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SCC 29: Bruised Ego PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Nutz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruben Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nutz scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Nutz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Valdez's face.
It looks like Ruben Valdez has been cut.
Nutz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nutz misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Nutz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Ruben Valdez's cut even more.
Nutz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nutz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nutz throws some wild stikes that Valdez manages to avoid easily.
Valdez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nutz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz with shots to the head and body - Valdez looks very uncomfortable down there.
The cut above Ruben Valdez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben Valdez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Nutz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Hurskainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saper Pervyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Hurskainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saper Pervyu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervyu avoids the body shot from Hurskainen.
Hurskainen slips a jab and a cross from Pervyu.
Pervyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hurskainen slips a jab and a cross from Pervyu.
Hurskainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hurskainen.
Pervyu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurskainen throws a nice looking combination but Pervyu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pervyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pervyu throws a series of punches but Hurskainen moves out of range.
Pervyu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Pertti Hurskainen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurskainen misses with a takedown attempt - Pervyu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pervyu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pervyu throws a nice looking combination but Hurskainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pervyu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurskainen misses with a wild combination.
Pervyu throws a right and a left that Hurskainen avoids nicely.
Pervyu misses with a double jab.
Pervyu throws a right and a left that Hurskainen avoids nicely.
Hurskainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pervyu is out of range.
Pervyu throws a nice looking combination but Hurskainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pervyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hurskainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Hurskainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pervyu misses with a series of wild punches.
Pervyu looks to land a combination but Hurskainen avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervyu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurskainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurskainen misses with a double jab.
Pervyu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurskainen dodges the punch combination from Pervyu.
Pervyu misses with a double jab
and Hurskainen counters with a left and a right that stings Pervyu.
Hurskainen is breathing heavily.
Pervyu swinging wildly here.
Hurskainen takes one to the chin there.
Pervyu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pervyu duly obliges.
Hurskainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurskainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pervyu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hurskainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurskainen stops Pervyu from standing up.
Pervyu pulls Hurskainen in close to his closed guard and prevents Hurskainen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurskainen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pervyu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervyu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pervyu pulls Hurskainen in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hurskainen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pervyu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hurskainen's guard.
Hurskainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurskainen pushes Pervyu off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pertti Hurskainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pertti Hurskainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pervyu slips a jab and a cross from Hurskainen.
Hurskainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pervyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurskainen.
Saper Pervyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervyu takes one to the chin there.
Pervyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pervyu throws a series of punches but Hurskainen avoids them all with ease.
Pervyu looks to land a combination but Hurskainen avoids it well.
Hurskainen cracks Pervyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hurskainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pervyu.
Pervyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hurskainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurskainen looks to land a combination but Pervyu avoids it well.
Pervyu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pervyu swinging wildly here.
Pervyu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurskainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pervyu.
Hurskainen throws a series of punches but Pervyu avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurskainen dodges the punch combination from Pervyu.
Pervyu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pervyu drops Hurskainen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hurskainen! Pervyu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saper Pervyu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Shain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain scores with a three punch combo!
Shain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ang is rocked!
Shain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ang.
Ang dodges the punch combination from Shain.
Shain lands with a good body shot.
Ang tries for a takedown but Shain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with the combination.
Shain connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ang dodges the punch combination from Shain.
Ang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shain avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ang takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain cracks Ang with an open hand slap.
Shain misses with a body kick.
Shain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ang on the side of the head.
Ang dodges the punch combination from Shain.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Ang's shoulder, as Ang tries to avoid the shot.
Shain misses with a hook. Ang ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ang defending well as Shain loads up on a big left hand.
Ang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ang staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that round.
That's time! Ang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ang blocks a jab.
Ang checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Shain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ang clinches up with Shain and pushes him back against the cage.
Shain tries to break the clinch but Ang is controlling the position.
Ang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang looking for a takedown.
Ang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shain misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang tries to pull guard but Shain won't allow it.
Shain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ang prevents it.
Ang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ang slips a jab from Shain.
Ang shoots for a takedown but Shain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shain drops Ang with a left and a right! Oh, Ang is hurt - Shain dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Ang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain advances nicely into full mount.
Shain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shain lands a big elbow - Ang is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ang is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). M J Shain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Wolfe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Mayweather's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.
Wolfe throws out a leg kick but Mayweather moves out of range and Wolfe only half commits.
Wolfe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayweather blocks a leg kick.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Wolfe ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayweather is able to avoid easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather.
Wolfe jabs Mayweather right on the nose. Mayweather blinks but takes it well.
Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayweather lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolfe off the cage and back into rage.
Wolfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayweather is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Ray Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather lands with a good body shot.
Mayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Wolfe moved out of range.
Wolfe throws a front kick aimed at Mayweather's knee but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather drops Wolfe with a beautiful combination! Wolfe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mayweather is looking for the KO!
Wolfe is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayweather darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Wolfe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Wolfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolfe seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayweather checks it well.
Wolfe tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
Wolfe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayweather.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Mayweather might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Mayweather finds it's target.
Mayweather lands a big right hand that sends Wolfe crashing to the mat! Mayweather stays standing though and waves Wolfe back to his feet!
Mayweather feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wolfe sprawling to the canvas! Wolfe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mayweather finish him?!
Ray Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather misses the jab.
Good work by Mayweather as he checks the leg kick.
Wolfe is looking to slow Mayweather down with leg kicks.
Mayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Wolfe's shoulder, as Wolfe tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolfe.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayweather checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe slips under a jab.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayweather gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolfe.
Wolfe moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.
Wolfe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Wolfe tries to work over Mayweather's front leg with a kick but Mayweather checks it.
Mayweather throws a combination. Wolfe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Wolfe throws a hook but Mayweather avoids it easily.
Wolfe tries to work over Mayweather's front leg with a kick but Mayweather checks it.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut. Wolfe saw that one coming.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Mayweather sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayweather missing with a left hand there. Wolfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather throws out the jab.
Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolfe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mayweather lands a jab to the head.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe tries to work over Mayweather's front leg with a kick but Mayweather checks it.
Wolfe slips a straight right by Mayweather.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayweather blocks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Mayweather finds it's target.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolfe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolfe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolfe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather.
Wolfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather throws out the jab.
Mayweather avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather checks the leg kick.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolfe. Wolfe obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Wolfe moved out of range.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayweather lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Mayweather scores with a jab. Wolfe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolfe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mayweather dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Wolfe defending well as Mayweather loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayweather blocks the leg kick.
Wolfe slips a jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe thumps Mayweather with a low kick.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Wolfe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Wolfe misses.
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Mayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfe.
Wolfe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayweather. That did some damage!
Wolfe slips a jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe throws a low kick, looking for Mayweather's leg but Mayweather calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe slips under a jab.
Mayweather swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolfe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Wolfe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.
Wolfe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfe throws a solid leg kick but Mayweather takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolfe.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe thuds a left hand into Mayweather's body.
Ray Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Wolfe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.
Donk. Mayweather catches Wolfe right on the button with a cross.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Mayweather checks it.
Mayweather's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Wolfe throws a front kick aimed at Mayweather's knee but Mayweather avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolfe, right into the meat.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Wolfe ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Mayweather finds it's target.
Mayweather misses with a hook. Wolfe ducked under it nicely.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolfe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolfe moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.
Wolfe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good leg kick by Wolfe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolfe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Wolfe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Mayweather.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Wolfe feints and then cracks Mayweather's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayweather down.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Wolfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayweather checks it well.
Wolfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Mayweather sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mayweather jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Mayweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Mayweather as he checks the leg kick.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Mayweather throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolfe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Good work by Mayweather as he checks the leg kick.
Mayweather looks to throw the jab but Wolfe is out of range.
Wolfe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Mayweather swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wolfe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mayweather swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wolfe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayweather's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolfe. That's going to slow Mayweather down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfe.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wolfe lands in his opponent's guard.
Mayweather wants to control but Wolfe passes easily into half guard.
Wolfe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesse Wolfe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wolfe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
Wolfe throws a front kick aimed at Mayweather's knee but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather blocks a low kick nicely.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Wolfe avoids the punch easily.
Mayweather loads up on a big right hand but Wolfe slips the punch.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolfe can pounce on him.
Mayweather connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wolfe. Wolfe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayweather gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe tries to work over Mayweather's front leg with a kick but Mayweather checks it.
A slow jab from Mayweather misses its intended target.
Wolfe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolfe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Wolfe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather connects with a crisp jab.
Wolfe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wolfe dives in and grabs Mayweather's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Wolfe's head and hops out.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Wolfe defending well as Mayweather loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayweather is out of range and Wolfe settles back down.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Wolfe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Wolfe ducks right into an uppercut from Mayweather.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Wolfe.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolfe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mayweather misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolfe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Wolfe.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Mayweather checks it.
An inside leg kick from Wolfe misses.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolfe tries to score with a low kick but Mayweather moves his leg out of the way.
Wolfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolfe lands a glancing blow to the side of Mayweather's head.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolfe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayweather cracks Wolfe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Mayweather scores with a body shot.
Wolfe misses with a low kick as Mayweather jumps back.
Mayweather takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayweather checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mayweather paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolfe scores with a shot to the body.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Wolfe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Wolfe.
Wolfe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe throws a low kick, looking for Mayweather's leg but Mayweather calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfe.
Wolfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayweather manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolfe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Wolfe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayweather misses with a hook to the body
and Wolfe counters with a leg kick.
Wolfe thuds his right hand into Mayweather's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather tests Wolfe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
Wolfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Wolfe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolfe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Wolfe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh comes to the cage accompanied by Tech Nine - Absolute Power. Diangi Makiavala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Seddigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diangi Makiavala!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seddigh gets the takedown into side control.
Makiavala is looking to regain half guard here but Seddigh keeps moving and retains side control.
Seddigh with the ground and pound but Makiavala regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makiavala tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Seddigh has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Makiavala can't escape the position.
Seddigh with shots to the head and body - Makiavala looks very uncomfortable down there.
Seddigh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makiavala looks a forlorn figure.
Makiavala is rocked!
Makiavala is desperately trying to improve his position but Seddigh has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seddigh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seddigh landing strikes from the mount.
Makiavala is still in real trouble! Can Seddigh finish him?
Makiavala takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Seddigh's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dilan Seddigh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adin Wrenton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGrady circles away.
McGrady drops his hands momentarily and Wrenton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGrady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrenton misses with a wild combination.
Wrenton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrenton.
Wrenton looks to land a combination but McGrady avoids it well.
Wrenton throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGrady looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wrenton!
McGrady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wrenton doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Wrenton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady throws some wild stikes that Wrenton manages to avoid easily.
McGrady trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wrenton tries to reverse the position but McGrady maintains control.
McGrady misses with some ground and pound and Wrenton recovers position to half guard.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wrenton misses with a double jab.
McGrady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrenton.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrenton misses the target.
McGrady misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wrenton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGrady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrenton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGrady counters with a single leg into guard. Wrenton didn't expect that.
Wrenton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGrady is looking to work some ground and pound but Wrenton has wrist control.
McGrady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wrenton is keeping the position for now.
McGrady sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wrenton's guard.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wrenton defending well though.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Wrenton is having none of it.
McGrady sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control from half guard but Wrenton is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrenton trying to hold on to McGrady's head to control him but McGrady postures up.
Wrenton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Wrenton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wrenton throws a jab when McGrady was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wrenton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGrady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrenton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Wrenton misses.
Wrenton throws a big shot that misses.
McGrady darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wrenton throws a lazy right hand but McGrady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrenton.
McGrady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrenton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrenton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrenton misses with a straight left.
Wrenton throws out a loose jab but McGrady uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGrady shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wrenton is trying to defend but McGrady finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob McGrady will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut.
Wrenton wants to clinch but McGrady slips to the side
and McGrady decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrenton's guard.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGrady wants to control from the top but Wrenton keeps moving.
McGrady is really struggling to control Wrenton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wrenton keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGrady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
McGrady throws a big right hand that misses.
McGrady throws and elbow that misses. Wrenton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGrady's guard. Nice move by Wrenton!
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Wrenton from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wrenton tries to clinch but McGrady moves out of range.
Wrenton throws a jab but it's blocked by McGrady.
Wrenton misses with a looping right.
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.
Wrenton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGrady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but McGrady is avoiding it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McGrady.
McGrady wants to control for a moment but Wrenton uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady tries to pass to full mount but Wrenton defends it.
Wrenton is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is looking to advance position but Wrenton won't allow it.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGrady throws a strike but Wrenton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McGrady scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGrady trying to control but Wrenton is working from the bottom.
McGrady tries to free his leg and advance position but Wrenton is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton 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.
McGrady wants to control from the top but Wrenton keeps moving.
Wrenton keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGrady working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGrady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrenton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob McGrady dominated that second round.
That's time! McGrady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McGrady lands a head shot.
Wrenton tries to clinch there but McGrady circles away.
Wrenton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGrady momentarily.
McGrady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrenton throws out the jab.
Wrenton stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrady. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
Wrenton misses the jab.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut.
McGrady slips a straight right by Wrenton.
Nice shot by Wrenton.
Jab by Wrenton.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGrady. Wrenton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adin Wrenton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton looks to land a left hand but McGrady moved out of range nicely.
Wrenton falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGrady decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrenton's guard.
McGrady tries to free his leg and advance position but Wrenton is retaining full guard.
McGrady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wrenton looking to control.
McGrady lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady prevents Wrenton from getting back to his feet.
Wrenton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrenton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady thows a big elbow that misses.
McGrady pushing down on Wrenton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGrady throws a strike but Wrenton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrenton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrady throws a big right hand that misses.
McGrady wants to pass the guard but Wrenton is keeping the position.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton wants to sweep here but McGrady controlling him for the moment.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Wrenton.
Wrenton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wrenton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrady.
Wrenton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big left from McGrady misses.
McGrady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses with an uppercut.
Wrenton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wrenton throws a hook but McGrady blocks it.
Wrenton throws out a loose jab but McGrady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrenton misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Wrenton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrenton darts in trying to clinch
and McGrady decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrenton's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob McGrady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGrady, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob McGrady!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by State of the union by Rise Against. Josh Robertson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Tate's chin.
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192 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tate!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robertson misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Robertson closes the distance and clinches.
Tate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robertson prevents it.
Tate gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robertson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate lands a couple of digs.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Robertson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robertson keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robertson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tate fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Tate blocks the low kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but Tate moves out of range easily.
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tate moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robertson's waist but Robertson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate off to one side.
Josh Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Tate.
Tate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robertson sprawls well initially but Tate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Robertson is defending well.
Robertson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tate is one step ahead there.
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robertson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robertson wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Tate throws and elbow that misses. Robertson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tate's guard. Nice move by Robertson!
Tate keeping moving, preventing Robertson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Robertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rob Tate has been cut.
Robertson breaks the clinch.
Tate fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tate shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Tate's front leg but catches the back leg as Tate tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robertson cracks the inside of Tate's front leg.
Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robertson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Robertson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robertson tries to land a leg kick but Tate saw it coming and moves away.
Robertson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Robertson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Robertson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Josh Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Tate shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robertson sprawls well. Robertson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tate backs up against the cage.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson gets a clinch.
Tate blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robertson misses with a knee strike.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tate looking for a takedown.
Robertson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate shoots in but no luck this time.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
Josh Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robertson.
Robertson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tate.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robertson regains half guard, as Tate was trying to land strikes.
Tate wants to stand up but Robertson manages to regain full guard.
Tate is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Robertson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robertson working a defensive guard here.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robertson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tate moves out of range of the leg kick from Robertson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robertson as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Tate with that takedown attempt.
Tate shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robertson defends it nicely.
Robertson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robertson throws a wild body kick that Tate sees coming a mile off.
Robertson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tate works over Robertson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tate fails with the takedown.
Robertson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robertson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robertson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tate is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Robertson throws a wild body kick that Tate sees coming a mile off.
Robertson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate looks to land a combination. Robertson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Josh Robertson has been cut.
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Robertson is working to get back to half guard.
Tate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robertson?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate is landing with some decent strikes but Robertson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Robertson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robertson is bucking up trying to escape but Tate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tate looking to finish Robertson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robertson!
Robertson is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Tate.
Oh Robertson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robertson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robertson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tate postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Robertson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tate and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tate!
Rob Tate is the new middleweight champion!
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