manages to get to full guard.
Cifaretto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cifaretto seems to have got his legs back now.
Rotiz wants to pass the guard but Cifaretto is keeping the position.
Rotiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rotiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rotiz stands up over Cifaretto, holding on to his feet. Rotiz throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Cifaretto is out cold! Rotiz lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toti Rotiz!
After the fight, Toti Rotiz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bingus Khan (ranked 1553 p4p, 3566 weight class) and Marcelo Livingston (ranked 183 p4p, 359 weight class). Bingus Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bingus Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Livingston!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Marcelo Livingston has been cut.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Livingston sprawling to the canvas! Livingston rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khan finish him?!
Livingston is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Livingston head around and knocks him out cold! Khan hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bingus Khan!
Bingus Khan took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 556 p4p, 969 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 75 p4p, 120 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuzo wants to slow Babcock down by chopping away at his legs.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kakuzo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Babcock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kakuzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kakuzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Babcock with the ground and pound but Kakuzo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back.
Babcock throwing shots but Kakuzo is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Kakuzo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Babcock pushes down on Kakuzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kakuzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kakuzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Babcock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Babcock wants to pass to mount but Kakuzo is defending the position.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock avoids the attempt from Kakuzo to control.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo working to try and regain half guard.
Kakuzo wants to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
The referee warns Kakuzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babcock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakuzo is looking to escape.
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock landing punches.
Kakuzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Babcock has a good base and remains in mount.
Kakuzo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kakuzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock is trying to control. Kakuzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Kakuzo defending well.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kakuzo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babcock wants to control but Kakuzo is keeping him busy.
Kakuzo looking for subs from the bottom but Babcock mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuzo tries to reverse the position but Babcock maintains control.
Babcock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Babcock landing punches.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock controlling from the full mount.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kakuzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kakuzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Kakuzo is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Babcock misses.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Kakuzo.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kakuzo sprawls and moves away.
Kakuzo throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock works to advance to full mount. Kakuzo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakuzo is trying to escape the mount.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
Kakuzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Babcock with the ground and pound from mount.
Kakuzo is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Kakuzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock looking to finish Kakuzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kakuzo!
Kakuzo regains half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kakuzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakuzo can do to turn this around?
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kakuzo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Babcock moves out of range of the leg kick from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kakuzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kakuzo throws a push kick but Babcock slaps the foot to one side.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kakuzo sprawls and moves away.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kakuzo but Kakuzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kakuzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kakuzo throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
Babcock gets a takedown into half guard.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kakuzo is trying to stand.
Kakuzo is pressing down on Babcock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kakuzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babcock is one step ahead there.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Kakuzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kakuzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakuzo's head.
Babcock works over Kakuzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Babcock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kakuzo's head.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Kakuzo's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kakuzo is rocked!
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakuzo is keeping the position for now.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kakuzo is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kakuzo seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakuzo is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Babcock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kakuzo as he jumps to the side.
Kakuzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Kakuzo throws a wild body kick that Babcock sees coming a mile off.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakuzo misses with a hook to the body
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
Babcock won't allow Kakuzo to sweep him here.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kakuzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babcock connects with a couple of short punches.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Babcock is in close to Kakuzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is in close to Kakuzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kakuzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Kakuzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babcock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babcock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babcock works over Kakuzo with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Kakuzo is keeping the position.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babcock lands a couple of digs.
Kakuzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babcock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babcock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kakuzo is trying to keep Babcock in close.
Kakuzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control but Kakuzo is working from the bottom.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakuzo is retaining full guard.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Babcock is working Kakuzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Babcock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Babcock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kakuzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo is trying to control the position but Babcock postures up.
Babcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Babcock landing some decent shots from guard.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Kakuzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Kakuzo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuzo trying to control the position.
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Jesse Thomas Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 723 p4p, 817 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 88 p4p, 100 weight class). Randall Dean acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean connects with the punch.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean swings for the body but Simons moves out of range.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean swings for the body but Simons moves out of range.
Dean lands a head kick!
Simons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simons was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Simons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simons's head.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Simons moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simons moves away.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simons manages to avoid it.
Simons misses with a double jab
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Simons. Those never looked like landing.
Simons misses with a two punch combination.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Simons swinging wildly here.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Simons ducks down to avoid it.
Dean throws a wild body kick that Simons sees coming a mile off.
Dean lands with a shot to the body.
Dean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simons swings widly with a right hand
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Simons throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dean has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean throws a shot to the body.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Simons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simons at a distance.
Dean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simons misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simons rather than just go for the knockout.
Simons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simons is breathing heavily.
Simons misses with a wild combination.
Dean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simons's head.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dean lands the left hand.
Dean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Simons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Simons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dean tries to clinch but Simons is having none of it.
Simons misses with a looping right.
Dean moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Simons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean throws a shot to the body.
Dean forces Simons back against the cage and clinches.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Simons.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean just leaning against Simons, taking a breather.
Simons avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons wants to stall.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Simons.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dean misses with a body punch.
Dean tries a body shot but Simons blocks it.
Dean misses with some punches.
Simons blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simons just leaning against Dean, taking a breather.
Dean is working Simons over against the cage.
Simons prevents a body shot from Dean.
Simons misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russ Simons's cut.
That's time! Simons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simons.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean lunges at Simons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simons's hand.
Simons throws a shot from downtown. Dean moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Simons does it's job there.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Simons. Those never looked like landing.
Dean cracks Simons with a good jab.
Simons throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Dean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Simons ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simons has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean lunges at Simons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simons's hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randall Dean!
After winning the bout, Randall Dean thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 130 p4p, 833 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 14 p4p, 73 weight class). Young has chosen Evanescence - Bring Me To Life as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a straight left.
Yordan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Yordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Yordan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
Yordan throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Nice cross by Yordan.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a right hand that Yordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Yordan also avoids with ease.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young blocks a jab.
Yordan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Yordan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan blocks a jab.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yordan defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Yordan.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Young looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
Yordan scores with a body shot.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Yordan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Young throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young tries to bum rush Yordan with a series of wild strikes but Yordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yordan checks the leg kick.
Yordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Yordan blocks the low kick.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yordan punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Yordan swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Yordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
We've been told by Yordan's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young misses with a low kick.
Yordan avoids the head kick by Young.
Young avoids the head kick by Yordan.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Yordan missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yordan misses with a wild body shot.
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Yordan.
Yordan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young avoids the head kick by Yordan.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young throws a series of strikes that have Yordan backpedaling.
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yordan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Young throws a counter combo.
Yordan checks a leg kick.
Yordan stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Young moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Young looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan moves away from the strike by Young.
Yordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Yordan throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daud Yordan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Yordan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young throws a leg kick but Yordan checks it.
Yordan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Yordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Yordan misses with a hook
and Young counters with a body kick.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yordan throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Yordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yordan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yordan checks a leg kick.
Yordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yordan lands a body shot.
Yordan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Yordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
Yordan scores with a kick to the body.
Yordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yordan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the body from Yordan misses
and Yordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yordan misses with a looping right.
Yordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Yordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yordan misses.
Yordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young slips under a jab from Yordan.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Yordan misses with a hook
and Young counters with a good low kick that Yordan was not able to check.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Yordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yordan throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yordan.
Young flicks out a counter leg kick but Yordan steps away.
Some wild striking there from Yordan.
Yordan throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
Yordan scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yordan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick by Yordan misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young throws a low kick but Yordan avoids it.
Yordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Yordan checks a leg kick.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Yordan moves away and avoids it.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Yordan is looking to land body kicks.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yordan scores with a nice body kick.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yordan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yordan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Young throws a front kick aimed at Yordan's knee but Yordan avoids it well.
Yordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Yordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Yordan blocks the leg kick.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yordan.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Young takes one on the button.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
Yordan scores with a jab.
Yordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yordan avoids a kick to the body.
Yordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yordan misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young slips under a jab from Yordan.
Yordan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Young.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daud Yordan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yordan. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws a leg kick but Yordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yordan connects with a solid leg kick.
Yordan misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young misses with a right hand
and Yordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young throws a head kick that misses
and Yordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a series of strikes. Yordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yordan throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yordan digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Yordan lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yordan connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a leg kick but Yordan moved away.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young moves forwards but Yordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem.
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yordan throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yordan eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Yordan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Young looks to land a combination. Yordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
As Yordan backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Yordan manages to avoid it all.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Yordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses with a combination
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Yordan tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Young missing with a left hand there. Yordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yordan lands with an overhand left.
Yordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a leg kick but Yordan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Yordan.
Young misses with the combination.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Yordan.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yordan.
Yordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young throws out a leg kick but Yordan moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young is rocked!
A low kick from Young misses
and Yordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Yordan finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Yordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Yordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Yordan checks a low kick from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Yordan punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Yordan lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Yordan scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Yordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Yordan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yordan tries to avoid it.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Yordan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Yordan throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
That kick from Yordan tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yordan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Young throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem.
Yordan slips under a jab.
Yordan jabs at Young's body.
Yordan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yordan takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yordan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yordan thumps Young with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Young might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yordan has got the better of the exchanges.
Yordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Young misses.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yordan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Yordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Yordan throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yordan.
Young avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Young throws a hook to the side of Yordan's head but Yordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yordan. Yordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Yordan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yordan catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yordan misses the jab.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan with a nice calf kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Yordan there.
Yordan connects with a crisp jab.
Yordan digs a good hook to Young's body.
Yordan throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Yordan throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Yordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yordan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Yordan with a nice calf kick.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yordan throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Yordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yordan lands with a good body shot.
Yordan throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young connects with a leg kick.
Young scores with a head kick.
Yordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan had his way with Eddie Young in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yordan blocks a head kick by Young.
Yordan blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Yordan - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young moves forwards but Yordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Yordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Young misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yordan lands a right hook to the body.
Yordan staying out of range there.
Yordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young checks a low kick from Yordan.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Yordan.
Young misses with a hook
and Yordan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Yordan dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Yordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Yordan misses the target.
Yordan throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
Young throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily.
Yordan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Yordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yordan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Yordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A jab from Yordan does it's job there.
Young misses with an uppercut. Yordan saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Yordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Young misses with a low kick.
Yordan jabs at Young's body.
Yordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young misses with a low kick.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yordan throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yordan with a nice cross.
Yordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Yordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan lands with a nice body kick.
Yordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a left hand
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand.
Yordan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Yordan misses the target.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yordan is able to avoid easily.
Yordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Young throws a low kick but Yordan moves out of range easily.
Yordan is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Yordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Young misses with a hook
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young throws a right hand that Yordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Yordan also avoids with ease.
Young scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Yordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Eddie Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yordan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
A very excited looking Daud Yordan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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