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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rainey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otiv Smrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otiv Smrah struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Rainey!
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, Otiv Smrah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rainey misses.
Rainey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Smrah tries to clinch but Rainey moves out of range.
Smrah tries to clinch up.
Smrah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rainey.
Smrah throws a jab when Rainey was well out of range.
Smrah looking to score a takedown here. Rainey is defending well but Smrah drives through and ends up in Rainey's guard.
Smrah wants to pass the guard but Rainey is keeping the position.
Smrah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smrah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rainey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smrah has Rainey in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smrah has his foot on Rainey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rainey works his way back into a safe position though.
Smrah looking for a guillotine here but Rainey defends easily.
Smrah has his foot on Rainey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rainey works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smrah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smrah is looking for a triangle but Rainey pushes his legs off easily.
Smrah is working an open guard so Rainey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smrah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smrah connects with a solid leg kick.
Rainey throws out a leg kick but Smrah moves out of range and Rainey only half commits.
Smrah keeps the fight on the outside.
Rainey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smrah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rainey but Rainey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smrah but Smrah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rainey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smrah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rainey defends it nicely.
Chris Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rainey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smrah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rainey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rainey scores with the left hand. Smrah knows he should have avoided that one.
Rainey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rainey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smrah throws a head kick that Rainey semi-blocks.
Rainey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smrah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smrah is looking to clinch.
Smrah throws a wild body kick that Rainey sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smrah wants to clinch.
Rainey throws a head kick but Smrah moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otiv Smrah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rainey fails to land with a series of punches.
Smrah shoots in looking for a takedown but Rainey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smrah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rainey looks to land a combination but Smrah avoids it well.
Smrah lands with a straight right. Rainey didn't see that one coming.
Rainey throws a series of punches but Smrah avoids them all with ease.
Rainey wants to clinch
and Smrah moves into the clinch.
Smrah with a knee to the head.
Smrah tries to score a body lock takedown but Rainey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rainey blocks an elbow strike from Smrah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smrah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Rainey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Rainey.
Smrah wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smrah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rainey keeping full guard, as Smrah tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Rainey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rainey has his feet on Smrah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smrah doesn't manage to clinch there - Rainey circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey misses with a few strikes there.
Rainey moves out of range of the strikes.
Smrah swats away the attempt to clinch by Rainey.
A punch combination from Rainey misses.
Smrah connects with a solid leg kick.
Rainey keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Smrah.
Rainey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rainey tries to bum rush Smrah with a series of wild strikes but Smrah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Smrah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smrah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey slips a straight right by Smrah.
Rainey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Otiv Smrah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smrah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chris Rainey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otiv Smrah.
Rainey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smrah.
Smrah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rainey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smrah.
Rainey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smrah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rainey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smrah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smrah misses with an uppercut.
Smrah is looking to clinch but Rainey is avoiding it.
Rainey rushes Smrah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smrah throws an elbow but it misses.
Smrah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rainey after a bit of a struggle.
Rainey blocks an elbow strike.
Rainey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smrah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smrah manages to break the clinch.
Rainey gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otiv Smrah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rainey throws a solid leg kick but Smrah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rainey.
Smrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smrah wants to clinch up but Rainey keeps it at a distance.
Rainey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rainey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smrah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rainey.
Smrah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smrah throws a jab but it's blocked by Rainey.
Smrah takes the fight into the clinch.
Smrah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rainey is keeping busy.
Smrah misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey being controlled against the cage.
Smrah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Rainey.
Rainey scores with a sloppy right hand. Smrah should have avoided that one.
Rainey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smrah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rainey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smrah is in Rainey's guard.
Rainey wants to get back to his feet but Smrah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smrah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smrah prevents Rainey from getting back to his feet.
Smrah drops back looking for a leg! Rainey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rainey manages to kick Smrah off! Smrah jumps back into Rainey's guard.
Rainey keeping full guard, as Smrah tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey wants to stand but Smrah is controlling the position.
Smrah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smrah postures up in Rainey's guard and throws a big left but Rainey blocks it.
Smrah wants to control from the top but Rainey keeps moving.
Smrah postures up in Rainey's guard and throws a big left but Rainey blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smrah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rainey dives on top into guard.
Smrah working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rainey has passed into half guard!
Smrah trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otiv Smrah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smrah 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otiv Smrah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Olome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Cameron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bart Olome's chin.
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180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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26
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Olome!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron lands a right hook to the body.
Cameron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jake Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olome lands a head kick that stumbles Cameron and the fighters go to the mat.
Cameron is rocked!
It looks like Jake Cameron has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Olome stands up from Cameron's guard - Olome perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Cameron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cameron tries to clinch
and Olome counters with a nice leg kick.
Cameron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olome.
Olome looks gassed!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Olome! Cameron is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Olome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Padilla told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
181 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Chuleta misses.
Chuleta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
Chuleta scores with a body shot.
Chuleta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Padilla quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chuleta prevents Padilla from improving his position.
Padilla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Padilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chuleta.
Chuleta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chuleta misses with a head shot. Padilla uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla is adopting a defensive guard.
Padilla wants to sweep here but Chuleta controlling him for the moment.
Padilla is looking to stand up but Chuleta isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Padilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chuleta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Padilla wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robin Padilla.
Chuleta throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuleta ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Padilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Padilla jabs at Chuleta's body.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuleta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chuleta.
Chuleta lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Chuleta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Padilla misses the jab.
Chuleta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilla at a distance.
Chuleta throws an overhand right that lands on Padilla's shoulder, as Padilla tries to avoid the shot.
Chuleta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Padilla.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuleta is just out of range.
Chuleta misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chuleta checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looks to throw the jab but Chuleta is out of range.
Chuleta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chuleta misses with a straight right.
Chuleta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Padilla 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.
Padilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chuleta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Padilla.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla digs a good hook to Chuleta's body.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Chuleta.
Chuleta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Padilla finds it's way round the side to connect with Chuleta's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Padilla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Padilla'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.
A jab from Padilla does it's job there.
Padilla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Chuey Chuleta has been cut.
Padilla misses with an uppercut.
Padilla misses with the combination.
Robin Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chuleta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Padilla throws a leg kick which misses Chuleta's front leg but catches the back leg as Chuleta tries to avoid it.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuleta.
Chuleta misses with a double jab
and Padilla counters with a solid body kick.
Chuleta blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla walks into a stiff left hand from Chuleta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Padilla misses.
Padilla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chuleta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Chuleta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Padilla on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chuleta.
Padilla cracks Chuleta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chuleta missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuleta misses with a lunging right hand
and Padilla counters with a left to the body.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Chuleta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Padilla slips under a jab from Chuleta.
Good shot there by Padilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chuleta.
Padilla misses the body punch
enabling Chuleta to counter with a crisp jab.
Chuleta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chuleta rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chuleta.
Chuleta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chuleta.
Padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chuleta backs up against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Chuleta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Padilla - just one landing.
Chuleta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Padilla circles away.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuleta.
Padilla drops his hands momentarily and Chuleta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chuleta slips a straight right by Padilla.
Chuleta moves out of range as Padilla strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Padilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuleta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Padilla wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is looking for a sweep. Chuleta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chuleta thows a huge punch but Padilla dodges it nicely.
Chuleta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Padilla's head.
Chuleta trying to control the action but Padilla is working from the bottom.
Padilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chuleta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuleta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla 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!
Padilla thuds a left hand into Chuleta's body.
Padilla with a jab.
Chuleta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Padilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Chuleta.
Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuleta swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Chuleta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chuleta thows a body shot but no joy.
Padilla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Chuleta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses
and Chuleta counters with a nice uppercut.
Chuleta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuleta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Padilla misses with a low kick as Chuleta jumps back.
Chuleta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Padilla leaves Chuleta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chuleta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
Padilla throws a nice looking combination but Chuleta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuleta misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chuleta.
Chuleta lands a nice hook to Padilla's body. Padilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chuleta misses with a looping left.
Padilla throws a jab when Chuleta was well out of range.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla misses with a straight right.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuleta.
Padilla stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Padilla wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuey Chuleta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Padilla slips a jab and a cross from Chuleta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuleta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Padilla circles away.
Chuleta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Padilla.
Padilla throws a hook to the side of Chuleta's head but Chuleta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla connects with a body shot.
Padilla lands a jab to Chuleta's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chuleta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chuleta at a distance.
Chuleta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Padilla.
Chuleta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chuleta throws an elbow but Padilla slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla is trying to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Chuleta crashes against the mat.
Padilla taking a bit of punishment here - Chuleta scoring with strikes.
Padilla is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chuleta is controlling him well.
Chuleta tries for a kimura but Padilla is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Padilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Padilla 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Basilan circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena lands with a straight right. Basilan didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena lands a jab.
Pena cracks Basilan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Basilan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pena looks to land a combination but Basilan avoids it well.
Pena misses with a hook. Basilan ducked under it nicely.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena takes a swing at Basilan's ribcage but misses.
Pena avoids a kick to the body.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Basilan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan takes one to the chin there.
Pena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
Pena scores with the left hand. Basilan knows he should have avoided that one.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Basilan moved out of range nicely.
Basilan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Basilan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basilan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Basilan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena throws a right hand that Basilan ducks under and follows up with a left that Basilan also avoids with ease.
Pena throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan looks for the body kick but Pena saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws an overhand right that lands on Pena's shoulder, as Pena tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan is looking to land body kicks.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Basilan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Basilan throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
Basilan gets a clinch.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Basilan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Basilan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Basilan just leaning against Pena, taking a breather.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Pena tries to break the clinch but Basilan is controlling the position.
Pena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Basilan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Basilan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Basilan lands a right hand.
Basilan trying to land knees to the body.
Basilan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Basilan keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Basilan misses with a knee to the head.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilan misses with a knee strike.
Basilan is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basilan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena lands with a cross.
Pena cracks Basilan with a good jab.
Basilan pushes Pena away with a front kick.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Basilan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pena is out of range and Basilan settles back down.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Basilan cracks Pena with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Basilan.
Pena punishes Basilan's body with a nice straight punch.
Basilan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pena.
Nice uppercut lands for Basilan. That snapped Pena's head back.
Basilan throws a low kick, looking for Pena's leg but Pena calmly moves out of range.
Basilan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basilan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Pena lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pena misses with a hook. Basilan ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a three punch combo that has Basilan backing up. Basilan nods at Pena to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Basilan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pena lands a jab to Basilan's midsection.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basilan.
Basilan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilan, right into the meat.
Basilan tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena with a jab.
That kick from Basilan tenderised Pena's leg. Pena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Basilan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena moves forwards but Basilan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Basilan wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Pena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pena lands with a nice body punch.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Basilan takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Basilan.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Pena takes a swing at Basilan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws a hook but Pena avoids it easily.
Basilan moves out of range as Pena strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Pena down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basilan.
Basilan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena thows a body shot but no joy.
Basilan scores with a nice head shot.
Basilan tries to clinch up but Pena circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Basilan.
Basilan is looking to slow Pena down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pena avoids a kick to the body.
Pena misses with the combination.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena misses with an uppercut
and Basilan counters with a nice body kick.
Basilan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Basilan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
A good leg kick by Basilan.
Basilan slips a straight right by Pena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pena crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Basilan - the referee stops the clock and Pena gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Basilan. Pena manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Basilan's corner calls for a 1-2. Basilan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pena will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Basilan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pena scrambles back to his feet.
Pena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Basilan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pena under the eye.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basilan.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Basilan closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Basilan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Basilan lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands a body shot.
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Basilan obliges.
Still in the clinch, Basilan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Basilan keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Felix Basilan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Basilan leaning against his opponent.
Basilan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands with a right to the head.
Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Basilan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Basilan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena blocks an uppercut.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Basilan has double underhooks.
Pena being controlled against the cage.
Pena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Pena off balance momentarily.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Basilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Basilan 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Basilan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XyD Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ZyD XyD Iv has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Denbow's chin.
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185 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Michael Denbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ZyD XyD Iv!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XyD Iv throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Denbow throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Denbow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Michael Denbow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denbow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Denbow is breathing heavily.
Denbow misses with a double jab
and XyD Iv counters with a monster head kick that knocks Denbow out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). ZyD XyD Iv!
During a confident post fight interview, ZyD XyD Iv thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet comes to the cage accompanied by Feel My Anger. Cassius Boran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Buffet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Boran!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boran shoots and misses
and Buffet counters with a good low kick that Boran was not able to check.
Boran misses with a takedown
and Buffet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buffet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boran.
Bobby Buffet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassius Boran.
Buffet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boran.
Cassius Boran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Buffet finds it's way through Boran's defenses.
Boran misses with a takedown
and Buffet counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buffet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buffet lands a left and a right that send Boran crashing to the mat, dazed. Buffet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Cassius Boran has been cut.
Boran looks gassed!
Boran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buffet counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Buffet.
Buffet drops Boran with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boran looks back up at him and smiles so Buffet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boran is rocked!
Boran gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Buffet gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Boran is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Buffet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Hamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamz comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Me Against The World. Fresh Hamz 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Hamz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hamz. No joy for Markman on that attempt.
Hamz wants to clinch but Markman slips to the side
and Markman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markman is defended easily by Hamz.
Hamz moves in looking to clinch but Markman pushes him off.
Markman shoots in but Hamz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fresh Hamz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Markman.
Markman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamz tries to avoid it but Markman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamz to the ground. Hamz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Markman tries for a takedown but Hamz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Markman.
Markman takes a swing at Hamz's ribcage but misses.
Hamz closes the distance but Markman moves to the side
and Markman counters with a shoot takedown. Hamz fights it but they end up in guard.
Markman looking to pass the guard.
Markman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman looking to sit in guard and control but Hamz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Markman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Markman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamz defends it easily.
Hamz preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Markman's guard.
Markman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman looking for a sweep. Not yet Markman, not yet.
Markman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markman wants to sweep but no luck.
Markman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markman trying to keep a closed guard but Hamz is proving a slippery customer.
Hamz wants to stand but Markman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Markman looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rory Markman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hamz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markman.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamz leaves Markman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markman.
Markman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamz's waist but Hamz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markman off to one side.
Markman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamz but Hamz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Markman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hamz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Markman somewhat.
Hamz wants to clinch up but Markman keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamz tries to clinch there but Markman circles away.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch but Markman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markman connects with a body shot.
Fresh Hamz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamz is looking to clinch.
Hamz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hamz misses with a body punch.
Hamz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamz tries to work over Markman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamz tries to work over Markman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman blocks a body shot from Hamz.
Hamz tries to throw a body punch but Markman avoids it by throwing Hamz back against the cage.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Hamz as Markman shoots in.
Markman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Markman throws an elbow that misses. Hamz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markman's guard. Nice move by Hamz!
Markman controlling the position.
Markman controls Hamz momentarily but Hamz frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markman is on top in guard.
Markman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markman wants to control from the top but Hamz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamz is retaining full guard.
Markman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Markman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamz is keeping the position for now.
Markman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markman throws a big elbow that misses.
Markman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Markman controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamz is not content to let Markman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Markman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Markman throws a strike aimed at the side of Hamz's head but Hamz avoids it well.
Markman taking a breather here.
Rory Markman has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Markman crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamz is trying to control Markman's posture but Markman avoids it.
Markman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hamz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Markman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hamz wants to control but Markman postures up.
Markman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hamz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamz tries to get out of the position.
Markman trying to control the position but Hamz is working away.
Markman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hamz is avoiding damage well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markman is looking to take a break and control but Hamz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hamz tries to clinch up.
Markman fails with the takedown.
Markman fails with the takedown.
Hamz moves to clinch but Markman breaks away
and Markman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Markman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamz is trying to control the position but Markman postures up.
Markman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Markman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamz has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Hamz wants to stand up but Markman is controlling him.
Markman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markman on the ground.
Markman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markman is in close to Hamz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Markman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hamz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Markman, into his guard.
Hamz trying to control the position from guard on top but Markman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Markman punching from mount but Hamz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Markman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hamz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Markman throws some wild stikes that Hamz manages to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hamz hang on?
Markman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamz wants to hold on but Markman pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Markman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Markman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamz is rocked!
Markman unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hamz wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Markman celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Markman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Panday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis has chosen High Hopes by Pink Floyd as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alysian Karalis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flavio Panday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panday looks to land a combination but Karalis avoids it well.
Panday misses with a body shot
and Karalis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karalis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panday pinned against the cage. Panday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Panday lands a nice looking body shot.
Panday dips to his left and cracks Karalis with an uppercut!
Karalis throws a shot to the body.
Panday cracks Karalis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flavio Panday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panday lands with an uppercut that bounces Karalis off the cage and back into range.
Panday loads up on a big right hand but Karalis slips the punch.
Panday lands a jab to the nose.
Karalis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panday getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flavio Panday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karalis needs to keep his hands up - Panday had a free shot at his head there.
Panday misses with a body shot.
Panday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panday lands a really nice looking cross but Karalis seems unphased.
Panday throws a nice looking combination but Karalis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karalis avoids the body shot from Panday.
Panday avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Panday throws a right hand that Karalis ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalis also avoids with ease.
Panday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Panday lands a really nice looking cross but Karalis seems unphased.
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!
Karalis lands a really nice looking cross but Panday seems unphased.
Panday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karalis momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panday bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karalis's head.
Panday lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karalis.
Panday misses with a jab to the body
and Karalis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Panday throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Karalis counter with a right hand.
Panday lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karalis fails with a takedown attempt.
Panday loads up on a big right hand but Karalis slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Panday.
Panday avoids the body shot from Karalis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Panday misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Panday dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Panday throws a series of punches but Karalis moves out of range.
Karalis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Panday sprawls well. Panday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karalis gets slowly back to his feet.
Karalis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panday. Panday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karalis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Panday. Those never looked like landing.
Panday misses with a hook. Karalis ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panday tries to work over Karalis's front leg with a kick but Karalis checks it.
A clash of legs there as Karalis blocks the low kick.
Karalis throws the left hand but Panday avoids the punch easily.
Panday lands with a cross.
Karalis misses with a looping right.
Karalis 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.
A lazy left from Panday finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panday scores with a hook.
Karalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panday throws out the jab.
Karalis walks into a jab.
Flavio Panday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karalis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panday lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panday misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karalis. Karalis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Panday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karalis circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panday.
Panday throws a shot from downtown. Karalis moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Panday lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karalis doesn't seem phased though.
Panday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karalis manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Karalis.
Panday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panday scores with a hook to the body. Karalis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panday lands the left hand.
Panday scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panday tries to bum rush Karalis with a series of wild strikes but Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Panday dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Panday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karalis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Panday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karalis counters with an outside leg kick.
Karalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panday cracks Karalis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karalis loads up on a big right hand but Panday slips the punch.
Panday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karalis lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis tries a low kick but Panday avoids it.
Panday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karalis throws out the jab.
Panday connects with a jab.
Panday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karalis.
Panday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panday throws a looping overhand right but Karalis ducks down to avoid it.
Alysian Karalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Panday throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Panday catches Karalis right on the button with a cross.
Karalis slips a jab from Panday.
Karalis blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice cross by Karalis.
No luck for Karalis with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panday throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panday attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Panday!
Karalis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panday.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karalis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panday scores with a three punch combo!
Panday lands with a nice combination. Karalis backs away looking to recover.
Flavio Panday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karalis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panday lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karalis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Panday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panday 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Panday!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane comes to the cage accompanied by Ego Draconis. Kelly has chosen Spaceboy as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryfus Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane dives in and scores a takedown into Kelly's guard.
Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bane has passed into side control.
Kelly tries to bench press Bane off him but Bane keeps the position.
Kelly is trying to control Bane's posture but Bane avoids it.
Kelly tries to buck Bane off but Bane is having none of it.
Kelly is trying to control Bane's posture but Bane avoids it.
Bane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kelly is looking to regain half guard here but Bane keeps moving and retains side control.
Bane cracks Kelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kelly wants to control but Bane postures up.
Bane lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kelly down.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bane is staying active.
Bane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
Kelly regains half guard.
Bane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Bane distracts Kelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane throws a big elbow that misses.
Bane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Bane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bane is aware though and is defending well.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane with a nice head shot there.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bane stacks Kelly on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bane!
Bane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kelly some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane working away.
Kelly regains half guard.
Kelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that round.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Bane with a hook.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Bane throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Bane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Bane saw that one coming.
Bane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Bane.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Bane counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but Bane avoids it.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bane shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelly pulls Bane in to control the position.
Bane throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bane pulls Kelly in close to his closed guard and prevents Kelly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bane is controlling Kelly's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane looking for a sweep. Not yet Bane, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Bane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane.
Bane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bane grinds an elbow into Kelly's temple.
Bane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bane working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
Bane trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly wants to control but Bane postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to bench press Bane off him but Bane keeps the position.
Bane working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bane lands some shots froms side control.
Kelly wants to control but Bane postures up.
Kelly taking a bit of punishment here - Bane scoring with strikes.
Bane lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kelly down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane in side control, throwing shots but Kelly defends.
Kelly takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bane sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly tries to work over Bane's front leg with a kick but Bane checks it.
Bane just misses with a punch to the body.
Bane shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelly controls Bane momentarily but Bane frees himself.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly looking to control.
Bane trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Bane throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly controlling the position.
Bane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier Bane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly has Bane pulled in close to control his posture.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Bane pushes his legs off easily.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bane postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bane's guard.
Bane wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
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!
Bane throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kelly is pushing down on Bane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bane is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Bane is having none of it.
Bane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Bane wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Bane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Bane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Kelly tries to break free.
Bane tries to keep control of the position but Kelly is staying busy.
Bane is really struggling to control Kelly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kelly covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to escape but Bane has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kelly rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Bane postures up.
Kelly tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bane has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kelly is bucking up trying to escape but Bane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kelly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bane jumps into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane scores with punches from side control.
Kelly wants to control but Bane postures up.
Bane trying to control the position but Kelly is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Xavier Bane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bane.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bane.
Bane is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bane counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bane checks it well.
Kelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bane to the ground. Kelly is now in Bane's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly won't allow Bane to sweep him here.
Bane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kelly!
Bane landing punches.
Bane avoids the attempt from Kelly to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bane dominating with strikes here.
Bane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelly trying to control here.
Bane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Bane is controlling well.
Kelly moves into full guard.
Bane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelly's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.
Kelly looking to control.
Kelly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bane has passed into half guard!
Kelly wants to control but Bane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bane connects with a nice short shot to Kelly's temple.
Bane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control here.
Bane working over Kelly with some ground and pound. Kelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bane wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly is looking to control Bane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelly avoid being mounted?
Bane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bane is pressing down on Kelly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kelly is holding on for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bane connects with a nice short shot to Kelly's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane had his way with Ryfus Kelly in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bane takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly feints and then cracks Bane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bane down.
Bane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bane.
Bane cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Bane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bane is looking to wear down Kelly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane checks a leg kick.
Kelly takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Bane throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Bane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bane tries to control but Kelly wriggling away.
Kelly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ryfus Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bane pulls his head out easily.
Kelly looking for submissions off his back.
Bane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bane's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bane's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tightening his grip on Bane, looking for the choke.
Kelly doesn't have the hooks in and Bane manages to turn into his guard.
Bane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Bane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bane is defending well. Kelly quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bane has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kelly celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryfus Kelly!
Ryfus Kelly is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Stand Alone. Jack McClusky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins moves into the clinch.
McClusky manages to break the clinch.
McClusky circles away from the clinch attempt.
McClusky scores with a nice strike.
Hawkins gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McClusky gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McClusky!
Jack McClusky managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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