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Monster Elite 5: High Tension PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Korkeaoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olavi Korkeaoja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korkeaoja throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Korkeaoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Korkeaoja tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Korkeaoja takes the fight into the clinch.
Korkeaoja lands a shoulder strike.
Korkeaoja holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Korkeaoja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Korkeaoja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Korkeaoja misses with some punches.
Korkeaoja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Korkeaoja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Korkeaoja won't allow it.
Olavi Korkeaoja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Korkeaoja taking a breather.
Korkeaoja misses with a knee strike.
Korkeaoja tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Korkeaoja back against the cage.
Korkeaoja tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Korkeaoja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Korkeaoja throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Korkeaoja misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korkeaoja walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Korkeaoja.
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.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Korkeaoja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Korkeaoja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Korkeaoja stuffs the takedown.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korkeaoja circles away.
Gracie looks gassed!
Korkeaoja tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Korkeaoja pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Korkeaoja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korkeaoja has managed to clinch.
Korkeaoja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Korkeaoja controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Korkeaoja throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Korkeaoja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korkeaoja looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Korkeaoja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Korkeaoja lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Korkeaoja holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Korkeaoja on the inside.
Korkeaoja lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Korkeaoja breaks the clinch.
Korkeaoja is looking to clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korkeaoja wants it to stay on the feet.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korkeaoja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korkeaoja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korkeaoja pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Korkeaoja is trying to break free.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Korkeaoja is stalling here.
Korkeaoja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Korkeaoja holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Korkeaoja on the inside.
Korkeaoja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korkeaoja walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Korkeaoja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korkeaoja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Korkeaoja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korkeaoja stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Korkeaoja saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korkeaoja wants to clinch.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korkeaoja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korkeaoja walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Olavi Korkeaoja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Korkeaoja darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Korkeaoja looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Korkeaoja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Korkeaoja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korkeaoja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korkeaoja throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korkeaoja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Korkeaoja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korkeaoja has managed to clinch.
Korkeaoja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Korkeaoja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Korkeaoja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Korkeaoja gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Korkeaoja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korkeaoja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Korkeaoja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Korkeaoja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korkeaoja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korkeaoja tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Korkeaoja tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Korkeaoja misses with a knee to the head.
Korkeaoja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
A short right from Korkeaoja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korkeaoja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Korkeaoja won't allow it.
Korkeaoja manages to break the clinch.
Olavi Korkeaoja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korkeaoja closes the distance and clinches.
Korkeaoja is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Korkeaoja lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korkeaoja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korkeaoja missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Korkeaoja fails to land.
Korkeaoja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korkeaoja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Korkeaoja on the inside.
Korkeaoja misses with a knee strike.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korkeaoja walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Korkeaoja gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Korkeaoja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Korkeaoja throws a head punch that misses.
Korkeaoja lands an uppercut.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Korkeaoja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Korkeaoja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Korkeaoja.
Gracie jumps guard but Korkeaoja stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Korkeaoja breaks the clinch.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Korkeaoja's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Korkeaoja looking to control.
Korkeaoja wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control but Korkeaoja is working from the bottom.
Korkeaoja on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Korkeaoja tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Korkeaoja tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Korkeaoja 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korkeaoja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Korkeaoja rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Korkeaoja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Korkeaoja.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korkeaoja dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Korkeaoja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Korkeaoja just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Korkeaoja breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korkeaoja sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Olavi Korkeaoja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Korkeaoja avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Korkeaoja doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Korkeaoja as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korkeaoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Korkeaoja is looking to clinch.
Korkeaoja rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Korkeaoja.
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.
Korkeaoja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Korkeaoja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Korkeaoja breaks the clinch.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korkeaoja swivels and escapes.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Korkeaoja wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Korkeaoja sprawls well.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Korkeaoja leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korkeaoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Korkeaoja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korkeaoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korkeaoja moves into the clinch successfully.
Korkeaoja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korkeaoja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Korkeaoja pressing his opponent against the cage.
Korkeaoja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Korkeaoja working aggressively here.
Korkeaoja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja stalling against the cage.
Olavi Korkeaoja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Korkeaoja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Korkeaoja manages to break the clinch.
Korkeaoja leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korkeaoja circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korkeaoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korkeaoja is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Ricardo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Korkeaoja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olavi Korkeaoja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Korkeaoja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olavi Korkeaoja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Macloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Macloud's choice of entrance music: highlander theme song. Michael KO had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Macloud!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KO scoring well with a low kick there.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macloud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Macloud as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Michael KO has been cut.
KO fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macloud avoids it really well and circles away.
Macloud closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks KO out cold! KO corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duncan Macloud!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Rooney!
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, Rampage Penn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rooney does no damage.
Rooney tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rooney out cold! Rooney corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rampage Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. Nalle Puh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puh slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Puh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puh tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Puh sprawls well.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Puh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Puh's guard.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Puh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Puh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Puh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Puh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puh keeps working.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Puh.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Puh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puh taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Puh regains half guard, as Taylor was trying to land strikes.
Taylor prevents Puh from standing back up.
Taylor trying to control the action but Puh is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puh takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nalle Puh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Puh keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Puh is pulling down on Taylor's head to control his posture.
Puh trying to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puh trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Puh is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor controls the position.
Puh wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Puh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puh is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Puh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puh tries to get out of the position.
Puh tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Puh.
Puh throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puh looks to clinch
so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor trying to control but Puh is working from the bottom.
Puh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Puh is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puh is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Puh wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puh postures up.
Puh throws a big right hand that misses.
Puh lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Puh from controlling successfully.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Puh slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Puh throws a big right hand that misses.
Puh is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puh defends well.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puh wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Puh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puh.
Puh scoring with some ground and pound.
Puh stands and steps away. Taylor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Puh clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Puh keeps moving.
Puh is pulling down on Taylor's head. It's preventing any offense from Taylor, at least for the moment.
Taylor won't allow Puh to sweep him here.
Puh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puh is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Puh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh is trying to improve his position.
Puh stops Taylor from passing to mount.
Puh throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jason Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the position but Puh is working away.
Puh is trying to improve his position.
Puh struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Puh moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Puh circles away easily
and Puh counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Puh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Puh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Puh is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Puh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puh is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face as Puh controls the position.
Puh working the ground and pound but Taylor is defending the strikes.
Taylor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Puh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Puh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Puh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Puh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Taylor's legs.
Puh working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Puh misses with the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puh lands a with a good body shot.
Puh misses the shot to the body.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Puh clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puh wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Puh is positioning himself well to prevent Taylor advancing to mount.
Puh punching from the bottom.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Puh is having none of it.
Taylor passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taylor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Puh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control but Puh is having none of it.
Taylor prevents Puh from getting the reversal.
Nalle Puh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor wants to control the pace but Puh is squirming around nicely.
Jason Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puh working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Puh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mario houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). houston comes to the cage accompanied by lil wayne (a milli). 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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19
255 lbs
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230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, mario houston!
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, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but houston sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balboa shoots in but no luck this time.
mario houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Balboa tries to clinch but houston is having none of it.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa lands an elbow that stopped houston in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
houston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Balboa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Balboa is pressed up against the cage. houston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balboa down to the mat. Balboa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
houston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
houston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if houston tries to get out of the position.
Balboa wanted to stand there but houston had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balboa wants to stand but houston is controlling his posture from full guard.
houston is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
houston has had enough of the clinch but Balboa keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa tries for a takedown but houston manages to get underhooks.
Balboa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balboa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balboa just misses with a elbow thrown towards houston's brow.
houston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
houston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
houston goes for a takedown attempt but Balboa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. houston tries to avoid it but Balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag houston to the ground. houston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a takedown into houston's guard.
Balboa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to control from the top but houston keeps moving.
Balboa looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa wanted to stand there but houston had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that 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.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Balboa shoots in and drives through. houston sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with houston, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes houston against the cage but houston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
mario houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa shoots in but houston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. houston tries to avoid it but Balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag houston to the ground. houston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with houston, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes houston against the cage but houston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
houston tries for a takedown but Balboa circles away easily
and Balboa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
houston punching from the bottom.
houston pushes Balboa off and gets back to his feet.
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from houston.
Balboa has his takedown stuffed
and houston counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
houston trying to control the action but Balboa is working from the bottom.
houston remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
houston is looking to take a break and control but Balboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balboa is trying to improve his position.
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.
Balboa holds on to houston's head and controls the position momentarily.
houston just content to control the position.
Balboa is trying to improve his position.
houston is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Balboa's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mario houston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Balboa misses with a takedown
so houston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mario houston 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!
Balboa scores a takedown into full mount!
houston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Balboa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But houston has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from houston!
houston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
houston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and houston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balboa's guard.
houston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
houston wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa has control of houston's left arm, preventing houston from doing any damage.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing houston from controlling successfully.
Balboa wants to sweep here but houston controlling him for the moment.
Balboa is trying to control the position but houston postures up.
Balboa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but houston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
houston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
houston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but houston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Balboa showed some decent athleticism there.
Balboa throwing shots but houston is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balboa decides to stand and escape the position.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses
and houston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
houston won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
mario houston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think houston 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mario houston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Mean (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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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Evan Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mean!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mean misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Mean moves out of range easily.
Mean tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood instigates a clinch.
Mean fails to pull guard.
Evan Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Mean.
Mean tries to pull guard but Wood won't allow it.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Mean is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from Wood.
Mean is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Mean shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Mean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood moves into the clinch.
Mean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Mean persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Mean looks gassed!
Wood clinches up against the cage.
Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood jabs at Mean's body.
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Mean. Mean gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood cracks the inside of Mean's front leg.
Wood scores with a one two! Mean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Wood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Wood lands a big head kick that sends Mean tumbling to the mat! Wood takes a step backwards and waves Mean back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mean is rocked!
Wood lands a jab to Mean's midsection.
Mean is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mean seems to have recovered his senses.
Wood circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mean drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wood follows Mean to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Wood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Difelco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Difelco comes into the arena with Gary Numan - Down In The Park blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Difelco!
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, Jon Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Difelco misses with a few strikes there.
Difelco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lyle's half guard.
Lyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Difelco is working away from the top position though.
Difelco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lyle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Let's hope that Lyle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Difelco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lyle is trying to maintain the position but Difelco is very close to passing his half guard.
Lyle is staying active underneath Difelco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Difelco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Difelco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Difelco!
Lyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Difelco is looking to escape.
Difelco is looking to improve his position but Lyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Lyle landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Difelco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Lyle lands a nice shot to the head.
Lyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Lyle tries to control but Difelco wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Difelco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lyle loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Difelco scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lyle land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lyle stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Lyle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roscoe Dash - All The Way Turnt Up ft. Soulja Boy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton John!
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, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
Riggs darts in and clinches John up against the cage.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs keeps control of John as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Riggs.
Riggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riggs pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
John has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Riggs crunches a lovely knee into John's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
John is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on John's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
John wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.
Riggs lands a knee to the head.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
John wants to break free but Riggs has control.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
John takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
John tries to break free but Riggs pushes him back against the cage.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
Riggs is working John over against the cage.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
John has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
John working hard to break the clinch.
John can't break the clinch.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Riggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
John wants to break free but Riggs has control.
John has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
John can't break the clinch.
Riggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
A hook to the body from Riggs.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Clayton John has been cut.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Riggs working John over with knees to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riggs pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riggs leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton John'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.
Riggs tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Riggs clinches.
Riggs is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Riggs.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs presses John against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs lands a nice elbow.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riggs working John over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggs.
Riggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Riggs lands an elbow inside.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Riggs.
A right handed body shot lands from Riggs.
Riggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Riggs slows down the pace here.
John has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riggs throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs moves out of range as John strikes.
John misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs works over John's head and body with a nice combination.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
John throws a nice looking combination but Riggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin Riggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riggs clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John is trying to force a seperation but Riggs has the dominant position.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to break the clinch but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs just leaning against John, taking a breather.
Riggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggs.
John takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin Riggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riggs is pushing John up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riggs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton John's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Riggs.
John swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with John.
Riggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs presses John against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggs slips under a jab.
Riggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John swinging wilding here.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs drops John with a beautiful combination! John stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Riggs is looking for the KO!
Riggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Riggs.
Riggs thumps John with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Riggs has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. John lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on John's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John wants to break free but Riggs has control.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses the jab.
Riggs doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Riggs clinches.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from John.
Riggs is working John over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Riggs as the two fighters clinch.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs breaks the clinch.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riggs.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riggs looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
Riggs doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Riggs moves away from the strike by John.
Riggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riggs tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs walks into a jab.
Clayton John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Riggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riggs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Riggs!
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