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VFC 181: Dos Santos vs. Lee II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tourniquet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alex Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Cole shows good takedown defense.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Cole.
Lee swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cole on his heels. He'll look to pass Cole's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cole is aware though and is defending well.
Lee 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.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Cole defends easily.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Cole defends easily.
Cole stands up from Lee's guard - Cole perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alex Cole has been cut.
Lee tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cole'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.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Cole seems unphased.
Cole is rocked!
Lee fails with the takedown
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch up
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Lee cracks Cole with a nice body shot.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee working Cole over with strikes.
Lee thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
Lee is nestled in close to Cole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cole has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Oh Cole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Lee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cole is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee gave a mention to SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Not Now James,we're busy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Redhair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer shoots for a takedown but Redhair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Redhair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redhair is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, Redhair circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Redhair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Palmer.
Palmer fails with the takedown.
Palmer shoots in but no luck this time.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redhair avoids it really well and circles away.
A big right from Redhair misses.
Redhair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Redhair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redhair slaps away a takedown attempt from Palmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redhair swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Redhair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Redhair seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redhair is keeping the position for now.
Palmer passes into half guard.
Redhair is defending against the submission attempts here by Palmer.
Redhair wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redhair is trying to get back to full guard.
Palmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but Redhair is defending well.
Redhair wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Palmer wants to control but Redhair is keeping him busy.
Redhair tries to get to full guard but Palmer has control of the leg.
Redhair trying to control but Palmer postures up.
Palmer trying to control from half guard but Redhair is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palmer stands and throws Redhair's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Redhair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer trying to control the action but Redhair is working from the bottom.
Palmer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Redhair manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redhair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palmer.
Redhair is not content to let Palmer control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Redhair is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Redhair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer trying to control from half guard but Redhair is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer controlling the pace.
Redhair won't allow Palmer to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redhair.
Redhair 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.
Redhair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but Redhair shows good takedown defense.
Palmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Redhair swivels and escapes.
Palmer gets a takedown into half guard.
Redhair is not content to let Palmer control the position.
Palmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palmer drops an elbow to the side of Redhair's head.
Palmer drops an elbow to the side of Redhair's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer trying to control the action but Redhair is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer.
Palmer throwing shots but Redhair is blocking nicely.
Palmer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Palmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Redhair has managed to free his arm - good work.
Palmer is working for a submission of some sort.
Palmer trying to control from Redhair's half guard. Redhair has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Redhair working a defensive guard but Palmer manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Redhair is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Palmer yanks on the arm and Redhair is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Palmer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Palmer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roy Palmer made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hart's choice of entrance music: Vertigo - U2. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart lands a nice looking body shot.
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bauer looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Bauer feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Bauer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Bauer fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bauer.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bauer.
Bauer misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Bauer.
Bauer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease.
Bauer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Bauer misses with a left hand
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart staying out of range there.
Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Bauer moved out of range nicely.
Bauer throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bauer.
Hart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bauer doesn't seem bothered though.
Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but Bauer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bauer swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hart lands with a hook. Bauer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Hart coming out on top.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Bauer moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Hart.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bauer.
Hart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bauer throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bauer.
Hart forces Bauer back against the cage and clinches.
Bauer tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Bauer saw that one coming.
Bauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart throws a low kick but Bauer moves out of range easily.
Bauer throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away.
Bauer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hart under the eye.
Bauer misses with a hook.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer lands a jab to the head.
Hart slips under a jab from Bauer.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it.
Bauer feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Bauer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bauer's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Bauer misses.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Bauer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bauer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart moves into full guard.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer misses with a looping right.
Hart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bauer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hart scrambles back to his feet.
Bret Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bauers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Hart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bauer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart won't allow Bauer to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Bauer blocks nicely.
Hart pushing down on Bauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bauer tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bauer controlling the position well.
Hart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bauer defending well though.
Bauer is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard.
Hart is thwarting Bauer's attempts to control the position.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Easton Bauer has been cut.
Hart prevents Bauer from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Hart tries to control but Bauer wriggling away.
Bauer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bauer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Bauer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hart unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bauer wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hart celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!
A very excited looking Bret Hart 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radon Randell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drennan comes to the cage accompanied by Illy-oi!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radon Randell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drennan cracks Randell with an open hand slap.
Drennan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randell counters with a straight right hand.
Randell throws a head kick but Drennan moves out of range.
Randell connects with a right hand. Drennan shakes it off.
Nice body kick there by Drennan.
Randell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drennan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drennan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randell pushes Drennan up against the cage in a clinch.
Randell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drennan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drennan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drennan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Randell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drennan's hands.
Randell fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drennan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Randell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Randell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drennan moves forwards but Randell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Drennan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randell works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Drennan misses its intended target.
Drennan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Randell 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.
Drennan slips under a jab from Randell.
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!
Drennan throws a series of strikes that have Randell backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randell misses with a low kick.
Drennan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drennan connects with a solid leg kick.
Randell blocks a leg kick.
Randell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randell dips to his left and cracks Drennan with an uppercut!
Drennan misses with a hook to the body
and Drennan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gary Drennan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drennan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drennan is looking to wear down Randell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drennan wants to land a leg kick but Randell is out of range.
Drennan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randell was well out of range. Poor timing from Drennan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randell doesn't manage to clinch there - Drennan circles away.
Drennan scores with a sloppy right hand. Randell should have avoided that one.
Drennan is looking to land body kicks.
Gary Drennan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drennan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drennan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good work by Randell as he checks the leg kick.
Drennan throws a low kick but Randell moves out of range easily.
Drennan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drennan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randell blocks a leg kick.
Randell gets a double leg takedown into Drennan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Randell won't allow Drennan to sweep him here.
Randell trying to control the position from guard on top but Drennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drennan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randell trying to control the position from guard on top but Drennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drennan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Randell passes Drennan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Radon Randell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Randell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Randell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drennan thuds a left hand into Randell's body.
Randell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randell slips under a jab from Drennan.
Drennan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randell moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randell.
Randell throws a front kick aimed at Drennan's knee but Drennan avoids it well.
Drennan misses with a wild body shot.
Randell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drennan.
Randell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drennan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan missing with a left hand there. Randell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drennan's guard.
Drennan lands a decent shot there.
Randell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drennan is keeping the position for now.
Randell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Randell is looking to advance position but Drennan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randell prevents Drennan from taking his back.
Randell tries to reverse the position but Drennan maintains control.
Randell tries to hold on but Drennan pushes him away.
Randell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan looking to control but Randell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randell working to try and regain half guard.
Drennan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drennan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Randell.
Drennan throws a wild body kick that Randell sees coming a mile off.
Randell tries to work over Drennan's front leg with a kick but Drennan checks it.
Randell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gary Drennan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randell. Drennan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drennan blocks a low kick nicely.
Drennan looks to land a combination but Randell avoids it well.
Drennan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randell.
Randell misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drennan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drennan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Radon Randell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drennan misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drennan.
Randell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drennan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drennan manages to avoid it.
Randell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drennan. Drennan obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drennan. Randell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randell avoids the body shot from Drennan.
Randell thows a body shot but no joy.
Randell lands a slapping body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randell.
Randell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan cracks a nice hook into Randell's ribs.
Randell thows a body shot but no joy.
Randell throws a body punch but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randell blocks the body kick.
Drennan just misses with a punch to the body.
Drennan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Randell, right into the meat.
Drennan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drennan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drennan throws a leg kick but Randell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randell is looking to score with low kicks.
Gary Drennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drennan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randell. That did some damage!
Randell lands a jab to Drennan's midsection.
Randell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drennan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drennan throws a leg kick but Randell moved away.
Drennan is looking to slow Randell down with leg kicks.
Randell takes a swing at Drennan's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Randell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randell lands with a shot to the body.
Drennan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randell doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randell.
Drennan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Randell in his tracks.
Drennan throws a shot from downtown. Randell moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Randell.
Drennan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randell can pounce on him.
Randell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drennan motions for Randell to come forward. Drennan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Randell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Randell avoids the body shot from Drennan.
Randell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drennan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drennan tries to buck Randell off but Randell is having none of it.
Drennan stops Randell from passing to mount.
Radon Randell has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Randell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drennan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randell is looking to take a break and control but Drennan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randell wants to control for a moment but Drennan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Drennan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drennan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randell pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radon Randell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Randell 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radon Randell!
A relieved looking Radon Randell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Banuelos 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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Victor Banuelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Alb blocks the low kick.
Alb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banuelos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banuelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banuelos throws a sloppy head kick and Alb moves out of range easily.
Alb misses with a body kick.
Banuelos checks a leg kick.
Alb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alb checks a low kick from Banuelos.
Banuelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alb throws a low kick, looking for Banuelos's leg but Banuelos calmly moves out of range.
Alb digs a good hook to Banuelos's body.
Alb blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banuelos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banuelos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alb throws a body kick that misses.
Banuelos avoids the head kick by Alb.
Alb scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banuelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos tries to work over Alb's front leg with a kick but Alb checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alb.
Banuelos blocks a low kick nicely.
Banuelos misses with a low kick as Alb jumps back.
Banuelos closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alb.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Alb.
Alb misses with the head strike.
Alb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Banuelos as the two fighters clinch.
Alb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alb just leaning against Banuelos, taking a breather.
Banuelos misses with some punches.
Alb lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banuelos lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banuelos leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alb fails to land.
Alb blocks a body shot from Banuelos.
Alb can't find room to land a body shot as Banuelos controls the action.
Alb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banuelos up against the cage.
Banuelos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alb.
Banuelos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banuelos lands a shoulder strike.
Banuelos lands a nice shot to the body.
Alb struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the head but Alb blocks with his arms.
Banuelos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alb up against the cage.
Banuelos tries to work over Alb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos is struggling to control the position.
Alb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banuelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alb.
Alb prevents a body shot from Banuelos.
Banuelos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alb.
Alb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banuelos trying to stall but Alb improves his position.
Banuelos can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banuelos working aggressively here.
Banuelos landing knees to the head.
Banuelos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alb.
Banuelos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alb.
Alb presses Banuelos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alb throws a punch but it's blocked by Banuelos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alb throws a punch but it's blocked by Banuelos.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alb misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Alb fails to land.
Alb leaning against his opponent.
Banuelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Banuelos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banuelos is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Banuelos.
Banuelos misses the jab.
Alb throws a low kick but Banuelos moves out of range easily.
Banuelos throws out a leg kick but Alb moves out of range and Banuelos only half commits.
Banuelos clinches with his opponent.
Alb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banuelos's elbow.
Alb misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banuelos.
Banuelos misses with a knee strike.
Victor Banuelos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alb throws a head punch that misses.
Banuelos lands a right hand.
Banuelos misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alb is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuelos gets an underhook and turns Alb into the cage.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Alb.
A short left from Banuelos.
Banuelos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos stalling in the clinch.
Banuelos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alb or not.
A shot in the inside from Alb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alb.
Banuelos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alb lands a nice shot to the body.
Alb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alb.
Alb lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banuelos checks a leg kick.
Alb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banuelos.
Banuelos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alb cracks the inside of Banuelos's front leg.
Banuelos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banuelos scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alb connects with an inside leg kick.
Banuelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Banuelos moves into the clinch.
Banuelos has a couple of punches blocked by Alb.
Alb lands a nice shot to the body.
Banuelos can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
Alb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alb is looking to control Banuelos's arms but Banuelos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alb has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banuelos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alb trying to stall but Banuelos improves his position.
Banuelos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alb's elbow.
Alb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banuelos tries to land knees in the clinch but Alb avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb tries to work over Banuelos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banuelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banuelos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banuelos misses with a body punch.
Banuelos gets through Alb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banuelos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alb misses with a body punch.
Alb pushes Banuelos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alb scores with a shoulder strike.
Banuelos tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Alb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banuelos tries to work over Alb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banuelos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banuelos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banuelos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banuelos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alb has a couple of punches blocked by Banuelos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banuelos as Alb tries to tie him up.
Banuelos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alb.
Alb struggles to land a body shot inside as Banuelos controls his hands.
Alb lands a shot to the body.
Banuelos misses with a body punch.
Alb blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alb manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banuelos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 Victor Banuelos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Alb blocks the low kick.
Banuelos misses the shot to the body.
Banuelos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alb moves away.
Banuelos moves out of range of the body kick.
Banuelos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banuelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Banuelos.
Banuelos lands a head kick. Alb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banuelos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banuelos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alb moves out of range of the body kick.
Alb scores with a nice right hand.
Alb throws the kick towards the body but Banuelos avoids it.
Banuelos misses with a looping right.
Banuelos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alb thumps Banuelos with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb throws a leg kick but Banuelos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banuelos lands with a hook. Alb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Victor Banuelos is winning the standup battle so far.
Banuelos throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Banuelos. That's going to slow Alb down.
Banuelos checks a low kick from Alb.
Alb misses with a head kick.
Banuelos checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banuelos. That's going to slow Alb down.
Alb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Banuelos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alb.
Banuelos throws a leg kick
and Alb counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Banuelos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banuelos's head.
Alb tries to keep at a distance but Banuelos has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banuelos tries to throw a body punch but Alb avoids it by throwing Banuelos back against the cage.
Banuelos can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
Banuelos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alb misses with a body punch.
Banuelos tries to work over Alb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banuelos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banuelos just leaning against Alb, taking a breather.
Alb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banuelos throws a leg kick but Alb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banuelos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banuelos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alb tests Banuelos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Banuelos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Banuelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Alb circles away.
Alb throws a right hand that misses
and Banuelos counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alb.
Peter Alb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos motions for Alb to come forward. Banuelos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banuelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Banuelos tries to clinch there but Alb circles away.
Alb throws a jab but it's blocked by Banuelos.
Alb misses with a few strikes there.
Banuelos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alb misses with a body kick.
Banuelos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Banuelos misses with a leg kick.
Alb 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 solid leg kick lands there for Banuelos.
Alb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banuelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Banuelos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb tries to land a front kick but Banuelos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Alb blocks the low kick.
Alb lands a high kick!
Banuelos is looking to clinch.
Alb misses with a body kick.
Victor Banuelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Banuelos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banuelos thumps Alb with a low kick.
Alb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alb scores with the left hand. Banuelos knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Banuelos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alb throws a low kick, looking for Banuelos's leg but Banuelos calmly moves out of range.
Alb throws a leg kick but Banuelos checks it.
Alb takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Banuelos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banuelos 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Banuelos!
Victor Banuelos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. 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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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shain connects with the punch.
Shain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain sizes up Iii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain avoids the body shot from Iii.
Shain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iii avoids the body shot from Shain.
Iii misses with a straight left.
Shain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shain gets tackled into the cage by Iii. Iii maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iii.
Iii working aggressively here.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Iii avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Iii blocking some punches.
Shain working aggressively here.
Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iii lands with a right to the head.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Shain prevents a body shot from Iii.
A short right from Iii on the inside.
Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Iii blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Shain.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii scores with a shot to the side of Shain's head.
Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shain.
Iii working aggressively here.
Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iii.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iii.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Iii avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Iii.
Shain tries to work over Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iii.
Iii prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain lands a hook that snaps the head of Iii backwards.
Shain digs a right hand underneath Iii's ribcage. Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shain.
Iii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shain or not.
Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Iii prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain working aggressively here.
Shain misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shain.
Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow.
Iii lands a body shot.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iii tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.
Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain can't find room to land a body shot as Iii controls the action.
Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Iii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iii.
Shain throws a punch but it's blocked by Iii.
Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands a nice uppercut.
Iii misses with a body punch.
Iii tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shain blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Iii stuffs the takedown attempt from Shain. Shain gets slowly back to his feet.
Iii throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shain.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iii swings for the body but Shain moves out of range.
Iii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iii's waist but Iii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shain off to one side.
Iii looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain scores with a jab. Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain tests Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Iii is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Iii misses.
Oh Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iii circles away.
Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of M J Shain.
Iii throws a shot to the body.
Alexander Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii misses with a looping right.
Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Shain counters with a stiff right hand.
M J Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iii defends it nicely.
Shain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iii manages to avoid it.
Shain swings for the body but Iii moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Iii sprawls well initially but Shain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Iii pushes Shain off and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Iii. That snapped Shain's head back.
Shain connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iii misses with an uppercut. Shain saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iii cracks Shain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on M J Shain'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!
Iii lands with an overhand left.
Shain lands a nice looking body shot.
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii 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.
Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shain shoots for a takedown but Iii saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iii avoids the head kick by Shain.
Iii throws a combination that misses
and Shain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
A jab from Iii misses.
Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Iii's head back.
Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Shain.
Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shain throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Iii is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Shain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Iii is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shain looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Iii covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). M J Shain!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, M J Shain made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob. Cane has chosen Rob Zombie - What as his entrance music. 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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15 - 6 - 0 |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quentin Cane!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck stuffs the takedown.
Beck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left and a right from Cane both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Virgil Beck has been cut.
Beck stuns Cane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Beck.
Cane gets tackled into the cage by Beck. Beck maintains the clinch.
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!
Cane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Virgil Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Cane.
Beck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cane avoids it.
Beck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beck.
Beck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beck stuffs the takedown attempt from Cane. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
Virgil Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beck is trying to defend but Cane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cane prevents Beck from improving his position.
Beck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cane is working away from the top position though.
Cane seems to be working for a kimura but Beck defends the submission attempt.
Cane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
Beck actively working from the bottom here.
Beck wants to control but Cane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cane wants to work for an arm triangle but Beck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beck defends it well.
Cane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beck defending well though.
Cane winds up and cracks Beck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beck defends it well.
Cane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beck doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cane.
Beck works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to strike from the bottom.
Cane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cane defends well.
Beck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck is looking to stand up but Cane isn't so interested in that idea.
Cane is looking to work some ground and pound but Beck has wrist control.
Cane advances to half guard.
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. Cane connects with a nice short shot to Beck's temple.
Cane seems to be working for a kimura but Beck defends the submission attempt.
Beck is pressing down on Cane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cane connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beck kicks Cane off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cane is defended easily by Beck.
Cane shoots in but no luck this time.
Cane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beck counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cane looks gassed!
Beck moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quentin Cane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Beck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beck staying out of range there.
Beck connects with a nice looking jab.
Cane shoots in but Beck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beck avoids it really well and circles away.
Beck shoots in but Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beck leaves Cane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Virgil Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin Cane.
Beck gets caught napping as Cane dives in and scores a takedown. Beck manages to retain guard.
Beck wants to sweep but no luck.
Cane stands up over Beck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cane postures up.
Quentin Cane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cane preventing the sweep.
Beck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cane's guard.
Beck landing some decent shots from guard.
Cane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beck is aware though and is defending well.
Cane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beck has managed to get both his arms back between Cane's legs - danger averted.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Beck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Cane's face as Beck controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane manages to work his way to half guard, despite Beck's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beck lands a nice short elbow.
Cane looking for submissions off his back.
Beck is looking for a kimura but Cane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beck to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Beck.
Cane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beck stalling.
Beck slips a nice elbow through Cane's hands, connecting with Cane's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane looking for submissions off his back.
Cane looking for submissions off his back.
Beck working over Cane with some ground and pound. Cane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beck working over Cane with some ground and pound. Cane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck uses his free foot to push down on Cane's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cane.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cane is rocked!
Beck postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cane in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cane to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Beck!
Our winner, Virgil Beck, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Barone!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barone.
Barone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barone manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Barone. That snapped East's head back.
Barone leaves East with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barone.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Barone.
A slow jab from Barone misses its intended target.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barone.
East throws a body punch but Barone moves out of range.
Barone delivers a nice body kick.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
East tries for a takedown but Barone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klein East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East fakes the leg kick and cracks Barone in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barone missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and East has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from East and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barone tries to avoid it but East manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barone to the ground. Barone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
East keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barone throws a body kick that misses.
Barone scores with a head kick.
Barone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barone is out of range.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barone 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.
East has an active guard here but Barone has managed to pass into half guard.
Barone passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone wants to lay and pray for a moment but East keeps working.
Barone lands a nice forearm strike.
East is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barone off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Barone manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Barone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barone looking to hit a scissor sweep but East is one step ahead there.
East controls from within his opponent's guard.
East preventing the sweep.
Barone being controlled here, momentarily.
Barone looking for a sweep. Not yet Barone, not yet.
East postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Klein East just wasn't active enough.
East throws a poor cross that misses
and Barone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
East throws a shot from downtown. Barone moves away and avoids it.
East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Barone does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Barone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
East scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
Barone rushes East and presses him up against the cage.
Barone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with East's elbow.
East pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
East blocks a head kick by Barone.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barone manages to avoid it.
East takes one to the side of the head.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barone was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Barone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Barone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by East.
Barone misses with a low kick.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barone.
Barone defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Barone avoids the body shot from East.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East throws a hook but Barone blocks it.
East motions for Barone to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barone closes the distance and clinches up with East, looking for a takedown. Barone pushes East against the cage but East circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
East checks a leg kick nicely.
East connects with a leg kick. Barone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barone tries a head kick but it misses.
Barone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barone 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.
Barone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East digs a good hook to Barone's body.
Barone is looking to score with low kicks.
East blocks a head kick by Barone.
East throws a wild body kick that Barone sees coming a mile off.
Barone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East tries a low kick but Barone avoids it.
East throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by East.
East lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barone misses with a right hand
and East makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barone really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East takes a swing at Barone's ribcage but misses.
Barone throws a low kick but East avoids it.
Barone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and East has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
East lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a push kick but Barone slaps the foot to one side.
Barone misses with a looping right.
Barone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East throws a shot to the body.
Barone scores with a head kick.
Barone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barone manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from East as Barone shoots in.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Barone.
East lands a really nice looking cross but Barone seems unphased.
Barone throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
Barone is breathing heavily.
East lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barone misses the body punch
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
East lands with an uppercut that bounces Barone off the cage and back into range.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barone moves away.
Barone checks a low kick from East.
East blocks a head kick by Barone.
Barone avoids a kick to the body.
East shoots in looking for a takedown but Barone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing East's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Barone blocks the low kick.
Barone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. East checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barone defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
East tries to work over Barone's front leg with a kick but Barone checks it.
East circles away from the clinch attempt
and East counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone throws a leg kick
and East counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barone thinking.
Barone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Barone moves out of range as East strikes.
No luck for East with that takedown attempt.
East looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East takes a swing at Barone's ribcage but misses.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from East misses
and Barone counters with a thumping low kick.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barone was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
A decent looking cross lands there for East.
East shoots for a double leg takedown but Barone sprawls well. He's pushed East's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that second round.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barone thumps East with a low kick.
East moves out of range as Barone throws a body kick.
Good work by East as he checks the leg kick.
East takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barone.
Barone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barone has taken the fight to the clinch.
East avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
East managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Barone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
East lands a glancing blow to the side of Barone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses the body punch
letting Barone counter with a right hand.
Barone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barone.
East lands a slapping body shot.
Barone throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
East throws a nice outside leg kick.
East misses with a low kick.
Barone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
East misses with a jab, cross combination.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East connects with a looping right hand.
Barone ducks under a wild hook from East.
Barone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barone looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Barone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck East on the side of the head.
East steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barone. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone throws the kick towards the body but East avoids it.
Barone moves out of range of the body kick from East.
Barone instigates a clinch.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
East avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Barone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barone lands with a short shot to the head.
East avoiding damage as Barone throws knees to the body.
Barone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Barone.
Barone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Barone misses with an elbow over the top.
Barone has East pressed against the cage, preventing East from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
East looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East working aggressively here.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barone scores with a hook to the body.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barone's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
East tries a body shot but Barone blocks it.
East looking to stall.
Barone throws an elbow but it misses.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Klein East has been cut.
East blocks the elbow strike.
Barone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but East is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barone blocks an uppercut.
Barone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Barone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Barone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Barone!
Bruno Barone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ironhand Fightwear (Everything $9.00 or less!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns's entrance music is Johnny Cash - Hurt. A fine choice. Elkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Care Bear Countdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kerns.
Elkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elkins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerns.
Kerns moves out of range as Elkins throws a body kick.
Elkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elkins checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kerns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerns.
Kerns slaps away a takedown attempt from Elkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kerns clinches with his opponent.
Kerns throws a head punch that misses.
Elkins scores with a knee to the head.
Kerns lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerns lands an uppercut.
Kerns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Elkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elkins looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns gets through Elkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwight Elkins has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerns.
Kerns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elkins or not.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elkins.
Kerns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerns.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Kerns holds him up against the cage and eventually Elkins drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Kerns as the two fighters clinch.
Kerns lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerns.
Elkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerns tries to land knees in the clinch but Elkins avoids the damage to the body.
Elkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerns.
Elkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerns is defending well for now.
Elkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elkins manages to break the clinch.
Elkins dodges the punch combination from Kerns.
Elkins thows a leg kick but Kerns checks it
and Kerns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Elkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Elkins blocks a jab.
Elkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Kerns counters with a stiff right hand.
Elkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kerns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kerns defends it nicely.
Jack Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Elkins.
Kerns blocks a head kick by Elkins.
Elkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerns jabs at Elkins's body.
Kerns thuds his right hand into Elkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elkins wants to slow Kerns down by chopping away at his legs.
Kerns scores with a nice right hand.
Kerns moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kerns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Elkins doesn't seem phased though.
Kerns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Elkins throws a solid leg kick but Kerns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elkins.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Kerns.
Elkins moves forwards but Kerns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Elkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kerns throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerns can pounce on him.
Kerns motions for Elkins to come forward. Kerns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elkins trying to land knees to the body.
Elkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
Kerns throws a punch but it's blocked by Elkins.
Elkins stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Elkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Elkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kerns avoids the head kick by Elkins.
Kerns looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Elkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerns pinned against the cage. Kerns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kerns with a hook.
Elkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kerns.
Elkins misses with a leg kick
and Kerns counters by moving into the clinch.
Elkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerns has double underhooks.
Kerns prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Elkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kerns lands a right hand.
Kerns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elkins is breathing heavily.
Kerns digs a right hand into Elkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elkins's gas tank.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
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!
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elkins trying to stall but Kerns improves his position.
Kerns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkins can do to turn this around?
A short right from Kerns.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerns.
Elkins managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Elkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kerns pushes Elkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerns misses with a body punch.
Elkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Elkins.
Kerns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns can't find room to land a body shot as Elkins controls the action.
Elkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Elkins's ribcage. Elkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerns gets through Elkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerns gets underhooks to prevent Elkins's takedown attempt.
Kerns can't find room to land a body shot as Elkins controls the action.
Elkins avoiding damage as Kerns throws knees to the body.
Elkins is trying to pull guard but Kerns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kerns tries to work over Elkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
Kerns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elkins is rocked!
Kerns has Elkins pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Elkins is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kerns - that's hurt Elkins badly! Oh, another knee lands and Elkins is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Elkins doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Kerns!
Jack Kerns retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Jack Kerns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Barney Lee 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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Lee moves away from the strike by dos Santos.
dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
dos Santos clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
dos Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
dos Santos tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is trying to stand up here but dos Santos is controlling him well.
dos Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
dos Santos trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lee wants to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee is in a horrible position here. dos Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
dos Santos breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee tries to hold on but dos Santos pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Lee tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
dos Santos throws a sloppy strike and Lee uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Lee has ended up in dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
dos Santos lands the left hand.
dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee misses with a straight right.
dos Santos dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee slips a straight right by dos Santos.
Lee defending well as dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
dos Santos defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
dos Santos throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee is looking to clinch.
dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and dos Santos manages to end up in side control.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but dos Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee stops dos Santos from passing to mount.
dos Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Santos trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
dos Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
dos Santos trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dos Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
dos Santos misses with some punches.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
dos Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee wants to clinch up but dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Lee is looking to clinch.
dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barney Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dos Santos thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps dos Santos's head back.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
dos Santos is rocked!
dos Santos with a nice cross.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck dos Santos on the side of the head.
Oh dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee lands an uppercut out of nowhere! dos Santos falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lee dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Lee!
Barney Lee is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Barney Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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