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CoV 56: Wilson vs Augustine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willard Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. A fine choice. Kyle Reed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willard Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reed!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Reed lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Reed sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Williams to the ground! Reed dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Willard Williams has been cut.
Reed lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Reed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reed postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Williams is out cold - huge knockout for Reed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Reed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keichi Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Puyol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puyol has chosen Enter Sandman- Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keichi Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Puyol!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ju stuffs the takedown attempt from Puyol. Puyol gets slowly back to his feet.
Ju looks to score with a jab to the body but Puyol is just out of range.
Ju thows a body shot but no joy.
Ju throws a right hand that Puyol ducks under and follows up with a left that Puyol also avoids with ease.
Ju ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Puyol with that takedown attempt.
Ju just misses with a punch to the body.
Puyol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Puyol working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ju turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Puyol off and cradles Ju's limp body as Puyol celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Sergio Puyol!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Imma Do It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Johnson!
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, George Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Samuel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samuel cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Samuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Samuel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samuel has Johnson in his guard.
Samuel trying to control the position.
Samuel seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samuel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samuel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Samuel dominating with strikes here.
Samuel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Samuel prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Samuel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuel on the ground.
Samuel is going olschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Samuel looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Samuel is having none of it.
Johnson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Samuel maintains control.
Samuel throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Samuel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Samuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samuel lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is rocked!
Samuel working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuel working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Samuel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Samuel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samuel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samuel keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Samuel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuel is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Samuel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Samuel has a takedown stuffed.
Samuel avoids the head kick by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Larry Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Samuel.
Samuel is breathing heavily.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Samuel circles away.
Samuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Samuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's two 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.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson prevents Samuel from improving his position.
Samuel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Samuel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Samuel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Samuel's legs - danger averted.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Samuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samuel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson controls Samuel momentarily but Samuel frees himself.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Samuel tries to pass.
Samuel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Samuel's guard.
Samuel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Samuel is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samuel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Larry Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Samuel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Samuel postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Samuel 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.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samuel is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samuel's guard.
Samuel wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson wants to stand but Samuel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Samuel.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
That's two 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.
Samuel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Samuel up and slammed him! Samuel can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Samuel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Samuel tries to improve position but can't.
Samuel manages to get back to half guard.
Samuel has his hands clasped together around Johnson's back. He's all about the action.
Samuel is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Samuel manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Samuel drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Samuel off! Samuel jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Samuel trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
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.
Samuel 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.
Samuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Samuel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Samuel looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Samuel stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Samuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samuel 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for George Samuel!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for George Samuel!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for George Samuel!
George Samuel wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis comes to the cage accompanied by Undead. 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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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olivier Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Austin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis lands with a kick to the temple. Austin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Olivier Denis has been cut.
Denis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denis doesn't seem bothered though.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Denis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Denis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis working Austin over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin is looking to get to half guard.
Austin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Austin is bucking up trying to escape but Denis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin wants to hold on but Denis pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denis controlling from mount.
Denis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Austin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Denis. What's that going to do exactly?
Denis won't let Austin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Denis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Denis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Austin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Austin looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Austin is squirming around, avoiding Denis's attempts to control the action.
Austin is looking to improve his position but Denis isn't that keen on the idea.
Austin wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Denis. What's that going to do exactly?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Denis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Denis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Denis looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Denis blocks Austin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Austin is looking to improve his position but Denis isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Denis dominating with strikes here.
Denis looking to isolate an arm here. Austin doesn't see it coming and as Denis extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Denis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olivier Denis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Burt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt has chosen No Worse Human as his entrance music. 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 Ed Burt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Burt!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joans has a takedown stuffed.
Joans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burt swivels and escapes.
A combination from Burt does no damage.
The fighters circling - Joans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joans shoots in for a takedown but Burt shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Joans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burt slips under a jab from Joans.
A jab-cross combination lands for Burt and sends Joans crashing to the mat! Burt follows him down to the mat - Joans regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Joans is rocked!
It looks like Mikey Joans has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burt passes into side control, despite Joans's attempt to control the position.
Oh Joans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burt taking a breather here.
A big shot lands for Burt! That's hurt Joans! Will he recover? Burt fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Burt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Robinson (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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170 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Granger is able to avoid easily.
A left lands for Robinson.
It looks like Ted Granger has been cut.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Granger.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger shoots in but no luck this time.
Granger steps into range and cracks Robinson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Robinson flops backwards and Granger dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Granger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Granger 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.
Granger 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.
Granger passes Robinson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granger.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granger lands a nice short elbow.
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. Granger connects with a nice short shot to Robinson's temple.
Granger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Granger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Granger.
Granger is breathing heavily.
Robinson is trying to stand back up but Granger is controlling him
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Granger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson is looking to escape.
Granger wants to pass the guard but Robinson is defending well.
Granger stops Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granger.
Granger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Granger wants to pass the guard but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Granger working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Granger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Granger.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Granger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Robinson pushes Granger off and gets back to his feet.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Robinson settles back down.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson tries to bum rush Granger with a series of wild strikes but Granger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger misses with a takedown attempt - Robinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Granger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Granger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Granger wants to clinch.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Granger's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Granger misses with a body punch
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger lands a jab.
Granger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson motions for Granger to come forward. Robinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Granger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Granger lands a body shot.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Granger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson stalks Granger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Granger's face. Granger staggers backwards, shaken.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger misses with a takedown
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Granger counters with a nice body shot.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Granger avoids nicely.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Granger backs away looking to recover.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Granger takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Granger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Granger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Robinson scores with a four punch combination!
Granger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granger.
Ted Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
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.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Granger counters with a two punch combo.
Luke Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Robinson takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson tries to bum rush Granger with a series of wild strikes but Granger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Granger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson throws a solid leg kick but Granger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Granger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Granger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granger misses the body punch
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Granger's ribs.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger blocks a leg kick.
Robinson works Granger's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a low kick, looking for Granger's leg but Granger calmly moves out of range.
Granger dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Granger's head and hops out.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Granger.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Granger rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.
Granger prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Granger keeps him there for the moment.
Granger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson is trying to drag Granger to the mat but Granger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Granger showed some decent athleticism there.
Robinson won't allow Granger to pass to mount.
Robinson is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Granger.
Granger working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Robinson tries to kick Granger off but Granger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robinson is looking to get back to is feet but Granger passes into side control.
Robinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Granger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robinson to see if he's OK.
Robinson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pushes Granger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Granger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Granger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Robinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Granger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Granger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Granger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Granger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Granger is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Granger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Granger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Robinson really wants to buck Granger off and get back to his feet.
Granger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robinson is surviving well by controlling Granger's body position as best he can.
Granger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Granger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Ted Granger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jak Progresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Progresso comes to the cage accompanied by Barn Axe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jak Progresso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Progresso.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackenzie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Progresso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mackenzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Progresso lands a with a good body shot.
Progresso throws a shot from downtown. Mackenzie moves away and avoids it.
Progresso lands a nice shot to the body.
Progresso works Mackenzie's body with a nice hook.
Mackenzie looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Progresso clobbers Mackenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mackenzie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Progresso misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Progresso.
Mackenzie moves forwards but Progresso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Progresso digs a good hook to Mackenzie's body.
Progresso lands a nice looking body shot.
Mackenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Progresso with a jab.
Progresso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Progresso lands with a straight right. Mackenzie didn't see that one coming.
Mackenzie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Progresso throws a jab but it's blocked by Mackenzie.
Progresso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Progresso throws a good cross that connects.
Progresso throws a jab but it's blocked by Mackenzie.
Progresso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Progresso looks to land a left hand but Mackenzie moved out of range nicely.
Mackenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Progresso.
Mackenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Progresso.
Progresso misses with a straight right.
Progresso Rushes Mackenzie and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Mackenzie is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Progresso Piles on the pressure and Mackenzie crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jak Progresso!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cocaine Blues. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
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, Bobby Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Skinner.
Skinner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skinner moves out of range as Johns strikes.
Johns moves away from the strike by Skinner.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skinner has time to react.
Johns shoots in looking for a takedown. Skinner tries to sprawl out of it but Johns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skinner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Skinner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johns swivels and escapes.
Johns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skinner misses with a low kick.
Johns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skinner.
Skinner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown but Johns shows good takedown defense.
Johns blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Johns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johns.
Johns looks to land a combination. Skinner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skinner looks gassed!
Johns scores with a leg kick.
Johns throws a right hand that Skinner ducks under and follows up with a left that Skinner also avoids with ease.
Skinner shoots in for a double leg but Johns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tim Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Skinner.
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Johns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johns. Johns obviously looking to wear him down.
Johns scores with a nice head shot.
Johns connects with a body shot.
Johns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skinner needs to keep his hands up - Johns had a free shot at his head there.
Johns lands with a nice body punch.
Skinner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johns to score with a decent uppercut.
Skinner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johns.
Johns lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Skinner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skinner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johns is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skinner.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Johns with a nice cross.
Johns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns stuns Skinner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johns tries to bum rush Skinner with a series of wild strikes but Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Johns coming out on top.
Johns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Skinner tries to clinch up
and Johns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skinner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Skinner has him pressed against the cage.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown but Johns shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Skinner.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Skinner somewhat.
Johns lands with a cross.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Skinner thows a leg kick but Johns checks it
and Johns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johns misses with the combination.
Skinner wants to clinch but Johns slips to the side
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johns taking a breather.
Skinner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johns kicks Skinner off and gets back to his feet.
Skinner tries to clinch
and Johns counters with a straight right hand.
Johns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Skinner with that takedown attempt.
Johns throws a body punch but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner clinches.
Skinner is breathing heavily.
Johns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skinner wants to clinch but Johns slips to the side
and Johns counters with a left and a right that stings Skinner.
Skinner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skinner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skinner tries to move into range but Johns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johns!
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johns counters by moving into the clinch.
Johns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johns breaks the clinch.
Skinner tries to clinch but Johns moves away
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skinner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skinner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Skinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skinner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
Tim Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skinner's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns is looking to land body kicks.
Johns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skinner doesn't seem bothered though.
Skinner gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skinner is controlling him.
Skinner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns 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. This is the final round!
Skinner pushes Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skinner wants to clinch
and Johns counters with a good, hard body kick but Skinner shrugs it off.
Tim Johns is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johns counters with a series of strikes. Skinner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johns thuds his right hand into Skinner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skinner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skinner tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johns sprawls well. Johns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skinner gets slowly back to his feet.
Skinner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johns avoids the head kick by Skinner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns pushes Skinner away with a front kick.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skinner has time to react.
Johns looks to land a combination but Skinner avoids it well.
Skinner slaps away a takedown attempt from Johns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skinner gets a takedown into half guard.
Johns kicks off Skinner and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns scores with a shot to the body.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johns is looking to slow Skinner down with leg kicks.
Johns blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Johns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skinner at a distance.
Johns works Skinner's body with a nice hook.
Johns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skinner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skinner in his tracks.
Johns works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns looks to land a body kick but Skinner moved away.
Johns throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skinner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johns - the referee stops the clock and Skinner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johns. Skinner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skinner tries to clinch
letting Johns counter with a right hand.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Skinner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johns gets caught flat footed, as Skinner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johns is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johns avoids it really well and circles away.
Johns dips to his left and cracks Skinner with an uppercut!
Tim Johns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Johns.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skinner.
Bobby Skinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skinner thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Johns.
Skinner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
Tim Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Skinner.
Skinner takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns lunges at Skinner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skinner's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Johns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Tim Johns wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano has chosen Sopranos Theme Song as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joey Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Friedmon swivels and escapes.
Soprano shoots for a double leg takedown but Friedmon sprawls well. He's pushed Soprano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soprano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stanton Friedmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Soprano.
Friedmon clinches.
Friedmon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but Friedmon has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Friedmon.
Soprano looks gassed!
Friedmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friedmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friedmon.
Friedmon digs a right hand underneath Soprano's ribcage. Soprano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friedmon pushes Soprano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Friedmon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Soprano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a big right hand but Soprano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soprano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Friedmon with shots to the head and body - Soprano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soprano is in a horrible position here. Friedmon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano tries to reverse the position but Friedmon maintains control.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soprano is working to get back to half guard.
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soprano looks a forlorn figure.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Soprano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soprano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friedmon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soprano!
Soprano swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Friedmon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon 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.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon looking to control but Soprano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon wants to control the pace but Soprano is squirming around nicely.
Friedmon cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedmon trying to control but Soprano is having none of it.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount and Soprano is in trouble!
Friedmon with good strikes from the mount here!
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soprano looks a forlorn figure.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon looking to finish Soprano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soprano!
Friedmon dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soprano is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Friedmon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soprano hang on?
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stanton Friedmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedmon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soprano hang on?
Soprano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Friedmon controlling the pace for now.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soprano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Soprano is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that second round.
That's time! Friedmon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Friedmon with a hook.
Soprano misses with a wild combination.
Soprano takes one to the chin there.
Friedmon darts in and clinches Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Friedmon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon scoring with some ground and pound.
Soprano looking for a sweep. Not yet Soprano, not yet.
Friedmon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Friedmon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friedmon with a nice head shot there.
Friedmon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Friedmon postures up and lands a big shot to Soprano's brow.
Friedmon distracts Soprano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon lands a couple of elbows.
Friedmon passes Soprano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Friedmon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Soprano has hold of Friedmon's hands but Friedmon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedmon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Soprano is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soprano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soprano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soprano's face.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon lands a big shot there that rocks Soprano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Friedmon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soprano?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Friedmon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Friedmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soprano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soprano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Friedmon working Soprano over with strikes here.
Friedmon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon breaks from Soprano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Soprano taking shots to the head.
Friedmon lands with some strikes.
Friedmon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Friedmon controlling his opponent.
Soprano is desperately trying to improve his position but Friedmon has a good base and remains in mount.
Friedmon raining down shots from the mount!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Joey Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soprano is squirming around, avoiding Friedmon's attempts to control the action.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Soprano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedmon 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Stanton Friedmon wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine has chosen The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson cracks Augustine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Augustine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augustine misses with a straight left.
Wilson tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Augustine misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Augustine is out of range.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Augustine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustine manages to avoid it.
Augustine throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Augustine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustine.
Wilson stuns Augustine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Augustine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustine.
Gerald Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Augustine's head but Augustine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Augustine.
Augustine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augustine at a distance.
Augustine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Augustine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Augustine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustine forces his way into half guard.
Augustine is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Augustine looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustine postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Augustine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Augustine from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Augustine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Augustine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Augustine thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Augustine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Augustine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Augustine from controlling successfully.
Augustine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Augustine stops Wilson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Augustine is one step ahead there.
Augustine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Augustine from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Augustine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Augustine misses.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Augustine, as that shot connected.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Augustine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Wilson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Augustine.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Augustine.
Augustine cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Augustine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Augustine avoids it well.
A punch combination from Augustine misses.
Augustine slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Gerald Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson throws a hook but Augustine avoids it easily.
Wilson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Augustine moved out of range nicely.
Augustine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Augustine lands an overhand right.
Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustine lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gerald Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Augustine throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Augustine counters with a straight right hand.
Augustine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Augustine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Augustine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Augustine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Augustine is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Augustine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine working Wilson over with strikes.
Augustine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
Augustine uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Augustine working for a submission but Wilson is keeping him at bay.
Augustine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Augustine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wilson because Augustine loaded up on that one.
Augustine looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Augustine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustine throws a sloppy strike and Wilson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Wilson has ended up in Augustine's guard.
Augustine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Augustine blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Augustine swinging wilding here.
Augustine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson connects with a right hand. Augustine shakes it off.
Augustine misses with a straight left.
Augustine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augustine misses with a straight left.
Augustine scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson throws a jab when Augustine was well out of range.
Augustine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Augustine.
Augustine avoids the body shot from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Augustine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Augustine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a hook but Augustine avoids it easily.
Wilson clobbers Augustine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Augustine saw that one coming.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustine moves away.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Augustine counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Augustine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Augustine 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.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Augustine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Augustine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augustine has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Augustine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson wants to break free but Augustine has control.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
Wilson is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Augustine's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Augustine keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Augustine has double underhooks.
Augustine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augustine lands a right hand.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Augustine breaks the clinch.
Augustine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Augustine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Augustine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Augustine looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Augustine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine working the head and body with strikes.
Augustine swings around for an armbar but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Augustine's guard.
Augustine is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Augustine striking off his back but it's not causing Wilson any problems.
Augustine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augustine on the ground.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Augustine is keeping the position.
Augustine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Augustine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Augustine stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson tests Augustine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustine looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augustine counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilson regains half guard, as Augustine was trying to land strikes.
Augustine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Augustine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilson to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerald Wilson.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Gerald Wilson!
Gerald Wilson wins by unanimous decision!
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