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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horace Buckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horace Buckle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horace Buckle!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr shoots in and drives through. Buckle sprawls well.
Buckle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Buckle.
Skantze Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buckle looking to score a takedown here. Skantze Jr is defending well but Buckle drives through and ends up in Skantze Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Skantze Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Buckle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buckle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Skantze Jr trying to hold on to Buckle's head to control him but Buckle postures up.
Skantze Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Skantze Jr trying to control here.
Skantze Jr looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Skantze Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Skantze Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Buckle sits in half guard.
Buckle wants to stand but Skantze Jr has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Buckle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buckle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skantze Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skantze Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skantze Jr trying to control here.
Buckle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Buckle is pressing down on Skantze Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skantze Jr is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Buckle seems content to control.
Skantze Jr trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Horace Buckle.
Skantze Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skantze Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckle.
Buckle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skantze Jr is out of range.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckle misses with the combination.
Buckle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle throws a jab when Skantze Jr was well out of range.
Skantze Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Buckle lands a jab-cross combination.
Skantze Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buckle sprawls well. Buckle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skantze Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
Buckle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skantze Jr to the ground. Buckle is now in Skantze Jr's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buckle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Buckle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Buckle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckle looks to land a right hand but Skantze Jr moved out of range.
Buckle lands a head kick!
Skantze Jr looks to land a combination but Buckle avoids it well.
Buckle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skantze Jr to the ground. Buckle is now in Skantze Jr's guard.
Buckle trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skantze Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buckle has managed to get both his arms back between Skantze Jr's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckle wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Skantze Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Buckle stacks Skantze Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Buckle!
Buckle taking a breather here.
Buckle trying to control the position but Skantze Jr is working away.
Buckle decides to stand back up.
Skantze Jr staying out of range there.
Buckle scores with a hook.
Skantze Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skantze Jr duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Buckle fails to land with a series of punches.
Buckle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skantze Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild combination.
Skantze Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckle counters by moving into the clinch.
Buckle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skantze Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Buckle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckle slips a jab and a cross from Skantze Jr.
A head kick misses from Buckle.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Buckle avoids them all with ease.
Buckle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buckle throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.
Buckle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skantze Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle wants to pass the guard but Skantze Jr is defending well.
Skantze Jr is trying to control but Buckle manages to pass to mount!
Buckle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skantze Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Skantze Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Buckle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Horace Buckle has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Buckle has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Buckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Buckle misses with a right hand
and Skantze Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buckle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horace Buckle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skantze Jr.
A head kick from Buckle lands but Skantze Jr takes it in his stride.
Skantze Jr slips under a jab from Buckle.
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Buckle gets a double leg takedown into Skantze Jr's guard.
Buckle looking to pass the guard.
Buckle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skantze Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buckle defends it easily.
Skantze Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Buckle has picked Skantze Jr up and slammed him! Skantze Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Buckle manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckle is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Skantze Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Buckle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Buckle stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buckle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Skantze Jr.
Buckle dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Donk. Buckle catches Skantze Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skantze Jr throws a jab when Buckle was well out of range.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buckle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skantze Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buckle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skantze Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Skantze Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Buckle stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Skantze Jr gets tackled into the cage by Buckle. Buckle maintains the clinch.
Buckle digs a right hand into Skantze Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skantze Jr's gas tank.
Skantze Jr is trying to break the clinch but Buckle is controlling him.
Buckle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buckle 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.
Buckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Buckle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skantze Jr doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skantze Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buckle pushes down on Skantze Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckle controlling the action here.
Buckle decides to stand and escape the position.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckle forces Skantze Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Horace Buckle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buckle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horace Buckle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buckle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horace Buckle!
Horace Buckle really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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