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APF 14 - Knuckle Draggers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pietro Abruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Wheldon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abruzzi loads up on a big right hand but Wheldon slips the punch.
Wheldon throws a head kick that misses.
Wheldon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wheldon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abruzzi tries to avoid it but Wheldon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abruzzi to the ground. Abruzzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wheldon misses with a takedown attempt - Abruzzi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abruzzi throws a shot from downtown. Wheldon moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon has a takedown stuffed.
Pietro Abruzzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wheldon.
Wheldon shoots in for a double leg but Abruzzi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abruzzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wheldon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wheldon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abruzzi misses with a double jab.
Abruzzi wants to clinch.
Abruzzi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi 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.
Wheldon moves out of range of the body kick.
Abruzzi sizes up Wheldon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wheldon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon closes the distance and clinches up with Abruzzi, looking for a takedown. Wheldon pushes Abruzzi against the cage but Abruzzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wheldon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wheldon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wheldon stops Abruzzi from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Abruzzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Abruzzi. No joy for Wheldon on that attempt.
Abruzzi leaves Wheldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abruzzi looks to throw the jab but Wheldon is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheldon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon shoots in and drives through. Abruzzi sprawls well.
Pietro Abruzzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wheldon.
Abruzzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheldon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abruzzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wheldon shoots in for a takedown but Abruzzi shows good takedown defense.
Abruzzi leaves Wheldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abruzzi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abruzzi connects with a solid leg kick.
Wheldon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abruzzi scores with a nice right hand.
Wheldon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abruzzi as he jumps to the side.
Abruzzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheldon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wheldon moves out of range as Abruzzi strikes.
Abruzzi slips a jab from Wheldon.
Nice takedown defense from Abruzzi. No joy for Wheldon on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheldon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Abruzzi connects with a right hand. Wheldon shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Abruzzi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abruzzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Abruzzi clinches up against the cage.
Abruzzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheldon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abruzzi pinned against the cage. Abruzzi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abruzzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wheldon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Abruzzi.
Wheldon tries for a takedown but Abruzzi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abruzzi tries to clinch there but Wheldon circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Wheldon blocks it.
Abruzzi misses with a straight right.
Wheldon shoots in looking for a takedown. Abruzzi tries to sprawl out of it but Wheldon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abruzzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pietro Abruzzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wheldon.
Nice uppercut there from Abruzzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheldon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pietro Abruzzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abruzzi clinches.
Abruzzi avoids the elbow strike from Wheldon, against the cage.
Abruzzi breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wheldon fails to land the takedown.
Wheldon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wheldon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abruzzi as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abruzzi moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Abruzzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abruzzi, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Abruzzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolae Haidual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Massive Attack - One thought at a time blaring out of the sound system. James Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolae Haidual!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haidual misses with a two punch combination.
Haidual misses with a takedown attempt - Scott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haidual is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haidual manages to avoid it.
Haidual ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
It looks like Nicolae Haidual has been cut.
Scott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haidual is defending against the submission attempts here by Scott.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Haidual is defending well.
Haidual is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haidual avoid being mounted?
Haidual is looking to get back to is feet but Scott passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Haidual!
Haidual wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Haidual really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scott lands a big elbow.
Scott wants to control the pace but Haidual is squirming around nicely.
Scott lands with some strikes.
Scott with shots to the head and body - Haidual looks very uncomfortable down there.
Scott looking to finish Haidual with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haidual!
Haidual is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scott has control of Haidual's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haidual regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haidual tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Scott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scott is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Scott extends the arm and Haidual is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Scott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Cordeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordeiro comes into the arena with Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Sipowicz has chosen Opeth - Deliverance as his entrance music. Marcos Cordeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Cordeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cordeiro is just out of range.
Sipowicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sipowicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Sipowicz lands.
Cordeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sipowicz.
Cordeiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Sipowicz sprawls well. He's pushed Cordeiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cordeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sipowicz circles away.
Cordeiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cordeiro throws a series of punches but Sipowicz avoids them all with ease.
Cordeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cordeiro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cordeiro preventing the sweep.
Cordeiro throwing strikes but missing.
Sipowicz keeping full guard, as Cordeiro tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cordeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sipowicz is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sipowicz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cordeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cordeiro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cordeiro misses with a double jab.
That's two 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.
Cordeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Cordeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sipowicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cordeiro moves away.
Sipowicz throws a right hand that Cordeiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordeiro also avoids with ease.
Cordeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sipowicz but Sipowicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sipowicz throws a hook but Cordeiro blocks it.
Cordeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sipowicz circles away.
Sipowicz misses with a double jab.
Sipowicz throws a body punch but Cordeiro moves out of range.
Sipowicz misses with a hook.
Cordeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sipowicz's waist but Sipowicz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cordeiro off to one side.
Sipowicz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cordeiro counters with a shoot takedown. Sipowicz fights it but they end up in guard.
Cordeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Sipowicz has wrist control.
Cordeiro is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro trying to control but Sipowicz is working from the bottom.
Sipowicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cordeiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cordeiro wants to pass the guard but Sipowicz is keeping the position.
Cordeiro 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.
Cordeiro wants to get up but he can't break Sipowicz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Sipowicz keeping full guard, as Cordeiro tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sipowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cordeiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sipowicz lands with a right hand.
Sipowicz wants to slow Cordeiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Cordeiro slips a jab from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz punishes Cordeiro's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordeiro shoots for a takedown but Sipowicz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cordeiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sipowicz misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Sipowicz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sipowicz as he jumps to the side.
Cordeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cordeiro looks for a takedown but Sipowicz sprawls well.
Sipowicz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cordeiro.
Sipowicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cordeiro.
Cordeiro has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Cordeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sipowicz but Sipowicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sipowicz scores with a nice right hand.
Cordeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sipowicz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cordeiro somewhat.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sipowicz as he jumps to the side.
Marcos Cordeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sipowicz lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sipowicz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sipowicz cracks Cordeiro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cordeiro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sipowicz finish him?
Cordeiro is rocked!
Cordeiro circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Sipowicz. Cordeiro falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Sipowicz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gegard Sipowicz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Malfoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Bring It Back Remix by Jae Millz feat. Fabolous , Jadakiss and Lil' Wayne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Malfoy!
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, Marco Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfoy has managed to clinch.
Figueroa wants a takedown.
Malfoy has Figueroa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Malfoy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Figueroa tumbling to the mat - Malfoy dives into Figueroa's guard.
Figueroa trying to control the position.
Malfoy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malfoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malfoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Malfoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malfoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfoy postures up.
Malfoy working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Marco Figueroa has been cut.
Malfoy stopping the sweep attempt from Figueroa.
Malfoy working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malfoy.
Figueroa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malfoy cracks Figueroa with a solid left hand.
Malfoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malfoy is in close to Figueroa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfoy landing with the ground and pound.
Malfoy 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.
Malfoy lands a couple of elbows.
Malfoy looking to pass the guard.
Figueroa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Malfoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malfoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Figueroa is retaining full guard.
Figueroa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malfoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Malfoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a couple of digs.
Malfoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Figueroa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malfoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Figueroa's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueroa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Malfoy lands shots from the back.
Figueroa turns into Malfoy and is now in his guard.
Figueroa throws a big right hand that misses.
Figueroa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malfoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Malfoy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malfoy striking from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy is trying to control the position but Figueroa postures up.
Figueroa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malfoy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malfoy is breathing heavily.
Figueroa connects with a couple of short punches.
Figueroa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Figueroa trying to control but Malfoy is working from the bottom.
Figueroa cracks Malfoy with a solid left hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown but Malfoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malfoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figueroa moves away.
Malfoy connects with a nice looking jab.
Figueroa ducks under a wild hook from Malfoy.
Figueroa dives in and grabs Malfoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malfoy pushes down on Figueroa's head and hops out.
Duke Malfoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Figueroa.
Malfoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malfoy throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Marco Figueroa's cut even more.
Malfoy lands a head shot.
Figueroa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The cut above Marco Figueroa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Malfoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malfoy moves into the clinch successfully.
Figueroa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malfoy is pressed up against the cage. Figueroa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malfoy down to the mat. Malfoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malfoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Malfoy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malfoy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figueroa prevents it.
Figueroa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malfoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malfoy has picked Figueroa up - he's going for a ride! Malfoy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Malfoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Malfoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Figueroa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Figueroa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malfoy tries to avoid it but Figueroa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malfoy to the ground. Malfoy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malfoy throws a right and a left that Figueroa avoids nicely.
Malfoy throws a body punch but Figueroa moves out of range.
Malfoy thuds his right hand into Figueroa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malfoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Figueroa.
Figueroa tries to move into range but Malfoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malfoy clinches.
Figueroa working aggressively here.
Malfoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke Malfoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Malfoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malfoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marco Figueroa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Figueroa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueroa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figueroa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malfoy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa is pressed up against the cage. Malfoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Figueroa down to the mat. Figueroa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malfoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malfoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duke Malfoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Figueroa.
Malfoy throws a combination. Figueroa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malfoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malfoy won't be happy with that.
Figueroa is looking to take a break and control but Malfoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Malfoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malfoy regains half guard.
Malfoy is pressing down on Figueroa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malfoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa trying to control but Malfoy is working from the bottom.
Figueroa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfoy striking from the bottom.
Figueroa works over Malfoy with some ground and pound from guard.
Figueroa stopping the sweep attempt from Malfoy.
Malfoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figueroa can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malfoy is on top in guard.
Figueroa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Malfoy chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malfoy is working Figueroa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malfoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malfoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malfoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Malfoy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Figueroa's guard.
Malfoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Figueroa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Malfoy.
Malfoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malfoy is looking to stand up but Figueroa isn't so interested in that idea.
Figueroa trying to control but Malfoy is working from the bottom.
Duke Malfoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa won't allow Malfoy to sweep him here.
Figueroa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfoy working a defensive guard here.
Malfoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Malfoy lands a decent punch to the body there.
Malfoy lands a decent punch to the body there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Malfoy finds it's way through Figueroa's defenses.
Malfoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malfoy has closed the distance and engaged Figueroa in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figueroa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malfoy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Malfoy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Malfoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Figueroa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Figueroa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Malfoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Figueroa's cut.
That's time! Malfoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malfoy tries to clinch but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malfoy as he avoids it easily.
Malfoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Figueroa.
Malfoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malfoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figueroa.
Malfoy jabs Figueroa right on the nose. Figueroa blinks but takes it well.
Malfoy lands a nice hook to Figueroa's body. Figueroa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duke Malfoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malfoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malfoy throws a leg kick
and Figueroa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malfoy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figueroa stands up over Malfoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malfoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malfoy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malfoy trying to strike off his back.
Malfoy wants to get back to his feet but Figueroa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Figueroa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa trying to control the position from guard on top but Malfoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malfoy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malfoy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Figueroa there.
Malfoy lands with an overhand left.
Malfoy with a hook.
Malfoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malfoy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Figueroa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malfoy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duke Malfoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Figueroa.
Malfoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Figueroa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malfoy did well to prevent Figueroa getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malfoy is looking to improve his position.
Figueroa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malfoy keeping control of the position.
Malfoy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Malfoy looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Figueroa there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malfoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malfoy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Figueroa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy has his foot on Figueroa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Figueroa works his way back into a safe position though.
Figueroa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Figueroa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malfoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malfoy wants to get back to his feet but Figueroa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Malfoy 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.
Figueroa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malfoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Figueroa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malfoy rushes Figueroa and presses him up against the cage.
Malfoy lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Figueroa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duke Malfoy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Steele had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lance Steele has been cut.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele with a nice cross.
It looks like Evan Morgan has been cut.
Steele jabs at Morgan's body.
Morgan looks gassed!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Steele throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Morgan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lance Steele!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avery Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen System Of A Down - Science as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avery Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
It looks like Avery Lewis has been cut.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Stevenson.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Avery Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Lewis crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygarath Shinsaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zygarath Shinsaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Wright!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinsaku blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shinsaku tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shinsaku to the ground. Shinsaku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shinsaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Wright fails to land the takedown.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinsaku. Shinsaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinsaku slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zygarath Shinsaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Wright.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Nate Wright has been cut.
Good leg kick by Shinsaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright looks gassed!
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Shinsaku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinsaku lands with a slapping head kick.
Shinsaku lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wright is rocked!
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shinsaku slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinsaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Zygarath Shinsaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinsaku feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Shinsaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Jab from Shinsaku.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shinsaku is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wright.
Shinsaku has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinsaku. That's going to slow Wright down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shinsaku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shinsaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Shinsaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Nate Wright's cut even more.
Shinsaku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinsaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Shinsaku.
Zygarath Shinsaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Shinsaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinsaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinsaku pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Shinsaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
A good leg kick by Shinsaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Shinsaku had a free shot at his head there.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
Shinsaku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shinsaku pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku lands a head kick!
Shinsaku fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Shinsaku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
Shinsaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shinsaku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
Shinsaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shinsaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Shinsaku lands a front kick.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Shinsaku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Shinsaku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wright will feel that in the morning.
Shinsaku moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Shinsaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinsaku. Shinsaku obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinsaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygarath Shinsaku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Shinsaku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Shinsaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shinsaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinsaku, right into the meat.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shinsaku.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Shinsaku.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinsaku, right into the meat.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Shinsaku throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Shinsaku closes the distance and clinches.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Shinsaku clinches up against the cage.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch.
Wright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shinsaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Shinsaku is blocking nicely.
Shinsaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinsaku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinsaku scores with a nice body kick.
Shinsaku moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shinsaku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shinsaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Shinsaku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
Nate Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Shinsaku scores with a hook.
Shinsaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinsaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zygarath Shinsaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick from Shinsaku lands but Wright takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinsaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinsaku cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Shinsaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Shinsaku lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Shinsaku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
Shinsaku tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wright will feel that in the morning.
Shinsaku scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinsaku cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shinsaku counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Zygarath Shinsaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Wright.
The crowd cheers as Shinsaku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Shinsaku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
Shinsaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Shinsaku lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shinsaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinsaku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wright will feel that in the morning.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wright if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Shinsaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shinsaku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinsaku manages to break the clinch.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinsaku scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shinsaku tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Shinsaku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinsaku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
Shinsaku with a jab.
Nice cross by Shinsaku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Shinsaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinsaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygarath Shinsaku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Wright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good leg kick by Shinsaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinsaku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinsaku throws out the jab.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Shinsaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinsaku swivels and escapes.
Wright is looking to clinch but Shinsaku is avoiding it.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch.
Shinsaku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinsaku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Shinsaku clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinsaku.
Shinsaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Shinsaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinsaku feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Shinsaku scores with a leg kick.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinsaku, right into the meat.
Shinsaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinsaku, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Shinsaku clinches up against the cage.
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
Shinsaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Shinsaku lands a head kick!
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinsaku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wright if he has to take too many more of those.
Shinsaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wright takes a step back to recover.
Shinsaku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinsaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinsaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinsaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinsaku throws a nice head kick!
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shinsaku pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinsaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinsaku.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinsaku throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Shinsaku as he connects with a hook.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinsaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku clinches with his opponent.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsaku clinches.
Shinsaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shinsaku keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Shinsaku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shinsaku darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Nate Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinsaku breaks from the clinch.
Zygarath Shinsaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shinsaku is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Shinsaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinsaku. Shinsaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinsaku is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinsaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Shinsaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zygarath Shinsaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shinsaku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zygarath Shinsaku!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Deolore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Wayne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Deolore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deolore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wayne manages to get to full guard.
Wayne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wayne is on top in guard.
Wayne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deolore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wayne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deolore wants to get back to his feet but Wayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Deolore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.
Wayne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deolore's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Deolore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wayne passes into half guard.
Wayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wayne drops an elbow to the side of Deolore's head.
Wayne trying to control from half guard but Deolore is working away.
Wayne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wayne lands strikes from half guard.
Wayne working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deolore pushes Wayne off looking to stand but Wayne dives back in and keeps control.
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. Wayne connects with a nice short shot to Deolore's temple.
Wayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wayne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wayne tries to pass to full mount but Deolore defends it.
Wayne winds up and cracks Deolore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wayne working the head and body with strikes.
Wayne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wayne landing punches.
Deolore is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Deolore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Deolore bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Wayne and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ericssonl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by VIKING WARRIOR. Leif Ericssonl has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wayde Sullivan's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Ericssonl!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ericssonl as he avoids it easily.
Ericssonl cracks Sullivan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ericssonl has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sullivan to stand back up!
Sullivan is rocked!
It looks like Wayde Sullivan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan feints and as Ericssonl raises his hands in defense, Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ericssonl kicks Sullivan off and gets to his feet.
Ericssonl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
Ericssonl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericssonl closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sullivan! Ericssonl dives in looking to finish! Sullivan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Ericssonl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Kline!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kline uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jamison.
Kline ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Jamison misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Kline. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kline.
Kline throws a hook but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kline.
Kline shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kline.
Kline throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jamison's waist but Jamison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kline off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison throws a hook but Kline blocks it.
Jamison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
Jamison swings for the body but Kline moves out of range.
Kline tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jamison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kline somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Kline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Jamison misses.
Jamison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jamison cracks Kline with an open hand slap.
Jamison looks to score with a jab to the body but Kline is just out of range.
Kline looks to land a left hand but Jamison moved out of range nicely.
Kline swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamison.
Jamison misses with a hook. Kline ducked under it nicely.
Jamison misses with a wild combination.
Kline misses with a hook. Jamison ducked under it nicely.
Kline keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jamison.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kline moves away.
Jamison misses with the combination.
Kline throws a lazy right hand but Jamison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamison slips a jab from Kline.
Jamison throws a nice looking combination but Kline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamison throws a series of punches but Kline avoids them all with ease.
Mack Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kline.
Kline shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kline moves away.
A big left from Jamison misses.
Kline missing with a left hand there. Jamison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamison takes a swing at Kline's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kline slips a jab from Jamison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Jamison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kline waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jamison.
Kline throws a lazy right hand but Jamison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamison throws a series of punches but Kline moves out of range.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kline moves away.
Kline throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Kline throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison slips a jab from Kline.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison throws a hook but Kline avoids it easily.
Jamison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kline on the side of the head.
Kline missing with a left hand there. Jamison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jamison's guard.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Kline pushes down on Jamison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kline moves nicely into side control.
Jamison wants to get back to his feet but Kline drags him back down.
Jamison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kline looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
Kline looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jamison tries to bench press Kline off him but Kline keeps the position.
Kline is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jamison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jamison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jamison sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison wants to get back to his feet.
Kline moves nicely into side control.
Jamison tries to improve position but can't.
Kline tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jamison is trying to improve his position.
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.
Kline works to advance to full mount. Jamison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kline tries to control but Jamison wriggling away.
Kline jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jamison is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jamison and Kline has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kline wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Kline thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kline trying to control the position but Jamison is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kline dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Kline is out of range.
Kline rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jamison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamison misses with a few strikes there.
Kline swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kline.
Jamison moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kline fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamison stuns Kline with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison swinging wilding here.
Kline takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jamison slips under a jab.
Kline throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kline throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kline staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack Jamison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison misses with a hook. Kline ducked under it nicely.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kline.
Jamison blocks a jab.
Kline uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kline takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kline.
Jamison lands with an uppercut that bounces Kline off the cage and back into rage.
A shot to de liver by Jamison. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kline dodges the punch combination from Jamison.
Kline avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kline was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Jamison throws the left hand but Kline avoids the punch easily.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Kline keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamison swings for the body but Kline moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kline manages to avoid it.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamison misses with an uppercut. Kline saw that one coming.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison throws a jab when Kline was well out of range.
Kline closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kline rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jamison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kline takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kline is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kline throws a shot from downtown. Jamison moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Jamison really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kline uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kline.
Kline misses with an uppercut.
Kline uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison.
Kline avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kline rather than just go for the knockout.
Jamison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jamison drops his hands momentarily and Kline takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline throws an overhand right that lands on Jamison's shoulder, as Jamison tries to avoid the shot.
Jamison slips under a jab from Kline.
A jab from Kline misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline jabs Jamison right on the nose. Jamison blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Jamison misses.
Kline shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jamison is looking for a sweep. Kline is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kline looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jamison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Jamison pushes Kline off looking to stand but Kline dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline passes to side control.
Kline tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kline tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kline has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to improve position but can't.
Jamison gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison missing with punches from the bottom.
Kline works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jamison is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jamison prevents Kline from taking his back.
Jamison tries to lock up and control but Kline gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kline can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jamison is looking to escape.
Jamison is controlling an arm, preventing Kline from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kline controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kline had his way with Mack Jamison in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Kline defending well as Jamison loads up on a big left hand.
Kline misses with a takedown attempt - Jamison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kline misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kline was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Jamison throws a body punch but Kline moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Kline or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamison which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamison looks to score with a jab to the body but Kline is just out of range.
Jamison misses the jab.
Jamison moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison misses with a looping left.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kline.
Kline defending well as Jamison loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Kline connects with a crisp jab.
Kline throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamison.
Jamison thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kline throws out the jab.
Kline keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamison.
Kline throws an overhand right that lands on Jamison's shoulder, as Jamison tries to avoid the shot.
Kline has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Kline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison connects with the punch.
Kline slips a jab from Jamison.
Jamison throws a jab when Kline was well out of range.
Jamison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kline steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jamison.
Kline takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kline.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison stuffs the takedown attempt from Kline. Kline gets slowly back to his feet.
Kline fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamison doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Mack Jamison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Jamison misses.
Jamison throws a lazy right hand but Kline sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamison throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kline to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamison looks to throw the jab but Kline is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jamison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Jamison!
Mack Jamison is the new heavyweight champion!
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