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TTFC Do Battle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Furnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar EL Matador (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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Furnas!
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, Cesar EL Matador!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
EL Matador throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
EL Matador takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by EL Matador.
EL Matador lands a body punch in the clinch.
EL Matador trying to land knees to the body.
EL Matador lands an elbow that stopped Furnas in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sid Furnas has been cut.
EL Matador pushes off an throws an elbow but Furnas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
EL Matador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Furnas.
EL Matador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
EL Matador's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
EL Matador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
EL Matador shoots in and bounces Furnas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Furnas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. EL Matador is aware though and is defending well.
Furnas wants to hit a switch here but EL Matador passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Furnas there!
Furnas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnas tries to hold on but EL Matador pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
EL Matador avoids the attempt from Furnas to control.
EL Matador wants to control but Furnas has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Furnas wants to control but EL Matador passes into side.
EL Matador trying to control the action but Furnas is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Furnas is trying to improve his position.
Furnas is breathing heavily.
Furnas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Furnas can't do much from the bottom here.
Furnas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
EL Matador has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
EL Matador rushes Furnas and presses him up against the cage.
Furnas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furnas throws a punch but it's blocked by EL Matador.
The referee is keeping an eye on EL Matador - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
EL Matador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Furnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sid Furnas's cut is getting worse.
EL Matador lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Furnas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
EL Matador passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Furnas!
Furnas is trying desperately to improve position.
Furnas is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
EL Matador in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Furnas working to try and regain half guard.
EL Matador working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furnas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
EL Matador controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar EL Matador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Furnas's cut.
That's time! Furnas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
EL Matador shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than EL Matador was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Furnas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
EL Matador landing shots from mount.
Furnas tries to lock up and control but EL Matador gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
EL Matador controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by EL Matador.
Jeez, Sid Furnas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sid Furnas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cesar EL Matador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Oswalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswalt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Country Boy can Survive. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, London Oswalt!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Oswalt checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oswalt.
Oswalt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansen's calf.
Hansen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oswalt misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hansen.
Nice sprawl there from Hansen as Oswalt shoots in.
Hansen cracks Oswalt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Oswalt throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Oswalt slips the punch.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hansen with the ground and pound but Oswalt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oswalt 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.
Oswalt keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Oswalt is trying to keep Hansen in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Hansen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Oswalt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hansen, into his guard.
Hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oswalt wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Oswalt wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oswalt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oswalt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
London Oswalt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hansen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oswalt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oswalt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hansen, up you get!
Hansen shoots and misses
and Oswalt counters with a stiff right hand.
Oswalt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Hansen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oswalt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
A jab from Oswalt finds it's way through Hansen's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oswalt shoots for a takedown but Hansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mac Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of London Oswalt.
Oswalt fails with the takedown
and Hansen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oswalt is trying to control Hansen's posture but Hansen avoids it.
Oswalt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
London Oswalt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Oswalt sprawls well. He's pushed Hansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oswalt can pounce on him.
Hansen misses with a takedown
and Oswalt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hansen seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Oswalt shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hansen is backing up but Oswalt catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hansen covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Oswalt Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). London Oswalt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jones!
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, Rex Manning !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Manning misses.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Rex Manning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manning defends it nicely.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Manning misses with a straight left.
Manning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manning !
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Manning falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones misses with a double jab
letting Manning counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manning throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Manning 's ribs.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manning counters with a two punch combo.
Manning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Manning shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manning looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rex Manning has been cut.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manning looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones decides to return to a standing position.
Jones slips under a jab from Manning .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A punch combination from Manning misses.
Manning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manning leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manning misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Manning didn't expect that.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Manning 's guard.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manning , up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.
Jones shoots and misses
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manning lands a two punch combo.
Manning sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manning .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Manning backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Manning 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Manning .
Manning misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Manning defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Manning takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manning connects with a looping right hand.
Manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manning on the side of the head.
Manning throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Manning stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manning lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Manning which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manning throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manning 's waist but Manning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Billy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning swinging wildly here.
Manning fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Manning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Manning .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Manning . No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a combination
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manning .
Some wild striking there from Manning .
Manning throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rex Manning 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manning moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manning is able to avoid easily.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manning slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manning misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips a jab from Manning .
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning circles away easily
and Manning counters with a nice uppercut.
Manning 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Manning misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manning misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manning is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Manning circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manning scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
Manning looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Manning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Manning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manning misses with a body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Manning .
Manning throws a big shot that misses.
Manning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Manning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manning as he avoids it easily.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manning avoids it really well and circles away.
Manning bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looks for a takedown but Manning sprawls well.
Jones throws a body punch but Manning moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manning has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Manning !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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287 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murdock defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Murdock leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frankie Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spike Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdock misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murdock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks gassed!
Murdock cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Murdock finish him?
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to get into range but Murdock steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Smith! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Murdock scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Murdock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov comes to the cage accompanied by Banana Phone. On his way into the cage it seems that Emil Borisov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Emil Borisov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
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230 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Harding!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Emil Borisov has been cut.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Borisov blocks it.
Borisov wants to get back to striking at distance but Harding won't allow it.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borisov wants to break free but Harding has control.
Harding lands an elbow inside.
Harding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Harding moved out of range.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borisov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harding is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borisov.
It looks like Clayton Harding has been cut.
Harding is looking to clinch.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Borisov tries to keep at a distance but Harding has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harding lands an elbow just above Borisov 's eye.
Borisov wants to stall.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Emil Borisov's cut is getting worse.
Harding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borisov keeps the fight on the outside.
Harding is looking to clinch but Borisov is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harding tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Borisov swings for the body but Harding moves out of range.
Borisov throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Borisov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Harding.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
Harding doesn't manage to clinch there - Borisov circles away.
Borisov ducks under a wild hook from Harding.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harding tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harding wants to clinch.
Harding closes the distance and clinches.
Harding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borisov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borisov takes an elbow to the temple.
Harding stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Borisov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harding is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harding keeping full guard, as Borisov tries to pass.
Borisov trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Borisov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borisov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emil Borisov just wasn't active enough.
Borisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harding.
The crowd cheers as Harding lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borisov doesn't seem phased though.
Emil Borisov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harding lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harding.
Harding tries to clinch up.
Harding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borisov at a distance.
Harding tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding moves into range and clinches up with Borisov.
Borisov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
Harding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harding lands an elbow that stopped Borisov in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Emil Borisov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emil Borisov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clayton Harding!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Neal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Porterfield'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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porterfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Neal fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Porterfield.
Bobby Porterfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal shoots in and drives through. Porterfield sprawls well.
Porterfield misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Porterfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Porterfield connects with the punch.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Porterfield which made him look bad.
Bobby Porterfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Neal.
Porterfield misses with a wild combination.
Porterfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Porterfield does it's job there.
Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Porterfield.
Porterfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Porterfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Porterfield takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porterfield.
Neal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neal is defended easily by Porterfield.
A head kick from Porterfield lands but Neal takes it in his stride.
Porterfield rushes Neal and presses him up against the cage.
Porterfield controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Porterfield.
Porterfield lands a left hand.
Neal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stalling in the clinch from Porterfield.
Neal wants a takedown.
Porterfield gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porterfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porterfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Porterfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neal looks gassed!
Porterfield lands a nice elbow.
Porterfield scores with a hook to the body.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal is rocked!
Porterfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Porterfield finish him?
Porterfield scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porterfield lands with a right to the head.
Porterfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porterfield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Neal with a big uppercut! Neal tries to clinch up but Porterfield pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Neal to the mat! Neal covers up and Porterfield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Porterfield!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse- Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Bonner!
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, Gordie Green!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonner to the mat! Bonner manages to get full guard.
Green looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Green wants to control from the top but Bonner keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Green wanted to stand there but Bonner had control of the position.
Gordie Green has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bonner misses with a looping right.
Green throws a right and a left that Bonner avoids nicely.
Gordie Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonner throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Green stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bonner to get to his feet.
Green feints and then cracks Bonner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonner down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner misses with an uppercut.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green tries to clinch but Bonner moves out of range.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonner.
Green fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bonner sprawls well initially but Green persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bonner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bonner tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonner is not content to let Green control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gordie Green wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Bonner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonner scores with a nice head shot.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Junior Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordie Green.
Bonner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Green staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordie Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Green tenderised Bonner's leg. Bonner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Bonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green tries to clinch up.
Bonner misses with a head kick.
Bonner slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Bonner tries to sprawl but Green drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bonner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Green is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green passes Bonner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Green postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bonner to stand up.
Green gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bonner tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Bonner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonner.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to work over Bonner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Gordie Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green shoots in but Bonner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonner misses with a wild combination.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonner swivels and escapes.
Green moves out of range as Bonner strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Green is defended easily by Bonner.
Junior Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordie Green.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Bonner.
Bonner throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Bonner misses
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonner pinned against the cage. Bonner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junior Bonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonner ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Bonner ducks down to avoid it.
Green throws a jab when Bonner was well out of range.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Green tries to score with a low kick but Bonner moves his leg out of the way.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonner.
Green throws a series of punches but Bonner avoids them all with ease.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonner.
Green throws a combination that misses
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonner throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Bonner throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Green shoots in and drives through. Bonner sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordie Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Green throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bonner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Green is in Bonner's guard.
Green gets to his feet - Bonner follows without any prompting.
Bonner throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green tries to clinch there but Bonner circles away.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonner. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonner momentarily.
Bonner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Bonner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Bonner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Bonner stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Green throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
Bonner looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonner.
Green tries to clinch up but Bonner circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green missing with a left hand there. Bonner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonner throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green defending well as Bonner loads up on a big left hand.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonner's hands.
Bonner misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Green is defended easily by Bonner.
Junior Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordie Green.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Bonner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Bonner down.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonner avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonner moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonner takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordie Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Bonner moves away and avoids it.
Green slips under a jab.
Bonner throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Bonner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bonner blocks a head kick by Green.
Green slips a straight right by Bonner.
Bonner misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordie Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordie Green!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everlast - What It's Like kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brendan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense.
Hanson throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hanson is nestled in close to Ryan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanson.
Hanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanson.
Hanson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hanson trying to control the action but Ryan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan is trying is best to control the position here.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Ryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanson.
Hanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson is nestled in close to Ryan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanson.
Ryan moves into full guard.
Hanson 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.
Ryan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanson missing with punches from the bottom.
Ryan looks to land a strike but Hanson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanson, not yet.
Ryan pushing down on Hanson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan is thwarting Hanson's attempts to control the position.
Hanson kicks off Ryan and gets to his feet.
Hanson clinches.
Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Brendan Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan lunges at Hanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanson's hand.
Ryan tries to bum rush Hanson with a series of wild strikes but Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanson clinches.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hanson is in Ryan's guard.
Ryan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryan won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
Ryan throws and elbow that misses. Hanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Hanson!
Ryan looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Hanson slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Hanson controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson cracks Ryan with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Hanson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanson.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Hanson there.
Hanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanson is just out of range.
Hanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ryan clobbers Hanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Hanson is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.
Hanson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ryan manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan pulls Hanson in close to prevent any damage.
Hanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Hanson lands a couple of elbows.
Hanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hanson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hanson thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Hanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Hanson wants to pass the guard but Ryan is defending well.
Hanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanson is working away from the top position though.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanson is looking to advance position but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Ryan wants to control but Hanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryan is holding on to half guard well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brendan Ryan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Brendan Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.
Hanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ryan stops Hanson from getting back to his feet.
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 Jack Hanson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ryan leaves Hanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ryan tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson blocking some punches.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Ryan.
Hanson can't get the takedown.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Ryan manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Hanson fails to land.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
Hanson wants a takedown.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Hanson goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Hanson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson prevents Ryan from standing back up.
Hanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Ryan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan wants to control but Hanson passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ryan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan has Hanson pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanson is in close to Ryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Hanson is pushing down on Ryan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryan is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Hanson controlling him for the moment.
Hanson postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.
Hanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brendan Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Hanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Ryan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson lands a couple of digs.
Hanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson stands up over Ryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanson, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hanson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira's entrance music is Lil Terror. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyer. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixeira cracks Boyer with a good jab.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyer works the jab nicely.
Boyer fails to land the takedown.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Teixeira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Boyer throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bobby Boyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teixeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Teixeira, not yet.
Boyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Teixeira is retaining full guard.
Boyer is fighting to break Teixeira's control of his arms but Teixeira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boyer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Teixeira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Boyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teixeira swivels and escapes.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira cracks Boyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyer manages to avoid it.
Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
Teixeira scores with a nice right hand.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyer checks the leg kick.
Boyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Boyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by Boyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira which made him look bad.
Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyer.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Teixeira misses.
Boyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Teixeira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boyer.
Teixeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyer.
Boyer slips a straight right by Teixeira.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer slips under a jab from Teixeira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyer misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyer staying out of range there.
Boyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boyer.
Boyer misses with a straight left.
Boyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teixeira. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely.
Boyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teixeira throws out the jab.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Boyer moved out of range nicely.
Boyer moves out of range as Teixeira strikes.
Boyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyer moves away.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Boyer blocks the low kick.
Boyer tries to clinch up but Teixeira circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyer blocks the leg kick.
Boyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teixeira keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range.
Teixeira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teixeira's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Teixeira throws a lazy right hand but Boyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Teixeira misses its intended target.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Boyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boyer.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teixeira as he avoids it easily.
Boyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira avoids it really well and circles away.
Boyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teixeira leaves Boyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Boyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyer fails to land the takedown.
Boyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyer misses with the head strike.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes.
Teixeira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Boyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira which made him look bad.
Boyer misses with a looping right.
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 Richard Teixeira 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.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Boyer.
Jab, jab by Teixeira - just one landing.
Boyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teixeira's calf.
Good leg kick by Boyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyer is looking to clinch.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer feints and then cracks Teixeira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teixeira down.
Richard Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far.
Teixeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teixeira's waist but Teixeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyer off to one side.
Teixeira lunges at Boyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyer's hand.
Boyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Jab from Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer is looking to clinch.
Boyer lands with a hook. Teixeira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teixeira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Boyer has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyer misses with a looping right.
Teixeira takes a swing at Boyer's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teixeira defending well as Boyer loads up on a big left hand.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Boyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Teixeira tries to avoid it but Boyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Teixeira to the ground. Teixeira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Teixeira throws out a leg kick but Boyer moves out of range and Teixeira only half commits.
Teixeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teixeira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyer thumps Teixeira with a low kick.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Boyer wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four 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.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyer tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyer. That's going to slow Teixeira down.
Boyer throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyer.
Boyer lands with a cross.
Teixeira throws a leg kick that misses.
Teixeira tried to score with a low kick but Boyer checks it.
Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyer closes the distance and clinches.
Boyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Boyer keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira clearly takes that round.
That's time! Teixeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teixeira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teixeira.
Boyer misses with a looping left.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Teixeira sprawls well.
Boyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Boyer moved out of range nicely.
Boyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teixeira pinned against the cage. Teixeira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Teixeira tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teixeira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Teixeira is predictable there
and Boyer counters with a low kick, right behind Teixeira 's knee.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyer.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyer misses the target.
Boyer has a takedown stuffed.
Boyer tries to clinch but Teixeira is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boyer.
Boyer shoots in for a double leg but Teixeira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyer shoots for a takedown but Teixeira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boyer keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.
Boyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Boyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Boyer has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Teixeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Teixeira takes a swing at Boyer's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Boyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Boyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Boyer.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teixeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyer throws out the jab.
Boyer staying out of range there.
Boyer misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira had his way with Bobby Boyer in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Boyer moved out of range.
Boyer slips under a jab.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses.
Boyer throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teixeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyer. Boyer obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Teixeira as Boyer shoots in.
Boyer slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Boyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teixeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyer.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Boyer.
Teixeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyer. Boyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira.
Donk. Teixeira catches Boyer right on the button with a cross.
Boyer misses with a hook.
Teixeira connects with the punch.
Teixeira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Boyer on that attempt.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt - Teixeira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in and drives through. Teixeira sprawls well.
Boyer tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boyer moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyer throws a low kick, looking for Teixeira's leg but Teixeira calmly moves out of range.
Teixeira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teixeira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teixeira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.
Boyer tries to clinch up.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyer avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Teixeira tries to sprawl out of it but Boyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teixeira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Boyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the body from Teixeira misses
and Boyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyer moves in looking to clinch but Teixeira pushes him off.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer.
Boyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense.
Boyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A leg kick checked by Boyer.
Boyer throws an overhand right that lands on Teixeira's shoulder, as Teixeira tries to avoid the shot.
Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teixeira sprawls well. Teixeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira.
Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Teixeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyer wants to clinch.
Teixeira stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyer. Boyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teixeira, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Teixeira!
Richard Teixeira retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Jodoin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodoin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bakunin is fending him off so far but Jodoin persists. Nope, Bakunin circles away and we're back to standing.
Bakunin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jodoin.
Jodoin connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakunin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakunin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jodoin throws a low kick but Bakunin avoids it.
Bakunin throws a big shot that misses.
Jodoin missing with a left hand there. Bakunin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jodoin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bakunin was covering up waiting for the punch and Jodoin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jodoin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bakunin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bakunin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jodoin.
Jodoin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bakunin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jodoin prevents Bakunin from getting back to his feet.
Bakunin trying to keep a closed guard but Jodoin is proving a slippery customer.
Jodoin drops back looking for a leg! Bakunin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bakunin manages to kick Jodoin off! Jodoin jumps back into Bakunin's guard.
Bakunin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jodoin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakunin.
Bakunin misses with a looping right.
Bakunin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jodoin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bakunin was covering up waiting for the punch and Jodoin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jodoin is working hard here to advance position.
Bakunin working for a triangle but Jodoin defends it easily.
Jodoin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakunin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jodoin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jodoin stands up over Bakunin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jodoin won't allow Bakunin to sweep him here.
Bakunin wants to stand up but Jodoin is controlling him.
Jodoin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jodoin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin controlling the position.
Bakunin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bakunin keeping full guard, as Jodoin tries to pass.
Jodoin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jodoin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jodoin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jodoin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jodoin with a nice head shot there.
Jodoin passes Bakunin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin throwing shots but Bakunin is blocking nicely.
Jodoin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bakunin defends it well.
Jodoin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jodoin wants to work for an arm triangle but Bakunin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jodoin stops Bakunin from getting back to his feet.
Jodoin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bakunin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bakunin is looking for a sweep. Jodoin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jodoin working the head and body with strikes.
Jodoin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bakunin!
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!
Jodoin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin is landing with some decent strikes but Bakunin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bakunin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jodoin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jodoin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jodoin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bakunin is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Jodoin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Jodoin throws out a leg kick but Bakunin moves out of range and Jodoin only half commits.
Bakunin misses with a hook. Jodoin ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Jodoin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jodoin.
A jab from Jodoin misses.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodoin moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodoin throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bakunin counter with a right hand.
Jodoin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jodoin lands in his opponent's guard.
Jodoin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin wants to control from the top but Bakunin keeps moving.
Jodoin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jodoin thows a big elbow that misses.
Jodoin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bakunin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jodoin 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.
Bakunin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jodoin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jodoin wants to pass the guard but Bakunin is keeping the position.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
Bakunin working a defensive guard here.
Jodoin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin won't allow Bakunin to get back to his feet.
Jodoin wants to control from the top but Bakunin keeps moving.
Bakunin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buzz Jodoin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Jodoin coming out on top.
Jake Bakunin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakunin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jodoin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jodoin misses with a body shot
and Bakunin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin throws a jab when Bakunin was well out of range.
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodoin manages to avoid it.
Jodoin jabs at Bakunin's body.
Bakunin stuns Jodoin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakunin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Jodoin.
Jodoin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bakunin sprawls well. Bakunin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jodoin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jodoin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Jodoin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin lands with a shot to the body.
Jodoin slips a straight right by Bakunin.
Jodoin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jodoin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakunin throws a hook but Jodoin blocks it.
Jodoin 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.
Jodoin misses with a body shot.
No luck for Jodoin with that takedown attempt.
Jodoin misses the body punch
and Bakunin counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bakunin!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jodoin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Bakunin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jodoin slips under a jab from Bakunin.
Jodoin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bakunin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jodoin.
Jodoin wants to pass to mount but Bakunin is defending the position.
Jodoin wants to work for an arm triangle but Bakunin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jodoin trying to control the action but Bakunin is working from the bottom.
Bakunin tries to kick Jodoin off but Jodoin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jodoin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Jodoin there.
Buzz Jodoin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bakunin trying to control here.
Jodoin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin working Bakunin over with strikes.
Jodoin is pressing down on Bakunin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bakunin is holding on for now.
Jodoin prevents Bakunin from standing back up.
Jodoin is working for a submission of some sort.
Jodoin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jodoin throwing shots but Bakunin is blocking nicely.
Jodoin is nestled in close to Bakunin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jodoin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin trying to control the action but Bakunin is working from the bottom.
Bakunin is trying to stand up here but Jodoin is controlling him well.
Bakunin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jodoin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bakunin pushes Jodoin off looking to stand but Jodoin dives back in and keeps control.
Jodoin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jodoin lands a nice short elbow.
Bakunin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jodoin.
Jodoin is working for a kimura but Bakunin is defending it quite comfortably.
Jodoin is nestled in close to Bakunin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jodoin wants to take a breather but Bakunin is having none of it.
Bakunin is defending against the submission attempts here by Jodoin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bakunin wants to get back to his feet.
Jodoin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Jodoin connects with a nice short shot to Bakunin's temple.
Jodoin stops Bakunin from getting back to his feet.
Bakunin taking some punishment here, with Jodoin in his half guard.
Bakunin is looking to escape.
Bakunin taking some punishment here, with Jodoin in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodoin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jodoin with shots to the head and body - Bakunin looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin tries to control but Bakunin wriggling away.
Jodoin is working for a guillotine from mount but Bakunin frees his head quite easily.
Jodoin wants to finish this one by submission but Bakunin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jodoin.
Jodoin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bakunin is surviving well by controlling Jodoin's body position as best he can.
Jodoin working Bakunin over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin working for a guillotine from mount but Bakunin is in no mood to give up.
Jodoin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bakunin hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Jodoin clearly takes that round.
That's time! Jodoin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jodoin throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Jodoin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bakunin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bakunin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jodoin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jodoin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bakunin pinned against the cage. Bakunin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bakunin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jodoin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body. Jodoin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin leaves Jodoin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Jodoin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakunin stuns Jodoin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jodoin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Bakunin misses
and Jodoin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bakunin thinking.
Jodoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
Jodoin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin lands an overhand right.
A jab from Jodoin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin walks into a left hand.
Jodoin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jodoin throws a body kick that misses.
Bakunin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jodoin blocks a jab.
Bakunin throws a hook to the side of Jodoin's head but Jodoin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jodoin tries to land a body kick
and Bakunin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jodoin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jodoin has a takedown stuffed.
Jodoin defending well as Bakunin loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jodoin dives in and grabs Bakunin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bakunin pushes down on Jodoin's head and hops out.
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
Bakunin looks to land a left hand but Jodoin moved out of range nicely.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the body
and Jodoin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jodoin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakunin connects with a nice looking jab.
Bakunin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jodoin is just out of range.
Jodoin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bakunin pinned against the cage. Bakunin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jodoin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jodoin jabs Bakunin right on the nose. Bakunin blinks but takes it well.
Jodoin lands a nice hook to Bakunin's body. Bakunin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakunin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bakunin throws a looping overhand right but Jodoin ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Jodoin misses
and Bakunin counters with a good low kick that Jodoin was not able to check.
Jodoin throws an overhand right that lands on Bakunin's shoulder, as Bakunin tries to avoid the shot.
Jodoin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bakunin counters with a big head kick but Jodoin shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bakunin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bakunin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jodoin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bakunin misses with a few strikes there.
Jodoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jodoin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakunin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jodoin.
Jodoin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bakunin's hands.
Bakunin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Bakunin counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jodoin tries to land a leg kick but Bakunin saw it coming and moves away.
Bakunin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jodoin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jodoin lands a lovely overhand right.
Jodoin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jodoin.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
and Jodoin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jodoin prevents Bakunin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
Jodoin landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jodoin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bakunin keeping full guard, as Jodoin tries to pass.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
Jodoin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakunin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jodoin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jodoin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bakunin is keeping the position for now.
Jodoin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
Jodoin preventing the sweep.
Bakunin keeping moving, preventing Jodoin from controlling successfully.
Jodoin looking to pass the guard.
Bakunin has Jodoin pulled in close to control his posture.
Bakunin has momentary wrist control but Jodoin slips an elbow through the middle.
Jodoin looking to pass the guard.
Jodoin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jodoin advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jodoin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bakunin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bakunin wants to control but Jodoin postures up.
Jodoin throws an elbow but Bakunin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jodoin tries for a kimura but Bakunin is defending well.
Jodoin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin scores with punches from side control.
Jodoin is trying to get an arm triangle but Bakunin is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Jodoin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jodoin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Jodoin!
Buzz Jodoin retains his middleweight title!
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