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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by No Surrender. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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, Greg Williams!
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, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Smith advances nicely into full mount.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Smith moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Williams is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viraj Mithani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Burning Heart. Viraj Mithani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viraj Mithani!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mithani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mithani moves away from the strike by Steel.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mithani.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel looks to land a combination. Mithani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Mithani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mithani tries to clinch up.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Mithani counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mithani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mithani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mithani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mithani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Mithani counters with a straight right hand.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Steel swings for the body but Mithani moves out of range.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mithani forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mithani to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mithani to counter with a crisp jab.
Mithani misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a body punch but Mithani moves out of range.
A big right from Steel misses.
Mithani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Mithani counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel punishes Mithani's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mithani is just out of range.
Mithani throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Steel duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mithani looks gassed!
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steel connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel stalks Mithani and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mithani's face. Mithani staggers backwards, shaken.
Mithani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel throws a series of punches but Mithani avoids them all with ease.
John Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Mithani slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mithani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mithani.
Steel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Steel slips a straight right by Mithani.
Mithani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mithani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mithani moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel jabs Mithani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel jabs Mithani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Mithani does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Mithani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Steel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Steel misses.
John Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mithani wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Mithani does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Mithani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Mithani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mithani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mithani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
John Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Steel is looking to wear down Mithani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mithani manages to avoid it.
Mithani has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel scores with a one two! Mithani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mithani is breathing heavily.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mithani circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Mithani's ribs.
A jab from Steel misses.
Mithani misses with a wild body shot.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mithani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel digs a good hook to Mithani's body.
Steel throws a right hand that Mithani ducks under and follows up with a left that Mithani also avoids with ease.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Mithani dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Mithani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Mithani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mithani counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel stuns Mithani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Mithani backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mithani is rocked!
Steel digs a good body shot into Mithani's ribs.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Mithani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Steel.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mithani can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Steel misses with a combination
and Mithani counters by moving into the clinch.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mithani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel lands a body shot.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel jabs at Mithani's body.
Mithani avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a jab.
Steel works the jab nicely.
Steel thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Mithani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel but Steel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mithani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel connects with a crisp jab.
Mithani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Steel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Mithani's belly button to the back.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mithani counters with a left to the body.
Mithani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel scores with a one two! Mithani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mithani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel punishes Mithani's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel digs a good body shot into Mithani's ribs.
Mithani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mithani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Mithani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a series of punches but Mithani avoids them all with ease.
Mithani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel connects with a jab.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mithani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel lands a jab.
Mithani swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel scores with a one two! Mithani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mithani manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel leaves Mithani with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mithani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mithani on the side of the head.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Mithani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mithani walks into a jab.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mithani.
Steel connects with a right hand. Mithani shakes it off.
Mithani is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Mithani seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mithani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mithani moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mithani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viraj Mithani.
Steel lands with a right hand.
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!
Steel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mithani counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steel lands a nice hook to Mithani's body. Mithani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel swings for the body but Mithani moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Steel throws a series of punches but Mithani moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mithani takes one to the side of the head.
Steel takes a swing at Mithani's ribcage but misses.
Viraj Mithani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel, 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 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Steel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone has chosen The Godfather Waltz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper misses with a takedown attempt
and Corleone counters with a stiff right hand.
Corleone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Corleone lands some shots froms side control.
Corleone working the ground and pound but Draper is defending the strikes.
Corleone working away.
Corleone decides to stand back up. Corleone steps back and let's Draper get back to his feet.
Corleone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draper misses with a head shot. Corleone uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone seems keen to control Draper's posture.
Corleone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Draper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Draper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corleone wants to stand up but Draper is controlling him.
Draper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draper looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draper has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Draper throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Draper from controlling successfully.
Corleone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Corleone has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corleone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Draper sprawls well initially but Corleone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Draper tries to get out of the position.
Corleone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draper tries to roll over but Corleone keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone dominated that round.
That's time! Draper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draper with a poor takedown
and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Draper controls Corleone momentarily but Corleone frees himself.
Corleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone passes Draper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Draper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corleone on the ground.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draper trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Corleone manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draper is desperately trying to improve his position but Corleone has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Corleone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corleone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Corleone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corleone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Corleone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone breaks from Draper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Draper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sonny Corleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corleone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Draper really wants to buck Corleone off and get back to his feet.
Corleone working the ground and pound effectively.
Corleone with shots to the head and body - Draper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Draper is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Corleone! Draper is hurt baaadly! Corleone is firing away with more strikes - Draper is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Corleone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawaiian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - This Love. 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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8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hawaiian Saint!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint backs up against the cage.
Sanderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Sanderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanderson misses with a low kick.
Sanderson misses with a left hand
and Sanderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanderson misses with a looping right.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanderson.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Sanderson slips the punch.
Sanderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saint tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanderson is in Saint's guard.
Sanderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saint looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saint looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saint!
Saint decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Saint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saint wants it to stay on the feet.
Saint throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Sanderson saw that one coming.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Sanderson is out of range.
Sanderson fails to land the takedown.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Sanderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanderson feints and as Saint raises his hands in defense, Sanderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson 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.
Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanderson throwing strikes from guard but Saint blocks nicely.
Saint wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saint's guard.
Sanderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Saint is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hawaiian Saint will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint has time to react.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Sanderson.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Sanderson shoots in.
Sanderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanderson misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint walks into a left hand.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Sanderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saint regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sanderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but Saint is defending well.
Sanderson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saint defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanderson is taking a breather. Saint says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanderson working over Saint with some ground and pound. Saint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanderson looks to land a strike but Saint avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanderson stands and throws Saint's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanderson misses with the ground and pound.
Saint regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sanderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sanderson works his way into side control.
Saint is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanderson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Saint!
Sanderson can't control as he wanted to and Saint manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sanderson wants to free his trapped foot but Saint is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saint is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half 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 Ryan Sanderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanderson somewhat.
Saint lands with a straight right. Sanderson didn't see that one coming.
Sanderson looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Saint lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanderson doesn't seem phased though.
Sanderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saint's head.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saint defends it well.
Sanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saint regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanderson.
Saint being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanderson trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint keeping full guard, as Sanderson tries to pass.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Sanderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanderson misses the target.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanderson takes one on the button.
Sanderson swings widly with a right hand
and Saint counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanderson thinking.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson throws a combination. Saint tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanderson moves away.
Sanderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saint checks a leg kick.
Sanderson moves forwards but Saint connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint slips a straight right by Sanderson.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanderson takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson misses with a right hand
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawaiian Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saint 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawaiian Saint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zane Viren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viren comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven Virus - BanYa. Mendoza has chosen Heavy Metal Kings as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Viren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mendoza seems to be working for a kimura but Viren defends the submission attempt.
Mendoza is keen to just control but Viren is a slippery customer.
Viren wants to get back to his feet.
Viren trying to hold on to Mendoza's head to control him but Mendoza postures up.
Viren tries to get to full guard but Mendoza has control of the leg.
Mendoza trying to control from Viren's half guard. Viren has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Viren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendoza stops Viren from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendoza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Viren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viren wants to sweep here but Mendoza controlling him for the moment.
Mendoza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza has gone for a leg lock! Viren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mendoza's guard.
Viren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Viren wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Viren wants to stand but Mendoza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendoza pulls Viren in close to prevent any damage.
Mendoza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viren's guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Viren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard.
Mendoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viren.
Viren wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is defending well.
Mendoza is staying active underneath Viren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Viren prevents Mendoza from standing back up.
Viren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendoza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Viren working Mendoza over with strikes.
Mendoza is trying to control but can't.
Mendoza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Viren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Viren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendoza trying to control but Viren postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Viren won't allow Mendoza to sweep him here.
Viren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Viren passes Mendoza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza wants to improve his position but Viren is controlling well.
Viren 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.
Mendoza has his hands clasped together around Viren's back. He's all about the action.
Viren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Viren thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viren lands with a punch from half guard.
Mendoza gets back to full guard.
Mendoza controlling the position.
Viren wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Viren lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza has momentary wrist control but Viren slips an elbow through the middle.
Viren wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Mendoza is pulling down on Viren's head to control his posture.
Viren working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Viren trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viren landing with the ground and pound.
Mendoza is pulling down on Viren's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Viren dominated that 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.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Viren.
A nice combination there by Mendoza.
Viren throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. Viren didn't expect that.
Mendoza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Viren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Viren.
Mendoza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendoza lands a jab to Viren's midsection.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viren.
Zane Viren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Viren.
Viren stuffs the takedown.
Viren wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Viren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miguel Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viren moves into range and clinches up with Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viren is working Mendoza over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Viren.
Mendoza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zane Viren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Mendoza.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza wants to slow Viren down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viren. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viren misses with a straight left.
Viren looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.
Viren misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. Viren didn't expect that.
Viren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendoza's guard.
Viren gets to his feet. Mendoza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mendoza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Viren. Those never looked like landing.
Viren throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combo that has Viren backing up. Viren nods at Mendoza to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Viren misses.
Zane Viren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shoots in for a double leg but Viren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendoza on the side of the head.
Mendoza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendoza is in Viren's guard.
Viren keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Viren working a defensive guard here.
Viren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mendoza!
Mendoza is squirming around, avoiding Viren's attempts to control the action.
Viren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendoza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendoza tries to lock up and control but Viren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Viren.
Viren prevents Mendoza from getting the reversal.
Viren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miguel Mendoza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Viren throws some wild stikes that Mendoza manages to avoid easily.
Viren landing strikes from the mount.
Viren avoids the attempt from Mendoza to control.
Mendoza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Viren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza trying to hold on to Viren's head to control him but Viren postures up.
Viren trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mendoza is trying to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Zane Viren wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendoza forces Viren back against the cage and clinches.
Viren is pressed up against the cage. Mendoza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Viren down to the mat. Viren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Viren finds it's way through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Viren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viren is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miguel Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendoza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendoza is in Viren's guard.
Mendoza stopping the sweep attempt from Viren.
Viren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendoza manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendoza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendoza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Viren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Viren working some strikes from top position.
Mendoza trying to control the position here.
Viren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viren being controlled here momentarily.
Mendoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Miguel Mendoza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mendoza tries to score with a low kick but Viren moves his leg out of the way.
Viren lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Mendoza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendoza tries to score with a low kick but Viren moves his leg out of the way.
Viren tries to bum rush Mendoza with a series of wild strikes but Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viren closes the distance but Mendoza moves to the side
and Mendoza counters with a single leg into guard. Viren didn't expect that.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendoza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendoza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viren wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendoza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Viren is trying to control the position but Mendoza postures up.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Viren keeps moving.
Viren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendoza manages to get himself to full guard.
Viren thows a big elbow that misses.
Viren controlling from the top position.
Viren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viren wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Viren displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viren.
Viren wants to clinch.
Viren loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza walks into a left hand.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zane Viren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Mendoza.
Viren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viren.
Mendoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viren connects with a crisp jab.
Viren tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but Viren shows good takedown defense.
Viren dips to his left and cracks Mendoza with an uppercut!
Viren lands with a shot to the body.
Viren rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
Viren lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Viren as the two fighters clinch.
Viren lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viren cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Viren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Viren scores a nice knee to the body.
Viren with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Viren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Viren 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Viren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Columbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Columbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Columbar fails with a takedown attempt.
Columbar misses with a shot to the body
and Murdock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Columbar thinking.
Columbar throws a wild body kick that Murdock sees coming a mile off.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Columbar has time to react.
Columbar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Columbar.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock connects with the punch.
Columbar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Murdock there.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Columbar's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Columbar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock misses with a kick to the body
and Columbar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Columbar scores with a leg kick.
Columbar misses with the body kick
and Murdock counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Columbar.
Columbar throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Murdock finds it's way through Columbar's defenses.
Columbar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Murdock misses with a hook. Columbar ducked under it nicely.
Murdock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Columbar's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murdock.
Columbar throws a lazy body kick
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Columbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murdock has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Columbar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murdock's brow.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbar pushes off an throws an elbow but Murdock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murdock is working Columbar over against the cage.
Murdock lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Murdock.
Murdock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbars head.
Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Columbar tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Columbar off balance momentarily.
Columbar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murdock finds it's way round the side to connect with Columbar's head.
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Columbar moved out of range nicely.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Columbar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Columbar is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Columbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Jan Columbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Columbar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murdock checks the leg kick.
Murdock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Columbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Columbar shoots in for a takedown but Murdock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Murdock misses.
Columbar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Columbar shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock dominated that round.
That's time! Columbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Columbar is predictable there
and Murdock counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Murdock lands a shot to the body.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Murdock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbar.
Murdock lands with a light punch inside.
Columbar trying to stall but Murdock improves his position.
Columbar breaks the clinch.
Columbar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Columbar misses
and Murdock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Columbar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Columbar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murdock throws the left hand but Columbar avoids the punch easily.
Columbar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murdock connects with a body shot that sends Columbar's belly button to the back.
Columbar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Columbar tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar misses with a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murdock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. Columbar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murdock jabs Columbar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbar throws a leg kick
enabling Murdock to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Columbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Columbar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murdock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Murdock.
Columbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock catches Columbar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands with an overhand left.
Matt Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Columbar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Columbar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murdock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Columbar.
Columbar misses with a kick to the body
and Murdock counters with a leg kick.
Columbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Columbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Columbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbar thows a leg kick but Murdock checks it
and Murdock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murdock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Columbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Columbar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Columbar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Columbar swings widly with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
Columbar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Columbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Murdock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murdock.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Columbar throws a head kick that misses
and Columbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Murdock swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murdock throws a body kick the misses
and Columbar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Columbar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Columbar misses with a leg kick
and Murdock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbar lands a body shot.
Columbar lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Murdock checks a leg kick.
Murdock looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbar is just out of range.
Murdock checks a leg kick.
Columbar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murdock counters with a nice body shot.
Columbar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Columbar misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Murdock. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Columbar misses
and Murdock counters with a two punch combo.
Columbar is looking to wear down Murdock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Columbar throws a head kick that misses.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Columbar's calf.
Columbar moves to clinch but Murdock breaks away
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Columbar walks into a straight right hand from Murdock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar misses with a wild body shot.
Columbar throws a lazy head kick
and Murdock counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Columbar misses
and Murdock counters with a thumping low kick.
Columbar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Columbar slips a jab and a cross from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a left hand
and Columbar counters with a good, hard body kick but Murdock shrugs it off.
A solid body kick from Murdock.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbar.
Columbar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matt Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murdock.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock scores with a hook.
Murdock throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murdock. Columbar shrugs it off though.
Murdock lands a nice shot that snaps Columbar's head back.
Columbar walks into a straight right hand from Murdock.
Murdock works over Columbar's head and body with a nice combination.
Murdock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Columbar misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a three punch combo that has Columbar backing up. Columbar nods at Murdock to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock misses with a hook.
Columbar shoots in for a takedown but Murdock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Columbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Columbar blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Jan Columbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Murdock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Columbar tries to land a body kick
and Columbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murdock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbar counters with a low kick, right behind Murdock 's knee.
Columbar tries to land a body kick
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murdock 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Murdock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jo Jo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Jo Junior comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Be friends kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Jo Jo Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Jo Jo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan misses with a right hand
letting Jo Jo Junior counter with a right hand.
Duncan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duncan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duncan jabs Jo Jo Junior right on the nose. Jo Jo Junior blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Joey Jo Jo Junior has been cut.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duncan tests Jo Jo Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Jo Jo Junior.
Duncan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jo Jo Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo Jo Junior thumps Duncan with a low kick.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jo Jo Junior lands a jab to Duncan's midsection.
Jo Jo Junior takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot.
Duncan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jo Jo Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duncan's head.
Duncan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duncan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jo Jo Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duncan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joey Jo Jo Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duncan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duncan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jo Jo Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duncan moves away.
Duncan with a poor takedown
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duncan misses with a hook
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jo Jo Junior. That's going to slow Duncan down.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duncan at a distance.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo Jo Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duncan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jo Jo Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duncan throws a body punch but Jo Jo Junior moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throws a hook to the side of Jo Jo Junior's head but Jo Jo Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jo Jo Junior stuns Duncan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duncan misses with a combination
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duncan thinking.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a shot to the body.
Duncan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duncan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jo Jo Junior jabs Duncan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jo Jo Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a good body shot.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jo Jo Junior clinches with his opponent.
Jo Jo Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jo Jo Junior slowing the pace effectively.
Duncan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duncan lands a body shot.
Jo Jo Junior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jo Jo Junior trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Jo Jo Junior.
A right hook to the body lands for Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow just above Duncan 's eye.
Jo Jo Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jo Jo Junior stalls.
Jo Jo Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duncan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow that stopped Duncan in his tracks for a moment.
Duncan working aggressively here.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duncan working hard to break the clinch.
Duncan takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Archie Duncan has been cut.
Jo Jo Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duncan as Jo Jo Junior tries to tie him up.
Jo Jo Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow.
Duncan breaks the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Duncan. Duncan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jo Jo Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duncan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duncan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Jo Jo Junior throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Jo Jo Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jo Jo Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duncan throws a right hand that Jo Jo Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Jo Jo Junior also avoids with ease.
Jo Jo Junior stuns Duncan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jo Jo Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Jo Jo Junior is looking to slow Duncan down with leg kicks.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jo Jo Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jo Jo Junior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duncan rather than just go for the knockout.
Duncan misses with a double jab
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Jo Jo Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo Jo Junior takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Jo Jo Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jo Jo Junior dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duncan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jo Jo Junior takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Jo Jo Junior looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duncan's sensitive parts.
Jo Jo Junior checks a low kick from Duncan.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duncan doesn't seem bothered though.
Jo Jo Junior jabs at Duncan's body.
Archie Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jo Jo Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Jo Jo Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duncan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior just leaning against Duncan, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jo Jo Junior just leaning against Duncan, taking a breather.
Jo Jo Junior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jo Jo Junior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jo Jo Junior wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jo Jo Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jo Jo Junior just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duncan's brow.
Jo Jo Junior keeps control of Duncan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jo Jo Junior trying to stall but Duncan improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jo Jo Junior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duncan.
Duncan blocks an elbow strike.
Jo Jo Junior stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duncan working aggressively here.
Jo Jo Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duncan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jo Jo Junior backwards.
Nice body punch from Jo Jo Junior.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Jo Jo Junior as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duncan up against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jo Jo Junior.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jo Jo Junior.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow inside that Duncan shrugs off.
Jo Jo Junior has Duncan pressed against the cage, preventing Duncan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jo Jo Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duncan is keeping busy.
Jo Jo Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Duncan.
Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duncan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duncan lands with a light punch inside.
Duncan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duncan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duncan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body punch
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jo Jo Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Jo Jo Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jo Jo Junior staying out of range there.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Jo Jo Junior moves into the clinch successfully.
Jo Jo Junior taking a breather.
Jo Jo Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jo Jo Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jo Jo Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duncan tries to break free but Jo Jo Junior pushes him back against the cage.
Duncan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jo Jo Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jo Jo Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but misses.
Jo Jo Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jo Jo Junior trying to land knees to the body.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow inside that Duncan shrugs off.
Jo Jo Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Archie Duncan's cut is getting worse.
Duncan wants to break free but Jo Jo Junior has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Duncan.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duncan avoids it.
Jo Jo Junior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jo Jo Junior blocking some punches.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow inside.
Jo Jo Junior lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Duncan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duncan is keeping busy.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a knee strike.
Jo Jo Junior misses with the head strike.
Duncan dodges an elbow strike from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jo Jo Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jo Jo Junior has Duncan pressed against the cage, preventing Duncan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duncan as Jo Jo Junior tries to tie him up.
Jo Jo Junior landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jo Jo Junior throws an elbow but misses.
Jo Jo Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jo Jo Junior just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duncan's brow.
Duncan takes an elbow to the temple.
Jo Jo Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jo Jo Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duncan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Jo Jo Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archie Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duncan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duncan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duncan throws an off balance right hand
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duncan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duncan at a distance.
Jo Jo Junior misses the shot to the body.
Jo Jo Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duncan misses with the combination.
Duncan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duncan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior wants to clinch up but Duncan keeps it at a distance.
Jo Jo Junior throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Jo Jo Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a lunging right hand
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duncan thinking.
Duncan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jo Jo Junior swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot.
Jo Jo Junior jabs at Duncan's body.
Jo Jo Junior throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Jo Jo Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Duncan is just out of range.
Joey Jo Jo Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jo Jo Junior digs a good hook to Duncan's body.
Duncan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jo Jo Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jo Jo Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duncan shoots and misses
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duncan.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duncan.
Duncan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jo Jo Junior cracks a nice hook into Duncan's ribs.
Duncan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jo Jo Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duncan moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice hook to Duncan's body. Duncan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duncan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jo Jo Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a good body shot.
Jo Jo Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jo Jo Junior jabs at Duncan's body.
Jo Jo Junior takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Duncan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Duncan throws a lazy right hand but Jo Jo Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jo Jo Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duncan at a distance.
Jo Jo Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jo Jo Junior gets a clinch.
Joey Jo Jo Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duncan's defenses.
Jo Jo Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Jo Jo Junior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duncan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jo Jo Junior lands a knee to the head.
Jo Jo Junior connects with a knee to the head.
Jo Jo Junior tries to stall but Duncan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jo Jo Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jo Jo Junior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jo Jo Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duncan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duncan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jo Jo Junior.
Duncan working aggressively here.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow just above Duncan 's eye.
Jo Jo Junior pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jo Jo Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duncan's defenses.
Duncan blocks the elbow strike.
Duncan blocks an elbow strike from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior missing with knees to the body.
Jo Jo Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jo Jo Junior lands a nice elbow.
Duncan can't break the clinch.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Archie Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow inside.
Jo Jo Junior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duncan or not.
Jo Jo Junior trying to land knees to the body.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a hook to the body.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Jo Jo Junior will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duncan up against the cage.
Duncan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Duncan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jo Jo Junior trying to stall but Duncan improves his position.
Duncan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jo Jo Junior.
Duncan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jo Jo Junior keeps control of Duncan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duncan.
Duncan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jo Jo Junior cracks Duncan with a nice body shot.
Jo Jo Junior cracks Duncan with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jo Jo Junior lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jo Jo Junior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jo Jo Junior.
Duncan blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Jo Jo Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jo Jo Junior 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Jo Jo Junior!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. Curtis Lind has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leeroy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leeroy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lind counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy misses with a right hand
and Lind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leeroy misses with a low kick.
Lind moves forwards but Leeroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lind missing with a left hand there. Leeroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lind blocks a jab.
Lind takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Leeroy.
Lind misses with a right hand
and Leeroy counters with a low kick, right behind Lind 's knee.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind blocks a low kick nicely.
Lind thumps Leeroy with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lind does no damage.
Lind takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leeroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leeroy with a hook.
Leeroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lind throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lind misses with a lunging right hand
and Leeroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Lind is breathing heavily.
Leeroy digs a good body shot into Lind's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Leeroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy connects with a single shot there.
Leeroy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lind connects with a crisp jab.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Lind counters with a right hand to the body.
Lind blocks a head kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to score with a low kick but Lind moves his leg out of the way.
Leeroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lind swings widly with a right hand
and Leeroy counters with a leg kick.
Lind avoids a kick to the body.
Lind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leeroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lind connects with a solid leg kick.
Leeroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Leeroy throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Lind misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leeroy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leeroy cracks the inside of Lind's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leeroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lind moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lind misses with a hook
and Leeroy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lind's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leeroy misses with a leg kick
and Lind counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeroy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lind misses with a leg kick
and Leeroy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leeroy throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Leeroy thows a leg kick but Lind checks it
and Lind counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeroy cracks the inside of Lind's front leg.
Leeroy throws a body kick the misses
and Lind counters with a nice body shot.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leeroy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leeroy.
Leeroy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lind takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leeroy misses with a series of wild punches.
Leeroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leeroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeroy throws a low kick, looking for Lind's leg but Lind calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leeroy. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leeroy scores with a spinning back kick!
Lind doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leeroy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leeroy misses with a two punch combination.
Leeroy throws a sloppy head kick and Lind moves out of range easily.
Leeroy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind counters with a straight right hand.
Lind pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leeroy back to the cage. Lind follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lind misses with a lunging right hand
and Leeroy counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a series of punches but Lind avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lind to counter with a crisp jab.
Lind drops his hands momentarily and Leeroy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Leeroy.
Lind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leeroy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leeroy digs a good body shot into Lind's ribs.
Leeroy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leeroy throws the kick towards the body but Lind avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands with a nice body punch.
Leeroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeroy lands a head kick!
Leeroy lands with a shot to the body.
Leeroy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lind rather than just go for the knockout.
Lind throws a poor cross that misses
and Leeroy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leeroy jabs at Lind's body.
Lind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leeroy can pounce on him.
Leeroy scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a low kick but Lind moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Leeroy.
Lind shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lind might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Leeroy swinging wildly here.
Lind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leeroy swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Leeroy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeroy lands with a cross.
Leeroy misses with a wild body shot.
Lind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leeroy lands with a nice body punch.
Leeroy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lind to counter with a crisp jab.
Lind dodges the punch combination from Leeroy.
Lind looks to land a combination but Leeroy avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Lind
and Leeroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leeroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Lind misses with an uppercut
and Leeroy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leeroy scores with a jab. Lind acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leeroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy misses with a head kick.
Lind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Leeroy counters with a straight right hand.
Lind is rocked!
Leeroy lunges at Lind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lind's hand.
Oh Lind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lind takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leeroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeroy.
Lind seems to have got his legs back now.
Leeroy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeroy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leeroy to score with a decent uppercut.
Lind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leeroy misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Leeroy misses.
Leeroy misses with a body shot.
Lind throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leeroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leeroy swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Leeroy misses with a body shot.
Leeroy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lind counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy lands with a nice body punch.
Leeroy thows a leg kick but Lind checks it
and Lind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lind throws a lazy uppercut
and Leeroy counters with a two punch combo.
Lind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leeroy can pounce on him.
Lind loads up on a big right hand but Leeroy slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leeroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leeroy works the jab nicely.
Leeroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lind blocks the leg kick.
Leeroy throws a low kick, looking for Lind's leg but Lind calmly moves out of range.
Leeroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Leeroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lind misses with an uppercut
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leeroy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lind misses with a hook
and Leeroy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind thows a leg kick but Leeroy checks it
and Leeroy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Leeroy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lind momentarily.
Lind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leeroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lind steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leeroy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leeroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leeroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Leeroy.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leeroy throws a solid leg kick but Lind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leeroy.
Leeroy avoids a kick to the body.
Leeroy throws a right hand that Lind ducks under and follows up with a left that Lind also avoids with ease.
Lind checks a low kick from Leeroy.
Lind checks a leg kick.
Lind misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leeroy counters with an outside leg kick.
Lind slips under a jab.
Leeroy throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind misses with a lunging right hand
and Leeroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Leeroy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lind.
Lind throws a combination that misses
and Leeroy counters with a low kick, right behind Lind 's knee.
A jab from Leeroy finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Leeroy.
Lind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lind has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leeroy.
Leeroy feints and then cracks Lind's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lind down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leeroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Leeroy counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy avoids the head kick by Lind.
Leeroy lands a right hook to the body.
Lind misses with a takedown attempt
and Leeroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leeroy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leeroy throws a right and a left that Lind avoids nicely.
Lind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leeroy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lind's head.
Leeroy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Lind doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leeroy gets in close and tags Lind with a short punch that almost sends Lind to the mat! Oh Lind is in big trouble! He turns his back on Leeroy, trying to create some distance but Leeroy rushes him, striking wildly and Lind goes down! The referee tackles Leeroy into the cage to end the fight! Leeroy is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Leeroy! Bruce Leeroy retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Gregg Valentine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine misses with a lunging right hand
and Mison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Mison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Valentine throws a body punch but Mison moves out of range.
Valentine catches Mison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mison.
Mison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses
and Mison counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Mison backpedaling.
It looks like Tyke Mison has been cut.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Mison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mison misses with the body kick
and Valentine counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mison manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a hook to the body
and Mison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mison throws a series of strikes that have Valentine backpedaling.
Mison's corner calls for a 1-2. Mison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mison jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mison lands a lovely overhand right.
Mison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valentine throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mison.
Mison is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Mison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mison with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Nice body kick there by Valentine.
Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
No luck for Mison with that takedown attempt.
Mison looks gassed!
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valentine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mison tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mison throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Mison moves his leg out of the way.
Gregg Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mison throws out the jab.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mison was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine motions for Mison to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mison moves into the clinch.
Valentine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Mison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine blocks the elbow strike.
Mison misses with the head strike.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mison tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Mison back against the cage.
Valentine controlling the action here for a moment.
Mison misses with the head strike.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valentine leaning against his opponent.
Mison blocks an uppercut.
Mison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentines head.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
A head punch on the inside from Mison fails to land.
Valentine is struggling to control the position.
Mison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valentine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Mison.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentine's brow.
Still in the clinch, Mison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mison throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gregg Valentine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyke Mison'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.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine taking shots to the head.
Valentine taking shots to the head.
Valentine is looking to get to half guard.
Valentine tries to lock up and control but Mison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valentine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mison looking to finish Valentine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valentine!
Mison dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentine is squirming around, avoiding Mison's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mison with shots to the head and body - Valentine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mison lands a big shot there that rocks Valentine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mison lands a heavy elbow.
Mison moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Valentine has worked his arm free - good work by Valentine!
Mison throws a strike aimed at the side of Valentine's head but Valentine avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison has hold of Valentine's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Valentine seems comfortable defending it but Mison has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Valentine is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Valentine is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mison couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyke Mison! Tyke Mison retains his welterweight title!
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