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UPG 51: Resoloution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone's entrance music is The Godfather Waltz. A fine choice. Henderson has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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World class 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone checks a leg kick nicely.
Corleone misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corleone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone. That did some damage!
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a push kick.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson throws a push kick but Corleone slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Corleone jumps back.
Corleone blocks the body kick.
Corleone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Corleone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Corleone controlling him for the moment.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
Corleone being controlled here momentarily.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dan Henderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Corleone circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson 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.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Corleone is avoiding it.
Dan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Corleone pushes him off.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corleone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corleone swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Henderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
Corleone keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Corleone.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corleone blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Corleone fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corleone wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Corleone avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corleone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Corleone is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Corleone blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corleone avoids it.
Corleone fails to pull guard.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Corleone blocks with his arms.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Corleone shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Corleone is blocking nicely.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Corleone drags the fight down to the ground.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Corleone is keeping the position.
Henderson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone is pushing down on Henderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Corleone has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Jab by Henderson.
Corleone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corleone avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Corleone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corleone avoids it.
Corleone looking for a takedown.
Henderson pushes Corleone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Corleone's ribcage.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corleone.
Corleone misses with some punches.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Corleone's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a right hand.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corleone.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Corleone shrugs off.
Henderson lands a right hand.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Corleone in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Corleone avoids the damage to the body.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corleone avoids it.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson cracks Corleone with a nice body shot.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Corleone is blocking nicely.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corleone.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Corleone takes an elbow to the temple.
Corleone managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Sonny Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corleone is defending well for now.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corleone's face.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone fails to pull guard.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Corleone won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rammstein - Feuer Frei! . On his way into the cage it seems that Tomislav Vukovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tomislav Vukovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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13 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Nicks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicks takes one to the side of the head.
Nicks misses with a body kick.
Nicks tried to score with a low kick but Vukovic checks it.
Vukovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vukovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicks slips a straight right by Vukovic.
Nicks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicks lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tomislav Vukovic has been cut.
Nicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicks throws a right hand that Vukovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vukovic also avoids with ease.
Nicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vukovic ducks under a wild hook from Nicks.
Vukovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Nicks misses.
Vukovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicks misses with a hook.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vukovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicks cracks the inside of Vukovic's front leg.
Nicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vukovic throws a big shot that misses.
Nicks checks the leg kick.
Nicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicks.
Vukovic takes a swing at Nicks's ribcage but misses.
Vukovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicks on the side of the head.
Nicks throws a lazy head kick
letting Vukovic counter with a right hand.
Vukovic gets a clinch.
Vukovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Vukovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mario Nicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vukovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vukovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicks moves away.
Vukovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nicks misses with a wild body shot.
Vukovic misses with a hook
and Nicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Vukovic blocks a leg kick.
Nicks throws a leg kick which misses Vukovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Vukovic tries to avoid it.
Vukovic cracks Nicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vukovic throws out a loose jab but Nicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicks throws a leg kick but Vukovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nicks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!
Nicks misses with a low kick.
Vukovic blocks a head kick by Nicks.
Vukovic checks a low kick from Nicks.
Vukovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicks's head backwards.
Vukovic looks to land a left hand but Nicks moved out of range nicely.
Nicks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vukovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nicks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vukovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vukovic throws a combination. Nicks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Vukovic is predictable there
and Nicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic takes one on the button.
Nicks throws a lazy head kick
and Vukovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vukovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic takes one to the side of the head.
Vukovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vukovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vukovic working aggressively here.
Vukovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicks moves out of range as Vukovic strikes.
Nicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vukovic manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Vukovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Vukovic'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.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vukovic moves in looking to clinch but Nicks pushes him off.
Nicks misses with a head kick.
Nicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicks blocks a jab.
Nicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vukovic misses with a hook.
A big right from Vukovic misses.
Vukovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicks.
Tomislav Vukovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicks swings for the body but Vukovic moves out of range.
Nicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vukovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicks staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a straight left.
Vukovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vukovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicks.
Nicks jabs at Vukovic's body.
Nicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vukovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicks.
A cross from Nicks lands.
An inside leg kick from Vukovic misses.
Nicks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range.
Nicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vukovic manages to avoid it.
Vukovic rushes Nicks and presses him up against the cage.
Vukovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vukovic checks a leg kick.
Nicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Vukovic blocks a head kick by Nicks.
Vukovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicks misses with a body shot.
Nicks throws a body kick the misses
and Vukovic counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Vukovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicks throws a looping overhand right but Vukovic ducks down to avoid it.
Nicks misses with a shot to the body
and Vukovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Nicks.
Vukovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicks misses with a low kick.
Nicks throws out a powerful jab.
Nicks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vukovic at a distance.
Nicks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vukovic's head.
Nicks misses with a head kick.
Vukovic wants to clinch.
Vukovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nicks takes a swing at Vukovic's ribcage but misses.
Vukovic misses with a hook.
Vukovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vukovic looks to land a right hand but Nicks moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Nicks.
Vukovic scores with a jab.
Vukovic lands a body shot.
Nicks throws a leg kick but Vukovic checks it.
Nicks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicks takes a swing at Vukovic's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicks is looking to slow Vukovic down with leg kicks.
Vukovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicks moves forwards but Vukovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Vukovic.
Vukovic clobbers Nicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Tomislav Vukovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Vukovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nicks cracks Vukovic with an open hand slap.
Vukovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vukovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vukovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nicks throws a looping overhand right but Vukovic ducks down to avoid it.
Nicks lands a leg kick that knocks Vukovic off balance momentarily.
Nicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Vukovic. Beautiful body shot.
Vukovic throws a big shot that misses.
Nicks misses with a body shot.
Nicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vukovic manages to avoid it.
Nicks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic instigates a clinch.
Vukovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vukovic.
Vukovic digs a right hand into Nicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicks's gas tank.
Nicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicks tries a body shot but Vukovic blocks it.
Vukovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickss head.
Vukovic is trying to stall.
Vukovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickss head.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
Nicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vukovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Vukovic.
Nicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Vukovic.
Mario Nicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vukovic tests Nicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Vukovic tenderised Nicks's leg. Nicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Vukovic misses the target.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicks lands a glancing blow to the side of Vukovic's head.
Vukovic misses with a straight right.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vukovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Vukovic.
Vukovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicks on the side of the head.
Vukovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vukovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tomislav Vukovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vukovic misses.
Nicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicks.
Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vukovic.
Vukovic is looking to clinch.
Nicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Vukovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vukovic throws a looping overhand right but Nicks ducks down to avoid it.
Nicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Vukovic is just out of range.
Vukovic dips to his left and cracks Nicks with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic thumps Nicks with a low kick.
Vukovic throws a hook to the side of Nicks's head but Nicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Nicks misses.
Vukovic closes the distance and pushes Nicks back into the cage.
Vukovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nickss head.
Vukovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nicks's efforts to push away.
Vukovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicks 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.
Nicks misses the shot to the body.
Nicks tries to land a leg kick but Vukovic saw it coming and moves away.
Vukovic scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Vukovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vukovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Vukovic!
Tomislav Vukovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wrenton's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Still Unbroken. 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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24
280 lbs
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25
280 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrenton closes the distance and clinches.
Duran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wrenton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wrenton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrenton.
Wrenton takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrenton misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Wrenton takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Wrenton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duran, pushing him back against the cage.
Duran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duran lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Adin Wrenton has been cut.
Wrenton ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrenton.
Duran slips a jab and a cross from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrenton manages to avoid it.
Duran throws a right hand that misses
and Wrenton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Wrenton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duran rather than just go for the knockout.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duran scores with a jab. Wrenton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrenton.
Wrenton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duran was covering up waiting for the punch and Wrenton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wrenton trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wrenton clinches up against the cage.
Duran prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Duran is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrenton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Wrenton.
Wrenton lands with a light punch inside.
Wrenton tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Wrenton tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrenton's elbow.
Wrenton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrenton struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Wrenton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrenton presses Duran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wrenton tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran taking a breather.
Duran prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrenton backwards.
Duran wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrenton won't allow it.
Wrenton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrenton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrenton struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Wrenton tries to throw a body punch but Duran avoids it by throwing Wrenton back against the cage.
Wrenton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrenton tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Wrenton misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Wrenton - that landed with a thud.
Wrenton tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Wrenton lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Wrenton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrenton.
Wrenton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Wrenton tries to throw a body punch but Duran avoids it by throwing Wrenton back against the cage.
Wrenton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrenton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrenton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Wrenton works on Duran's body with a couple of short punches.
Wrenton lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adin Wrenton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wrenton just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrenton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wrenton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wrenton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran counters with a good low kick that Wrenton was not able to check.
Duran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wrenton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran needs to keep his hands up - Wrenton had a free shot at his head there.
Duran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wrenton defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Duran throws a hook to the side of Wrenton's head but Wrenton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duran throws a big shot that misses.
Wrenton takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Duran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wrenton takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Wrenton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duran has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton tests Duran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrenton misses with a wild body shot.
Wrenton staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Wrenton on that attempt.
Wrenton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wrenton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umberto Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrenton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrenton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duran. Wrenton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrenton misses with a wild body shot.
Wrenton misses with a wild body shot.
Wrenton tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Wrenton is out of range.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrenton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton tries to keep at a distance but Duran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adin Wrenton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Wrenton tries to throw a body punch but Duran avoids it by throwing Wrenton back against the cage.
Wrenton tries to throw a body punch but Duran avoids it by throwing Wrenton back against the cage.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Duran controlling the action here for a moment.
Wrenton lands an uppercut.
Duran prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran thows a body shot but no joy.
Wrenton lands with an uppercut that bounces Duran off the cage and back into range.
Wrenton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrenton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Wrenton tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrenton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrenton.
Duran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wrenton is able to avoid easily.
Wrenton punishes Duran's body with a nice straight punch.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrenton ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Wrenton drives through and clinches with Duran against the cage.
Duran prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrenton.
Wrenton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrenton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Wrenton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran lands with a straight right. Wrenton didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Wrenton misses with a body shot.
Wrenton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrenton swings widly with a right hand
and Wrenton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrenton thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duran. Wrenton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran has closed the distance and engaged Wrenton in a clinch.
Wrenton tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrenton's elbow.
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrenton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrenton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duran.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrenton tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran is trying to push Wrenton away but Wrenton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adin Wrenton 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.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Duran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wrenton lands with a light punch inside.
Duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrenton throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrenton lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wrenton.
Wrenton lands with a shot to the body.
Adin Wrenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrenton wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Duran misses the jab.
Adin Wrenton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran avoids the body shot from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses the shot to the body.
Wrenton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duran.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrenton jabs Duran right on the nose. Duran blinks but takes it well.
Wrenton throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely.
Wrenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wrenton at a distance.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the body
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Wrenton.
Wrenton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duran to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrenton misses the target.
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Duran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrenton thows a body shot but no joy.
Wrenton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Wrenton cracks Duran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran keeps the fight on the outside.
Duran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Duran moves out of range.
Wrenton closes the distance and clinches up with Duran, looking for a takedown. Wrenton pushes Duran against the cage but Duran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wrenton gets tackled into the cage by Duran. Duran maintains the clinch.
Duran breaks from the clinch.
Wrenton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran has managed to clinch.
A short right from Wrenton on the inside.
Duran breaks from the clinch.
Duran cracks Wrenton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrenton misses with a punch to the body.
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran blocks a body shot from Wrenton.
Wrenton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrenton struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Wrenton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duran.
Duran is trying to drag Wrenton to the mat but Wrenton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duran prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Wrenton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrenton misses with a punch to the body.
Wrenton struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrenton misses with a punch to the body.
Wrenton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrenton tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrenton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
A body shot lands from Wrenton.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Wrenton misses with the head strike.
Wrenton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Umberto Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wrenton scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Wrenton cracks Duran with a nice body shot.
Wrenton is leaning against Duran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrenton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adin Wrenton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrenton 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adin Wrenton!
Post fight, Adin Wrenton took to the microphone: 'Whoa... this is by far the biggest win of my career. I wasnt really sure I could pull this one off. Kyle is a HELL of a fighter and he\'ll be back, mark my words. Who\'s next? Give me some time to train and I\'ll be wearing a new belt. Bet on it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaVern Shirley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley has his takedown stuffed
and Phatz counters with a head kick. That will keep Shirley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phatz misses with a low kick.
Shirley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phatz is fending him off so far but Shirley persists. Nope, Phatz circles away and we're back to standing.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaVern Shirley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirley shoots for a double leg takedown but Phatz sprawls well. He's pushed Shirley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phatz throws a solid leg kick but Shirley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phatz.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shirley is defended easily by Phatz.
Shirley shoots in looking for a takedown but Phatz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shirley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shirley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phatz tries to avoid it but Shirley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phatz to the ground. Phatz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shirley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phatz throws a nice head kick!
Phatz throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phatz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shirley with a poor takedown
and Phatz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shirley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phatz lands a head kick!
Phatz keeps Shirley at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Phatz.
Phatz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phatz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phatz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phatz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shirley blocks it with crossed arms.
Shirley managing to block the knees to the body from Phatz.
Shirley avoiding damage as Phatz throws knees to the body.
Phatz misses with a knee to the head.
Phatz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shirley.
Phatz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shirley's face.
Phatz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shirley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phatz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shirley somewhat.
Phatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shirley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phatz.
Shirley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shirley lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shirley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Phatz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Phatz has escaped and now he's on top!
Phatz content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shirley, up you get!
Shirley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shirley wants to work for an arm triangle but Phatz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shirley looking for a submission but Phatz manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Shirley has gone for a leg lock! Phatz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shirley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phatz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phatz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shirley has his foot on Phatz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phatz works his way back into a safe position though.
Shirley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phatz controls the pace.
Shirley has his feet on Phatz's thighs here. He's pushed Phatz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Phatz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LaVern Shirley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callahan has chosen Everybody Wants To Rule The World as his entrance music. Doug Harden has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden lands a right hook to the body.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harden.
It looks like Doug Harden has been cut.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Callahan. That's going to slow Harden down.
Callahan throws a series of punches but Harden moves out of range.
Harden throws out a powerful jab.
Callahan ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
Harden with a jab.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callahan scores with a jab. Harden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Harden does no damage.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Harden misses the shot to the body.
Callahan throws a left that rocks Harden and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Callahan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Harden regain composure!
Harden is rocked!
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!
Callahan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oh Harden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Callahan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harden seems to have got his legs back now.
Callahan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Callahan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Callahan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harden, who protects the arm well.
Callahan is looking to take a break and control but Harden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harden is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Callahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harden keeps working.
Callahan working the strikes but Harden uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Callahan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harden trying to control here.
Callahan not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan seems to be working for a kimura but Harden defends the submission attempt.
Callahan is looking to take a break and control but Harden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Callahan throwing shots but Harden is blocking nicely.
Callahan is pressing down on Harden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harden is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan works his way into full mount!
Harden blocking the ground and pound.
Callahan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harden is looking to escape.
Callahan throws some wild stikes that Harden manages to avoid easily.
Harden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harden tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callahan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Harden is surviving well by controlling Callahan's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Callahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Harden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harden. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harden cracks Callahan with an open hand slap.
Thomas Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden misses with a hook. Callahan ducked under it nicely.
Callahan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harden misses with a body shot.
Harden swings widly with a right hand
and Harden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Harden misses.
Harden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Callahan counter with a right hand.
Harden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Callahan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harden thinking.
Harden misses with a right hand
and Callahan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden takes a swing at Callahan's ribcage but misses.
Harden lands the left hand.
Harden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Callahan stalks Harden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harden's face. Harden staggers backwards, shaken.
Harden misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Harden.
Doug Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Harden moves out of range easily.
Callahan walks into a left hand.
Callahan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Callahan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Callahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Callahan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callahan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harden's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden scores with the left hand. Callahan knows he should have avoided that one.
Callahan ducks under a wild hook from Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden lands with a nice body punch.
Harden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Callahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harden manages to avoid it.
Callahan shoots in but Harden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doug Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Callahan.
Harden jabs at Callahan's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. Harden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Callahan effectively controlling the action here.
Callahan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callahan tries to pull guard but Harden holds him up against the cage and eventually Callahan drops back down to his feet.
Callahan tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Callahan.
Callahan pushes Harden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callahan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Callahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Callahan keeps control of Harden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harden wants to break free but Callahan has control.
Harden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Callahan.
Callahan avoiding damage.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Callahan's efforts to push away.
Harden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callahan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardens head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Callahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Harden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Callahan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Callahan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Callahan moves out of range as Harden strikes.
Callahan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Callahan tries to clinch up but Harden circles away and keeps his distance.
Harden lands a right hook to the body.
Callahan takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Callahan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Callahan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Callahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harden circles away quickly and effectively.
Callahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden throws a hook but Callahan avoids it easily.
Harden throws a right hand that Callahan ducks under and follows up with a left that Callahan also avoids with ease.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Callahan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Callahan closes the distance and clinches.
Callahan lands a right hand.
Harden is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Callahan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Callahan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
Callahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas Callahan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callahan manages to avoid it.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doug Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harden gets tackled into the cage by Callahan. Callahan maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callahan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Callahan prevents Harden from breaking the clinch.
Callahan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Callahan tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range.
Callahan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Callahan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thomas Callahan.
Harden swings for the body but Callahan moves out of range.
Callahan lands with an uppercut that bounces Harden off the cage and back into range.
Harden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Callahan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harden pinned against the cage. Harden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harden misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harden gets tackled into the cage by Callahan. Callahan maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harden can't find room to land a body shot as Callahan controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Callahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callahan 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Callahan!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Callahan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wanted Dead or Alive. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefleaur scores with a hook to the body. Pradchapet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lefleaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pradchapet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefleaur manages to avoid it.
Pradchapet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pradchapet misses with a double jab.
Pradchapet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lefleaur. Lefleaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pradchapet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lefleaur looks to land a right hand but Pradchapet moved out of range.
Lefleaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pradchapet cracks a nice hook into Lefleaur's ribs.
Good leg kick by Lefleaur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lefleaur tries to work over Pradchapet's front leg with a kick but Pradchapet checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefleaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pradchapet throws a head kick but Lefleaur moves out of range.
Pradchapet throws a leg kick that misses.
Pradchapet misses with a body shot.
Lefleaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pradchapet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet throws out a loose jab but Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefleaur connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pradchapet misses the target.
Lefleaur misses with a two punch combination.
Pradchapet throws a lazy right hand but Lefleaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur lands a jab to Pradchapet's midsection.
Lefleaur connects with the punch.
Pradchapet slips under a jab.
Lefleaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pradchapet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lefleaur throws an overhand right that lands on Pradchapet's shoulder, as Pradchapet tries to avoid the shot.
Lefleaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pradchapet.
Lefleaur misses with a two punch combination.
Pradchapet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefleaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pradchapets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Pradchapet.
Lefleaur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur lunges at Pradchapet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pradchapet's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lefleaur checks a leg kick.
Pradchapet looks to land a left hand but Lefleaur moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet slips under a jab from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur connects with a crisp jab.
Lefleaur lands a head shot.
Lefleaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pradchapet throws out the jab.
Lefleaur slips a jab from Pradchapet.
Lefleaur moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Pradchapet slips under a jab from Lefleaur.
Pradchapet slips a jab from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Pradchapet ducks under a wild hook from Lefleaur.
Pradchapet works Lefleaur's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet tries for a takedown but Lefleaur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Pradchapet feints and then cracks Lefleaur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lefleaur down.
Lefleaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pradchapet.
Nice defenses there by Lefleaur.
Pradchapet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lefleaur to score with a decent uppercut.
Pradchapet lands with a nice body punch.
Pradchapet misses with a hook. Lefleaur ducked under it nicely.
Pradchapet throws a front kick aimed at Lefleaur's knee but Lefleaur avoids it well.
Lefleaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pradchapet forces Lefleaur back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradchapet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lefleaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Lefleaur can't break the clinch.
Lefleaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pradchapet blocks a body shot from Lefleaur.
Pradchapet missing with knees to the body.
Lefleaur lands a left hand.
Pradchapet has a couple of punches blocked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pradchapet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pradchapet tries to land knees in the clinch but Lefleaur avoids the damage to the body.
Pradchapet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Lefleaur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Pradchapet avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
Lefleaur manages to break the clinch.
Lefleaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pradchapet looks gassed!
Lefleaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lefleaur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pradchapet works Lefleaur's body with a nice hook.
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pradchapet is just out of range.
Lefleaur feints and then cracks Pradchapet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pradchapet down.
Pradchapet wants to land a leg kick but Lefleaur is out of range.
Lefleaur takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet takes a swing at Lefleaur's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lefleaur defends it nicely.
Lefleaur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lefleaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Lefleaur misses.
Pradchapet throws a head kick that Lefleaur semi-blocks.
Pradchapet is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur cracks Pradchapet with a good jab.
Lefleaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pradchapet's sensitive parts.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Pradchapet moves out of range.
Lefleaur works Pradchapet's body with a nice hook.
Lefleaur is looking to land body kicks.
Lefleaur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pradchapet takes one on the button.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick
and Pradchapet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pradchapet defending well as Lefleaur loads up on a big left hand.
Pradchapet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pradchapet is rocked!
Pradchapet lands a right hook to the body.
Pradchapet is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Lefleaur lands a slapping body shot.
Pradchapet seems to have recovered his senses.
Lefleaur clinches up with Pradchapet and pushes him back against the cage.
Lefleaur manages to break the clinch.
Lefleaur cracks Pradchapet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur scores with a jab to the head.
Pradchapet misses with a wild body shot.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pradchapet manages to avoid it.
Lefleaur cracks Pradchapet with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pradchapet falls to his knees and Lefleaur doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Lefleaur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo has chosen Alexisonfire - The Northern as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
172 lbs
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171 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets a double leg takedown into Luongo's guard.
Luongo is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James trying to control but Luongo is working from the bottom.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Luongo is retaining full guard.
Luongo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
Luongo wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Luongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luongo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
James forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luongo tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James trying to mount his opponent but Luongo defends it.
Luongo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from James.
James wants to pass the guard but Luongo is keeping the position.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James postures up.
James throwing strikes from guard but Luongo blocks nicely.
Luongo looking to control.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James lands a couple of digs.
Luongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luongo is adopting a defensive guard.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luongo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Luongo's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Luongo has wrist control.
James wants to pass the guard but Luongo is keeping the position.
Luongo trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Luongo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! James has his hands clasped together but Luongo extends an breaks James's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Luongo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francesco Luongo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zé Jiurgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zwingman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loungmeister - Ugress. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zé Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiurgite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiurgite scores with a decent looking hook.
Zwingman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jiurgite to the ground. Zwingman is now in Jiurgite's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jiurgite wants to sweep here but Zwingman controlling him for the moment.
Zwingman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zwingman wants to control from the top but Jiurgite keeps moving.
Jiurgite wants to sweep here but Zwingman controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwingman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zwingman trying to control but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Jiurgite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zwingman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jiurgite is tightening it up a little... Zwingman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Zwingman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Zwingman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jiurgite!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zé Jiurgite!
Zé Jiurgite was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums's entrance music is ThunderStruck. A fine choice. Tyrone Biggums has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums misses with a low kick.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Biggums pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Biggums lands a big shot that drops Cruz! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Biggums trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biggums throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biggums accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biggums postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biggums 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.
Biggums throwing strikes but missing.
Biggums postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Cruz is rocked!
Biggums pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Biggums finish him?
Biggums not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Biggums lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cruz quite badly. Cruz pulls Biggums in close trying to recover. Biggums postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cruz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cruz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tyrone Biggums made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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