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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore comes into the arena with Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Jamal Kilgore has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
Jamal Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore connects with the punch.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.
Kilgore connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mendez throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Kilgore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mendez controlling Kilgore's posture.
Kilgore looking to sit in guard and control but Mendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilgore wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendezis looking to pass into half guard but Kilgore pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kilgore is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilgore preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamal Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a straight right by Mendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilgore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kilgore stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kilgore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kilgore as he avoids it easily.
Kilgore lands a jab.
A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore wants to stand but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kilgore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendez has managed to get both his arms back between Kilgore's legs - danger averted.
Mendez throws a strike but Kilgore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Kilgore dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez misses with a hook to the body
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore lands the left hand.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Mendez defending well as Kilgore loads up on a big left hand.
Kilgore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendez leaves Kilgore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilgore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendez's head backwards.
Kilgore tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Mendez.
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Kilgore misses its intended target.
Kilgore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez takes one to the side of the head.
Jamal Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Kilgore tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilgore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez feints and as Kilgore raises his hands in defense, Mendez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilgore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilgore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendez trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilgore is trying to keep Mendez in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilgore 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.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez cracks Kilgore with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Mendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilgore pulls Mendez in to control the position.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez prevents Kilgore from getting back to his feet.
Kilgore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jamal Kilgore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kilgore throws a good cross that connects.
Nice straight punches there by Kilgore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilgore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kilgore on his heels. He'll look to pass Kilgore's guard now, I'm sure.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilgore has wrist control.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendez throws a strike but Kilgore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kilgore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilgore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mendez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kilgore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamal Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kilgore connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Mendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mendez wants to control but Kilgore is keeping him busy.
Kilgore parries the strikes from Mendez easily there. Mendez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kilgore to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to buck Mendez off.
Mendez throws an elbow but Kilgore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mendez controls the position from side control.
Kilgore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Mendez.
I think Mendez 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mario Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Jenkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Rowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins which made him look bad.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
Jenkins lands a jab to the nose.
Rowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Rowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leroy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Rowe.
Jenkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Rowe ducked under it nicely.
Rowe tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Rowe looks for a takedown but Jenkins sprawls well.
Rowe tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Chad Rowe has been cut.
Rowe looks gassed!
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rowe's head.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Rowe moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowe is defended easily by Jenkins.
Jenkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rowe sprawling to the canvas! Rowe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenkins finish him?!
Chad Rowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a jab to Rowe's midsection.
Rowe is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Rowe tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkins closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rowe out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Cassimiro Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamaki has chosen Kung fu fighting(original) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sakamaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakamaki throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sakamaki 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 Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade blocks a jab.
Sakamaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
Sakamaki misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Sakamaki.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
A jab from Andrade finds it's way through Sakamaki's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Sakamaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Sakamaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Sakamaki's head but Sakamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakamaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrade tries to bum rush Sakamaki with a series of wild strikes but Sakamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade misses the jab.
Sakamaki misses with a body kick.
Andrade throws a hook but Sakamaki blocks it.
Sakamaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakamaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakamaki lands an overhand right.
Sinjo Sakamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamaki tries to work over Andrade's front leg with a kick but Andrade checks it.
Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki swinging wildly here.
Sakamaki tries for a takedown but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinjo Sakamaki.
Sakamaki scores with a punch to the head.
Sakamaki lands with a good body shot.
Sakamaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrade backs up against the cage.
Sakamaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakamaki with a poor takedown
and Andrade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andrade.
Andrade sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sakamaki 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.
Sakamaki is trying to control the position but Andrade postures up.
Andrade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakamaki's head.
Andrade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade landing some decent shots from guard.
Andrade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakamaki's head.
Sakamaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakamaki looking to control.
Andrade 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.
Andrade is in close to Sakamaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andrade looking to pass the guard.
Andrade chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Sakamaki keeps moving.
Sakamaki keeping full guard, as Andrade tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakamaki is trying to keep Andrade in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki pulls Andrade in close to prevent any damage.
Andrade throwing strikes but missing.
Sakamaki keeping full guard, as Andrade tries to pass.
Andrade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andrade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamaki is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Sakamaki.
Andrade cracks Sakamaki with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakamaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrade.
Andrade punishes Sakamaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakamaki stalks Andrade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andrade's face. Andrade staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrade closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sakamaki quickly recovers to half guard.
Andrade is looking for a kimura but Sakamaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrade to get the leverage.
Andrade prevents Sakamaki from improving his position.
Andrade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andrade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakamaki controlling the position well.
Sakamaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrade.
Sakamaki is trying to control but Andrade passes into side control!
Andrade trying to control the action but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
Andrade cracks Sakamaki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakamaki keeps working.
Sakamaki has one of Andrade's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Andrade landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Andrade landing strikes.
Sakamaki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakamaki keeping control of the position.
Sakamaki trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki tries to kick Andrade off but Andrade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakamaki wants to get back to full guard.
Andrade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andrade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakamaki trying to control but Andrade postures up.
Andrade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakamaki trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andrade is keen to just control but Sakamaki is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown but Sakamaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinjo Sakamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andrade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakamaki.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrade tests Sakamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakamaki tries to score with a low kick but Andrade moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakamaki shoots for a takedown but Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinjo Sakamaki.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Sakamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade checks a low kick from Sakamaki.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamaki throws out the jab.
Sakamaki throws out a leg kick but Andrade moves out of range and Sakamaki only half commits.
Sakamaki misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamaki misses with an uppercut.
Andrade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakamaki on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade throws a series of punches but Sakamaki moves out of range.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Sakamaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakamaki scores with a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Andrade is trying to keep Sakamaki in close.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Sakamaki from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrade throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Adriano Cassimiro Andrade will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
Sinjo Sakamaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakamaki is looking to chop away at Andrade's legs.
Sakamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Sakamaki misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Sakamaki moves away and avoids it.
Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrade.
Sakamaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Sakamaki scores with a punch to the head.
Andrade avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamaki throws a right and a left that Andrade avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a really nice looking cross but Andrade seems unphased.
Andrade jabs Sakamaki right on the nose. Sakamaki blinks but takes it well.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Sakamaki didn't see that one coming.
Sakamaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Sakamaki slips a straight right by Andrade.
Sakamaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrade misses with a hook. Sakamaki ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Sakamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Sakamaki misses with a combination
and Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakamaki misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade defending well as Sakamaki loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Andrade.
Andrade connects with a single shot there.
Sakamaki misses with a double jab.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Sakamaki misses with a straight right.
Sakamaki throws a hook but Andrade avoids it easily.
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!
A big left from Sakamaki misses.
Sakamaki misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakamaki connects with a body shot that sends Andrade's belly button to the back.
Andrade scores with a nice right hand.
Sakamaki misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Andrade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki throws a lazy right hand but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrade thuds a left hand into Sakamaki's body.
A lazy left from Andrade finds it's target.
Sakamaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakamaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrade closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sakamaki quickly recovers to half guard.
Andrade lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakamaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andrade is working away from the top position though.
Sakamaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andrade is controlling the pace.
Sakamaki wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrade.
Sakamaki wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy.
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. Andrade connects with a nice short shot to Sakamaki's temple.
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!
Andrade trying to control the pace.
Sinjo Sakamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sakamaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakamaki momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrade 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh Theodore Sakers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Makritsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakers's entrance music is Ball out. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Makritsky!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makritsky scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makritsky with a couple of short strikes.
Sakers is squirming around, avoiding Makritsky's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Makritsky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Makritsky looking to control but Sakers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makritsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sakers can't escape the position.
Sakers holds on to Makritsky as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakers tries to lock up and control but Makritsky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Makritsky.
Makritsky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Makritsky.
Makritsky thowing shots but they're missing.
Makritsky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Sakers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makritsky content just to control the position here.
Sakers is trying desperately to improve position.
Sakers tries to hold on but Makritsky pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makritsky lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makritsky throwing strikes here but Sakers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Makritsky throws some wild stikes that Sakers manages to avoid easily.
Sakers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makritsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sakers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Makritsky landing shots from mount.
Makritsky is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Sakers goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Makritsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vadim Makritsky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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172 lbs
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178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Plum!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch
and Plum counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown rushes Plum and presses him up against the cage.
Plum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Plum to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown is looking for a triangle here but Plum uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Plum working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown is trying to control Plum's posture but Plum avoids it.
Plum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum slows the pace down.
Plum working away.
Plum decides to stand back up. Plum steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown closes the distance but Plum moves to the side
letting Plum counter with a right hand.
It looks like George Brown has been cut.
Plum lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Plum throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Plum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plum counters with a flying knee that drops Brown! Plum dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Plum!
Colt Plum managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Radden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le'Veon Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Un Ange En Danger by Mc Solaar with Ron Carter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Radden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Le'Veon Banks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radden scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Le'Veon Banks has been cut.
Radden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Banks tenderised Radden's leg. Radden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks throws a head kick but Radden moves out of range.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Radden.
Banks pushes Radden up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banks landing knees to the head.
It looks like Travis Radden has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Radden is breathing heavily.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banks lands a knee to the body.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Radden won't want to take too many of those.
Radden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banks landing knees to the head.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Radden blocks it.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Radden up against the cage.
Radden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Radden blocks it with crossed arms.
Radden can't break the clinch.
Banks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Radden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banks lands a knee to the head.
Banks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radden's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banks.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Radden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Banks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banks stalls.
Banks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radden's face.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radden avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks drops Radden with a big knee straight up the middle! Radden is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Radden is rocked!
A head kick by Banks - that's a beauty! Radden is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Banks can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Le'Veon Banks!
A victorious Le'Veon Banks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes into the arena with Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Washington!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a body kick that misses
and Roofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Washington's knee momentarily.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Washington throws a right and a left that Roofer avoids nicely.
Roofer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roofer keeps Washington at a distance using the push kick.
Washington wants to clinch up but Roofer keeps it at a distance.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roofer.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Roofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington throws a low kick, looking for Roofer's leg but Roofer calmly moves out of range.
Roofer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roofer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Washington looks gassed!
Roofer lands a high kick!
Roofer lands a front kick.
Romeo Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington's calf.
Roofer scores with a head kick. Washington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Roofer.
The fighters circle, before Roofer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Washington's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Roofer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ben Roofer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Briar McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boondock Saints Theme. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Briar McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lupe Pintor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pintor's sensitive parts.
Pintor throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pintor slips under a jab.
Pintor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches up with Pintor, looking for a takedown. McGuire pushes Pintor against the cage but Pintor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pintor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire slips a jab and a cross from Pintor.
Pintor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Briar McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Pintor misses.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pintor's hands.
No luck for McGuire with that takedown attempt.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Pintor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pintor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Pintor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pintor, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Pintor.
McGuire lands a right hand.
Pintor lands with a left to the head.
Pintor looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pintor pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McGuire.
McGuire changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pintor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Briar McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pintor misses with a series of wild punches.
Pintor misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lupe Pintor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pintor dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
Pintor connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Pintor checks it.
Pintor wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pintor tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pintor tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pintor slips a jab from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a swing at Pintor's ribcage but misses.
Pintor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Pintor sees coming a mile off.
McGuire throws a body punch but Pintor moves out of range.
Pintor tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Donk. Pintor catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
Pintor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pintor misses with a kick to the body.
Pintor throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pintor checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Pintor's head but Pintor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Pintor. Those never looked like landing.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Pintor.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pintor.
McGuire swings for the body but Pintor moves out of range.
Donk. McGuire catches Pintor right on the button with a cross.
Pintor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
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!
Pintor moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Pintor throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire takes a swing at Pintor's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pintor has McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
Pintor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pintor misses with a knee to the head.
Pintor working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Briar McGuire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pintor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pintor tries to clinch up
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pintor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pintor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire catches Pintor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by McGuire.
Pintor moves out of range of the body kick.
Pintor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pintor.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Pintor counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire backing up. McGuire nods at Pintor to acknowledge the strikes.
Pintor looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
Lupe Pintor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Pintor's body.
Pintor avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Pintor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Pintor.
McGuire takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire lands the left hand.
Pintor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Pintor does it's job there.
McGuire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pintor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGuire somewhat.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Pintor counters with a head kick. That will keep McGuire thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pintor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGuire cracks Pintor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire jabs Pintor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Pintor ducks down to avoid it.
Briar McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pintor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire with a nice cross.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Pintor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pintor tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire gets through Pintor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pintor misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire gets through Pintor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pintor misses with a knee to the head.
McGuire gets through Pintor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pintor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pintor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pintor tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
Pintor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pintor trying to land knees to the body.
Pintor tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
Pintor is breathing heavily.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pintor backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Pintor controls the action.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Pintor controls his hands.
Pintor misses with a knee strike.
Pintor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pintor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pintor tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
Pintor looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintor.
McGuire feints and as Pintor raises his hands in defense, McGuire changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire stops Pintor from standing up.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGuire passes Pintor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McGuire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Briar McGuire dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Pintor.
McGuire scores with a jab.
Pintor tries to clinch up.
Pintor stuffs the takedown.
McGuire connects with the punch.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pintor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
McGuire changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pintor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pintor throws a head kick that misses
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pintor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for McGuire. That snapped Pintor's head back.
Pintor tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor blocks a jab.
Pintor wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pintor keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
Pintor wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGuire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pintor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pintor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lupe Pintor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pintor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGuire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pintor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGuire with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Pintor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire is looking to work some ground and pound but Pintor has wrist control.
McGuireis looking to pass into half guard but Pintor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pintor is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looking for a guillotine here but Pintor defends easily.
McGuire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pintor manages to get himself to full guard.
McGuire won't allow Pintor to get back to his feet.
McGuire stands up over Pintor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McGuire distracts Pintor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pintor wants to get back to his feet but McGuire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGuire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McGuire stops Pintor from standing up.
Briar McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintor looking for a guillotine here but McGuire defends easily.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pintor wants to stand up but McGuire is controlling him.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Pintor keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Briar McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuire stands up over Pintor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pintor striking off his back but it's not causing McGuire any problems.
McGuire postures up and lands a big shot to Pintor's brow.
McGuire is sitting in close to Pintor's body. Pintor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McGuire is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McGuire is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pintor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lupe Pintor!
An out of breath Lupe Pintor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Claudio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Claudio!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Claudio.
Williams tries to clinch but Claudio moves out of range.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Claudio.
Claudio misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Claudio does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudio slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudio misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Paulo Claudio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tests Claudio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Claudio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claudio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a series of punches but Claudio avoids them all with ease.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Claudio scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Claudio pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Claudio.
Williams is working for takedown but Claudio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claudio throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Williams breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Claudio is predictable there
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Claudio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams throws a right hand that Claudio ducks under and follows up with a left that Claudio also avoids with ease.
Claudio misses with a head kick.
Claudio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Claudio eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Claudio counters with a leg kick.
Claudio dodges the punch combination from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudio dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Claudio wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Claudio throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claudio throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Claudio throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Claudio misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudio misses with a body kick.
Claudio throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Claudio throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Claudio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claudio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Claudio's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudio throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Claudio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Claudio misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Claudio misses with a double jab.
Claudio throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Claudio lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Claudio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudio throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claudio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams scores with a one two! Claudio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams throws a series of punches but Claudio avoids them all with ease.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Claudio lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Claudio.
Williams digs a good body shot into Claudio's ribs.
Claudio throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claudio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a cross.
Claudio throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Claudio's head back.
Claudio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Will Williams waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland's entrance music is Ludacris - Act A Fool. A fine choice. Glenn Wauler 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Wauler!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland closes the distance and clinches.
Wauler manages to break the clinch.
Wauler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Kirkland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wauler misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wauler wants to clinch
and Van Kirkland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Wauler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wauler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
Glenn Wauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
Wauler takes one to the side of the head.
Wauler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wauler there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wauler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Wauler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wauler.
Wauler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wauler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Kirkland is keeping busy.
Wauler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wauler lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wauler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Wauler lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Wauler.
Wauler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Wauler avoids it by throwing Van Kirkland back against the cage.
Wauler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Kirkland prevents a body shot from Wauler.
Wauler lands with a left to the head.
Van Kirkland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wauler.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Wauler misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wauler fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wauler fails to land.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Glenn Wauler has been cut.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow over the top.
Wauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Wauler.
Van Kirkland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Wauler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wauler down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
A left lands for Van Kirkland.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Wauler throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a leg kick.
Wauler misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
Wauler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wauler throws a hook but Van Kirkland blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wauler misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Wauler shakes it off.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Wauler throws a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head but Van Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Wauler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Wauler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wauler.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Wauler saw that one coming.
Wauler throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Kirkland to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Kirkland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wauler swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wauler throws a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head but Van Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wauler checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a hook. Wauler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Wauler.
Wauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wauler throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a good low kick that Wauler was not able to check.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wauler's sensitive parts.
Wauler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wauler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wauler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wauler's knee momentarily.
Wauler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wauler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Kirkland under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wauler has closed the distance and engaged Van Kirkland in a clinch.
Van Kirkland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wauler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Wauler misses with a body punch.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow inside.
Van Kirkland is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wauler can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Van Kirkland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Kirkland lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Wauler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wauler tries to break the clinch but Van Kirkland is controlling the position.
Van Kirkland lands a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wauler misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler misses with the head strike.
Wauler dodges an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Wauler.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Wauler controls his hands.
Wauler lands with a short shot to the head.
Wauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wauler tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Kirkland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Wauler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wauler tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wauler misses with a body shot
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice leg kick.
Wauler is looking to clinch.
Van Kirkland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wauler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Kirkland.
Glenn Wauler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wauler.
Wauler blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland slips a straight right by Wauler.
Van Kirkland moves out of range as Wauler strikes.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wauler to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Van Kirkland with a hook.
Wauler closes the distance and pushes Van Kirkland back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wauler lands a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland lands with a left to the head.
Van Kirkland misses with some punches.
Van Kirkland lands an uppercut.
Van Kirkland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland pushes off an throws an elbow but Wauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Kirkland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wauler up against the cage.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wauler is defending well for now.
Van Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Wauler avoids it by throwing Van Kirkland back against the cage.
Wauler presses Van Kirkland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glenn Wauler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wauler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Wauler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wauler is out of range.
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wauler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland wants to slow Wauler down by chopping away at his legs.
Wauler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wauler moves away.
Nice body kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland instigates a clinch.
Van Kirkland prevents a body shot from Wauler.
Wauler stalls.
Van Kirkland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler blocks a body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wauler pushes Van Kirkland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wauler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wauler misses with the head strike.
Wauler lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Wauler.
Wauler working aggressively here.
A short right from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wauler has Van Kirkland pressed against the cage.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
Van Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wauler.
Wauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Wauler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Kirkland has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wauler's head.
Van Kirkland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wauler jabs Van Kirkland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wauler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wauler ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Wauler's corner calls for a 1-2. Wauler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wauler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Wauler's midsection.
Van Kirkland scores with a head kick.
Wauler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wauler jabs at Van Kirkland's body.
Wauler misses with an uppercut
and Van Kirkland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wauler misses the shot to the body.
Wauler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wauler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but Wauler moves out of range easily.
Wauler lands a lovely overhand right.
Wauler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Wauler ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Wauler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Wauler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Wauler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wauler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wauler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wauler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Kirkland.
Wauler throws a body punch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Wauler on the inside.
Wauler lands with a right to the head.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Wauler.
Wauler is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Glenn Wauler just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wauler throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Van Kirkland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Kirkland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wauler's brow.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kirkland lands with a left to the head.
Wauler stalling in the clinch but Van Kirkland improves position.
Wauler pushes Van Kirkland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Kirkland lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Wauler blocking some punches.
Wauler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wauler is looking to control Van Kirkland's arms but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wauler has his back to the cage.
Wauler blocks a body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow that stopped Wauler in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wauler.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Wauler.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kirkland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Wauler blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Wauler.
Van Kirkland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Wauler.
A shot in the inside from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a body shot.
Van Kirkland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wauler looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a solid leg kick but Wauler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Kirkland.
Wauler checks a low kick from Van Kirkland.
Wauler swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a thumping low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wauler.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Wauler.
A jab lands there for Wauler.
Van Kirkland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wauler was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Wauler works the jab nicely.
Wauler misses with a hook
and Van Kirkland counters with a big head kick but Wauler shrugs it off.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wauler checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick that sends Wauler stumbling back into the cage.
Van Kirkland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wauler was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Wauler throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wauler wants to clinch
and Van Kirkland counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wauler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Kirkland!
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wauler under the eye.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Wauler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wauler tries to avoid it.
Jab by Wauler.
Wauler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Kirkland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wauler scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wauler.
A jab from Wauler misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Wauler.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Wauler moved out of range nicely.
Wauler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland is looking to land body kicks.
Wauler throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Kirkland - that will leave a mark!
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Wauler's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wauler misses the jab.
Wauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Wauler thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wauler scores with a punch to the head.
Wauler throws a hook but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wauler loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wauler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wauler is trying to break the clinch but Van Kirkland is controlling him.
Wauler lands a body shot.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a damaging elbow.
Wauler wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler blocks a body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Wauler.
Van Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Wauler.
Van Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland prevents a body shot from Wauler.
Nice body punch from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler lands a nice shot to the body.
Wauler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wauler's elbow.
Van Kirkland prevents Wauler from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wauler.
Van Kirkland prevents Wauler from breaking the clinch.
Wauler throws a head punch that misses.
Wauler is trying to force a seperation but Van Kirkland has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
Wauler lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wauler backwards.
Van Kirkland looking to stall.
Wauler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland misses with the head strike.
Van Kirkland prevents Wauler from breaking the clinch.
Wauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Wauler lands a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries a body shot but Wauler blocks it.
Van Kirkland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wauler misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab.
Wauler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wauler looks to land a right hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Wauler's ribcage but misses.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Wauler off balance momentarily.
Wauler throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wauler in his tracks.
Wauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wauler. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler misses with a right hand
and Van Kirkland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wauler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Van Kirkland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Kirkland.
Wauler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kirkland.
Wauler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Kirkland moves out of range as Wauler strikes.
Wauler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Wauler.
The fighters circling - Wauler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Wauler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Wauler.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Wauler.
I think Wauler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Glenn Wauler!
Glenn Wauler is the new lightweight champion!
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