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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coldcutts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mink has chosen Macho Man as his entrance music. Reggie Coldcutts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Coldcutts!
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, Mike Mink!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldcutts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Mink misses.
Coldcutts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mink.
A swing and a miss from Mink.
Coldcutts tries to clinch but Mink is having none of it.
Mink throws the left hand but Coldcutts avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mink misses the target.
Mink takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mink scores with a body shot.
Coldcutts tries to clinch up
and Mink counters with a nice uppercut.
Mink throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mink defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coldcutts.
Mink connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coldcutts. Coldcutts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coldcutts wants to land a leg kick but Mink is out of range.
Coldcutts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mink defends it nicely.
Coldcutts misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mink keeps the fight on the outside.
Coldcutts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mink thuds his right hand into Coldcutts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mink darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coldcutts is rocked!
Mink plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Coldcutts swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Coldcutts face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Mink!
Mike Mink gave a mention to [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval comes to the cage accompanied by Overseer - Slayed. Cold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jarren Benton - Skitzo. Ray Cold will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cold!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sandoval working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sandoval misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cold defending against the ground and pound.
Sandoval tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sandoval is trying to get an arm triangle but Cold is defending well.
Cold is looking for a sweep.
Sandoval connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cold some visible discomfort.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice forearm strike.
Sandoval working the ground and pound from side control.
Cold isn't going anywhere.
Sandoval tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cold is trying to get back to half guard.
Sandoval landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sandoval looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sandoval looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval throws an elbow but Cold slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to score with some ground and pound. Cold controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sandoval prevents Cold from escaping the position.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sandoval sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cold is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sandoval is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cold regains half guard, as Sandoval was trying to land strikes.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cold's head.
Sandoval not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandoval. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandoval is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold is trying to stand back up but Sandoval is controlling him
Sandoval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sandoval decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cold sprawls well. Cold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sandoval gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold tries for a takedown but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sandoval scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cold.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Felix Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold fails with the takedown.
Felix Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Cold.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Sandoval connects with an inside 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
Sandoval misses with a body punch
and Cold counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sandoval!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sandoval dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sandoval throws a leg kick that misses.
Cold walks into a left hand.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Cold slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandoval, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cold dives in and grabs Sandoval's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandoval pushes down on Cold's head and hops out.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
Cold shoots in but no luck this time.
Felix Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Cold.
Sandoval will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandoval.
Sandoval looks to throw the jab but Cold is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sandoval prevents Cold from escaping the position.
Cold struggling a bit here.
Sandoval tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sandoval has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scoring with punches and elbows.
Cold throws Sandoval to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandoval as he jumps to the side.
Sandoval scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cold doesn't seem bothered though.
Sandoval cracks the inside of Cold's front leg.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Sandoval lands a high kick!
It looks like Ray Cold has been cut.
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sandoval is looking to wear down Cold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval throws a front kick aimed at Cold's knee but Cold avoids it well.
No luck for Cold with that takedown attempt.
Sandoval looking to score a takedown here. Cold is defending well but Sandoval drives through and ends up in Cold's guard.
Sandoval missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sandoval forces his way into half guard.
Cold is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandoval seems to be working for a kimura but Cold defends the submission attempt.
Cold is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandoval.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval working over Cold with some ground and pound. Cold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval wants to control but Cold is keeping him busy.
Sandoval missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sandoval missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sandoval dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Cold's cut.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cold walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around?
Sandoval looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sandoval moves into full guard.
Felix Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cold tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandoval is retaining full guard.
Sandoval is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandoval wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandoval is pulling down on Cold's head. It's preventing any offense from Cold, at least for the moment.
Sandoval is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cold has his hands clasped together but Sandoval extends an breaks Cold's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sandoval.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felix Sandoval!
A very excited looking Felix Sandoval made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Wilkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Wilkens!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Wilkens.
Wilkens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Selmy tries to bench press Wilkens off him but Wilkens keeps the position.
Wilkens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilkens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Selmy wants to control but Wilkens postures up.
Wilkens wants to control but Selmy is keeping him busy.
Wilkens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkens working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkens has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Selmy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selmy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Selmy is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilkens has a good base and remains in mount.
Selmy is working hard here to advance position.
Wilkens has control of Selmy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Selmy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wilkens landing strikes from the mount and Selmy is in trouble!
Wilkens avoids the attempt from Selmy to control.
Wilkens with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Wilkens working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Selmy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Selmy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilkens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Selmy defending well though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Selmy wants to improve his position but Wilkens is controlling well.
Wilkens stalling.
Wilkens trying to control the action but Selmy is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilkens lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selmy keeps working.
Wilkens seems to be working for a kimura but Selmy defends the submission attempt.
Selmy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkens on the ground.
Wilkens wants to take a breather but Selmy is having none of it.
Wilkens is trying to work for a kimura but Selmy is defending well.
Wilkens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilkens content to control rather than advance.
Selmy works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilkens throwing strikes from guard but Selmy blocks nicely.
Selmy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wilkens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Selmy gets full guard.
Selmy working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkens trying to control but Selmy is working from the bottom.
Selmy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvan Wilkens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilkens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Selmy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilkens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Selmy in his tracks.
Wilkens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Selmy throws out the jab.
Wilkens fails with the takedown
and Selmy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Selmy closes the distance and clinches up with Wilkens, looking for a takedown. Selmy pushes Wilkens against the cage but Wilkens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilkens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selmy misses with a body shot.
Selmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Selmy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Selmy lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkens controls Selmy momentarily but Selmy frees himself.
Wilkens wants to sweep here but Selmy controlling him for the moment.
Silvan Wilkens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Selmy looking to pass the guard.
Selmy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Selmy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkens controlling Selmy's posture.
Selmy wants to control from the top but Wilkens keeps moving.
Wilkens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Selmy defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Selmy wants to control from the top but Wilkens keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Selmy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilkens is controlling Selmy's posture.
Selmy postures up.
Wilkens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilkens is trying to control the position but Selmy postures up.
Selmy wants to pass the guard but Wilkens is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkens controls Selmy momentarily but Selmy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilkens managing to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Silvan Wilkens wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wilkens fails with the takedown.
A jab from Wilkens misses.
Wilkens tries to clinch but Selmy is having none of it.
Wilkens throws a shot from downtown. Selmy moves away and avoids it.
Wilkens throws a lazy uppercut
and Selmy counters with a single leg into guard. Wilkens didn't expect that.
Wilkens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilkens trying to keep a closed guard but Selmy is proving a slippery customer.
Selmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilkens has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens looking for a guillotine here but Selmy defends easily.
Wilkens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Selmy wants to pass the guard but Wilkens is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Selmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkens has his foot on Selmy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Selmy works his way back into a safe position though.
Selmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Selmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selmy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilkens trying to keep a closed guard but Selmy is proving a slippery customer.
Selmy preventing the sweep.
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 Barristan Selmy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wilkens shoots in for a takedown but Selmy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Selmy slips a jab from Wilkens.
Selmy throws a big shot that misses.
Selmy lands with a shot to the body.
Selmy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Selmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wilkens is trying to improve his position.
Wilkens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilkens taking some punishment here, with Selmy in his half guard.
Selmy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilkens wants to control but Selmy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selmy seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilkens moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkens trying to keep a closed guard but Selmy is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Selmy is one step ahead there.
Selmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Selmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Selmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkens is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy won't allow Wilkens to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Silvan Wilkens.
Wilkens loads up on a big right hand but Selmy slips the punch.
Selmy connects with a crisp jab.
Wilkens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selmy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Selmy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkens.
Selmy thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selmy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilkens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkens.
Wilkens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilkens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Selmy throws a lazy right hand but Wilkens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Selmy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkens.
Selmy takes a swing at Wilkens's ribcage but misses.
Selmy dives in and scores a takedown into Wilkens's guard.
Selmy won't allow Wilkens to sweep him here.
Selmy trying to control but Wilkens is working from the bottom.
Selmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Selmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Selmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selmy working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkens trying to control the position.
Selmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkens is retaining full guard.
Wilkens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilkens is trying to control the position but Selmy postures up.
Wilkens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Selmy is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilkens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Selmy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barristan Selmy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Selmy 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barristan Selmy!
A relieved looking Barristan Selmy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wunderkind comes to the cage accompanied by Cudi The Kid. Phoenix has chosen Bath Salt- ASVP Rocky, A$ap ANT, flatbush zombies as his entrance music. Matthew Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind checks a leg kick.
Wunderkind drives through and clinches with Phoenix against the cage.
Wunderkind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Wunderkind is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wunderkind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Wunderkind improves position.
Wunderkind is stalling here.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wunderkind tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wunderkind blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Wunderkind to work.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind takes a shot to the head.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matthew Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Wunderkind improves position.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix stalls.
Wunderkind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phoenix is looking to control Wunderkind's arms but Wunderkind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phoenix has his back to the cage.
Wunderkind gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
Phoenix looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Wunderkind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wunderkind stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phoenix letting Wunderkind take a breather here.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wunderkind stalling the fight.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wunderkind takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Wunderkind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wunderkind avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Matthew Phoenix's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Wunderkind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wunderkind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wunderkind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wunderkind lands a nice looking body kick.
Wunderkind scores with a jab to the head.
Phoenix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wunderkind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wunderkind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind lands a high kick!
Wunderkind scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wunderkind.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wunderkind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wunderkind moves into the clinch successfully.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wunderkind.
Nice body punch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
Wunderkind stalling.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wunderkind scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Wunderkind pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wunderkind.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Wunderkind'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.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Wunderkind.
Nice body punch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is struggling to control the position.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind lands a shot to the body.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
The cut above Matthew Phoenix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Wunderkind to work.
Wunderkind prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wunderkind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Wunderkind is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Wunderkind.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wunderkind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wunderkind lands a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Phoenix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. Phoenix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wunderkind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wunderkind throws a front kick that sends Phoenix stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wunderkind.
A solid body kick from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Serj Wunderkind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
Phoenix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wunderkind.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
Wunderkind scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wunderkind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wunderkind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Wunderkind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wunderkind working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
Wunderkind taking a breather.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the body.
Matthew Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wunderkind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wunderkind.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wunderkind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix is pushing Wunderkind up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wunderkind stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Phoenix.
Wunderkind blocking some punches.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Wunderkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wunderkind landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew Phoenix's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to work over Wunderkind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wunderkind obliges.
Wunderkind blocks an uppercut.
Wunderkind is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Wunderkind into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serj Wunderkind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wunderkind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serj Wunderkind!
Our winner, Serj Wunderkind, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Davies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cung Lee's chin.
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Davies scores with a punch to the head.
Davies closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies scores with a hook to the body.
Davies trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davies into the cage.
Davies avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Davies.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee has Davies pushed against the cage.
Davies missing with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Davies blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
Davies managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Davies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davies lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Davies avoids the damage to the body.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Davies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands an elbow inside.
Davies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Davies avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies is working Lee over against the cage.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davies.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davies.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Davies gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davies is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davies has his back to the cage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Davies blocks with his arms.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davies wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Davies lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davies effectively controlling the action here.
Davies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Davies tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Davies tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
Davies lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Davies is blocking nicely.
Davies has Lee pressed against the cage. He pushes Lee back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Davies throws a beautiful elbow that sends Lee crashing to the floor! Davies piles on the pressure with more strikes! Lee is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Davies!
A relieved looking John Davies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roofer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turd!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer digs a good body shot into Turd's ribs.
Roofer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turd checks a leg kick.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turd missing with a left hand there. Roofer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Roofer checks the leg kick.
A head kick from Roofer lands but Turd takes it in his stride.
Roofer moves out of range as Turd throws a body kick.
Turd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roofer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turd moves into the clinch.
Turd managing to block the knees to the body from Roofer.
Roofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Turd uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turd landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turd lands a knee to the body.
Roofer is trying to break free.
Roofer misses with a punch on the inside.
Roofer is trying to stall.
Turd has Roofer pushed against the cage.
Roofer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roofer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turd is keeping busy.
Roofer struggles to land a body shot inside as Turd controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd avoiding damage as Roofer throws knees to the body.
Turd leaning against his opponent.
Turd missing with knees to the body.
Turd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roofer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turd stalling in the clinch.
Turd lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer throws a punch but it's blocked by Turd.
Turd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roofer tries to stall but Turd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turd misses with a knee to the head.
Roofer is looking to break free of the clinch but Turd has double underhooks.
Roofer lands with a short shot to the head.
Roofer wants to stall.
Turd scores with a knee to the head.
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Turd.
Turd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roofer tries a body shot but Turd blocks it.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turd scores with a knee to the head.
Turd avoids the elbow strike from Roofer, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turd obliges.
Turd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roofer working aggressively here.
Roofer looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roofer takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer misses with a knee strike.
Roofer is trying to break the clinch but Turd is controlling him.
Roofer throws a head punch that misses.
Turd lands a good knee to the midsection. Roofer won't want to take too many of those.
Roofer is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turd.
Turd lands a knee to the head.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roofer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turd with a knee to the head.
Turd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting on Turd's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Turd blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Turd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roofer is looking to land body kicks.
Roofer misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Turd lands but Roofer takes it in his stride.
Roofer moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Roofer blocks the low kick.
Turd tries to move into range but Roofer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses
and Turd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turd checks it well.
Roofer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turd moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd blocking some punches.
Roofer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roofer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roofer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turd taking a breather.
Roofer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roofer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roofer misses with a punch on the inside.
Roofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turd lands a hook that snaps the head of Roofer backwards.
Turd blocks a body shot from Roofer.
Turd scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Roofer's cut is getting worse.
Roofer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turd avoids a wild elbow strike from Roofer.
Turd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roofer pushes off an throws an elbow but Turd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turd connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roofer misses with an elbow strike.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd misses with a knee strike.
Roofer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roofer wants to break free but Turd has control.
Turd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frank Turd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turd has Roofer pressed against the cage.
Roofer has a couple of punches blocked by Turd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd crunches a lovely knee into Roofer's ribcage.
Roofer tries to throw a body punch but Turd avoids it by throwing Roofer back against the cage.
Turd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turd with a knee to the head.
Turd tries a knee to the head but Roofer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Roofer fails to land.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turd working Roofer over with knees to the body.
Turd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roofer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turd obliges.
Turd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer tries a knee to the head but Turd blocks it.
Turd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roofer's face.
Turd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turd throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Turd just leaning against Roofer, taking a breather.
Turd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roofer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roofer is trying to break the clinch but Turd is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Turd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roofer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roofer throws a chopping leg kick but Turd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roofer.
Turd moves forwards but Roofer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turd checks a leg kick nicely.
Roofer feints and then cracks Turd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turd down.
Turd throws a wild body kick that Roofer sees coming a mile off.
Roofer throws a leg kick that misses.
Turd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turd tries to land a front kick but Roofer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turd checks a leg kick.
Turd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Turd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer misses with a head kick.
Roofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turd. That did some damage!
Turd loads up on a big right hand but Roofer slips the punch.
Turd moves into the clinch.
Roofer misses with a punch on the inside.
Turd scores with a knee to the head.
Roofer throws a punch but it's blocked by Turd.
Roofer wants to break free but Turd has control.
Turd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roofer.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Turd.
Turd dodges an elbow strike from Roofer.
Turd just leaning against Roofer, taking a breather.
Turd lands a knee to the head.
Ben Roofer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roofer avoids it.
A knee to the head by Turd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd lands a nice knee to the body.
Roofer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roofer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Turd.
Turd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roofer throws a head punch that misses.
Turd working Roofer over with knees to the body.
Turd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Turd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turd.
Knees to the body from Turd.
Turd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roofer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Turd to work.
Roofer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turd tries to land a knee to the head but Roofer blocks with his arms.
Turd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turd'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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turd as Roofer tries to tie him up.
Turd blocks an uppercut.
Roofer misses with a punch on the inside.
Turd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roofer blocks it with crossed arms.
Turd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roofer blocks it with crossed arms.
Roofer has a couple of punches blocked by Turd.
Turd looking to throw knees to the head but Roofer is blocking nicely.
Ben Roofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Turd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turd as Roofer tries to tie him up.
Turd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turd scores with a knee to the head.
Turd crunches a lovely knee into Roofer's ribcage.
Turd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roofer is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roofer misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Turd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Turd!
Post fight, Frank Turd stared into the camera and said 'Frank Turd grabs the microphone and screams "HEY YALL I JUST TURDED ALL OVER HIS FACE!"
He drops the microphone as the crowd goes wild.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasem Muang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ding Lan. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasem Muang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muang looks for the body kick but Cade saw that one coming.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muang moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cade 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 Muang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade throws a leg kick but Muang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cade looking to score a takedown here. Muang is defending well but Cade drives through and ends up in Muang's guard.
Cade throws a strike but Muang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade working the head and body with strikes.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade thows a huge punch but Muang dodges it nicely.
Muang is not content to let Cade control the position.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cade.
Cade misses with a head shot. Muang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Muang keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Muang blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cade is looking to work some ground and pound but Muang has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws an elbow that misses. Muang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cade's guard. Nice move by Muang!
Cade is pulling down on Muang's head. It's preventing any offense from Muang, at least for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cade throws a leg kick
and Muang counters with a body kick.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
Muang connects with a leg kick. Cade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Muang connects with a body shot that sends Cade's belly button to the back.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muang. Muang obviously looking to wear him down.
Cade looks for a takedown but Muang sprawls well.
Cade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muang throws a wild body kick that Cade sees coming a mile off.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Cade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muang circles away.
Muang avoids the body shot from Cade.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Muang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muang but Muang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kasem Muang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Cade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muang was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muang checks a leg kick.
Cade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muang manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muang moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
Cade misses with a low kick as Muang jumps back.
Muang throws a head kick but Cade moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cade.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Muang blocks the low kick.
Muang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Cade - just one landing.
Cade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muang.
Cade misses with a leg kick
and Muang counters with a head kick. That will keep Cade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muang tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cade lands a leg kick that knocks Muang off balance momentarily.
Cade throws a front kick aimed at Muang's knee but Muang avoids it well.
Muang looks to land a body kick but Cade moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade has a takedown stuffed.
Muang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade throws the left hand but Muang avoids the punch easily.
Cade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cade bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Muang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muang defending against the ground and pound.
Cade throws a strike aimed at the side of Muang's head but Muang avoids it well.
Cade throwing strikes but Muang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cade sneaks back into half guard.
Cade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade is looking to control Muang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cade avoid being mounted?
Cade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muang prevents Cade from improving his position.
Cade desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Nice body punch from Muang.
A low kick from Cade misses
and Muang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Muang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cade.
Muang tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muang takes the fight into the clinch.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Muang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade avoids the elbow strike from Muang, against the cage.
Muang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade tries to work over Muang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade avoids the elbow strike from Muang, against the cage.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade dodges an elbow strike from Muang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muang.
Cade tightens his grip and picks Muang up, before dumping him to the ground. Muang manages to land in guard.
Muang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cade is looking to work some ground and pound but Muang has wrist control.
Carver Cade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cade throws an elbow that misses. Muang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cade's guard. Nice move by Muang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muang is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cade shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Muang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muang's head.
Muang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cade.
Cade is trying to control. Muang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muang defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade slips a nice elbow through Muang's hands, connecting with Muang's forehead.
Cade is nestled in close to Muang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muang is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
Muang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cade.
Muang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cade lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cade lands a nice short elbow.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasem Muang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade trying to control the action but Muang is working from the bottom.
Cade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cade throwing shots but Muang is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Cade there.
Cade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muang's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cade is trying to control the action in half guard but Muang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cade has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cade working Muang over with strikes here.
Muang is rocked!
Cade postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Muang in real trouble here! The ref calls for Muang to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carver Cade!
During a confident post fight interview, Carver Cade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saadi Al Fayyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Fayyad has chosen Desert Storm as his entrance music. Saadi Al Fayyad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taco Bueno!
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, Saadi Al Fayyad!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bueno or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Fayyad which made him look bad.
Bueno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Fayyad is looking to land body kicks.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
Bueno checks a leg kick nicely.
Bueno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Fayyad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bueno is defended easily by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick from Al Fayyad.
Bueno moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad misses with a body kick.
Al Fayyad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bueno counters with a straight right hand.
Al Fayyad lands with a slapping head kick.
Bueno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bueno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno is working for a kimura but Al Fayyad is defending it quite comfortably.
Bueno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bueno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Fayyad is looking to control Bueno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Fayyad avoid being mounted?
Bueno working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bueno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bueno seems to be looking for submissions.
Al Fayyad is controlling Bueno's trapped leg to prevent Bueno from advancing to side control.
Al Fayyad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bueno.
Bueno is keen to just control but Al Fayyad is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Fayyad defends it well.
Bueno looks to land a strike but Al Fayyad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Fayyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueno advances to half guard.
Bueno is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Al Fayyad is just riding it out for now. Bueno eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Al Fayyad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bueno moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is trying to ground and pound but Al Fayyad uses the momentary lack of control by Bueno to regain half guard.
Bueno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Fayyad 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 Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Fayyad tries to land a front kick but Bueno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bueno checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Fayyad.
Bueno misses with a double jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Fayyad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Fayyad.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Fayyad, right into the meat.
Bueno misses with a few strikes there.
Al Fayyad misses with a low kick.
Taco Bueno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Fayyad is looking to land body kicks.
Al Fayyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bueno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Fayyad wants to slow Bueno down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice takedown defense from Al Fayyad. No joy for Bueno on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Fayyad 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 Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Fayyad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Fayyad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bueno's calf.
Al Fayyad misses with a body kick.
Bueno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice body kick.
Al Fayyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Fayyad moves away.
Al Fayyad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bueno. That did some damage!
Al Fayyad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bueno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad throws a head kick that Bueno semi-blocks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Fayyad. Bueno shrugs it off though.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Fayyad connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Fayyad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Al Fayyad throws a head kick that half lands.
Bueno shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Fayyad manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bueno slips nicely into half guard.
Al Fayyad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bueno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno wants to control but Al Fayyad is keeping him busy.
Bueno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bueno is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Al Fayyad!
Bueno looking to ground and pound but Al Fayyad is blocking nicely.
Bueno jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Al Fayyad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Al Fayyad and Bueno has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bueno wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Al Fayyad, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno wants to control but Al Fayyad is keeping him busy.
Al Fayyad defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Al Fayyad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saadi Al Fayyad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Fayyad scoring well with a low kick there.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Fayyad lands a head kick!
Bueno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Fayyad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Fayyad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bueno shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well. He's pushed Bueno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Fayyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bueno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bueno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bueno moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Fayyad.
Bueno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Fayyad as he avoids it easily.
Al Fayyad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Al Fayyad lands but Bueno takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bueno tries to keep at a distance but Al Fayyad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bueno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taco Bueno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Fayyad tries to land knees in the clinch but Bueno avoids the damage to the body.
Al Fayyad blocking some punches.
Bueno has Al Fayyad pressed against the cage, preventing Al Fayyad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bueno gets through Al Fayyad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Fayyad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Fayyad lands a head kick!
Al Fayyad scores with a spinning back kick!
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Fayyad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saadi Al Fayyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Fayyad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Fayyad tries to score with a low kick but Bueno moves his leg out of the way.
Bueno throws a right and a left that Al Fayyad avoids nicely.
Bueno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Fayyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Bueno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Saadi Al Fayyad has been cut.
Al Fayyad moves away from the strike by Bueno.
Al Fayyad stuffs the takedown attempt from Bueno. Bueno gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice body kick.
Bueno misses with a looping right.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno misses the jab.
Bueno cracks Al Fayyad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno swinging wildly here.
Bueno misses with a wild combination.
Bueno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bueno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Al Fayyad.
Bueno checks a low kick from Al Fayyad.
Bueno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Fayyad on the side of the head.
Al Fayyad rushes Bueno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Fayyad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Fayyad misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bueno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Fayyad clinches with his opponent.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Fayyad controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad looking to throw knees to the head but Bueno is blocking nicely.
Al Fayyad blocks an uppercut.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Fayyad tries to land a knee to the head but Bueno blocks with his arms.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Fayyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saadi Al Fayyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Al Fayyad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saadi Al Fayyad!
Our winner, Saadi Al Fayyad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Get Back . Lebedev has chosen Yuri Favourite! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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285 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
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, Yuri Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev throws a leg kick
enabling Styles to counter with a crisp jab.
Lebedev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lebedev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lebedev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles misses with a low kick as Lebedev jumps back.
Lebedev blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Lebedev throws a wild body kick that Styles sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Styles.
Lebedev misses with a leg kick
and Styles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lebedev misses the jab.
Lebedev misses with a kick to the body.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lebedev.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Lebedev throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lebedev closes the distance and clinches.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Lebedev avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Lebedev tries to land knees in the clinch but Styles avoids the damage to the body.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lebedev pushes off an throws an elbow but Styles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lebedev throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lebedev.
Styles avoids a wild elbow strike from Lebedev.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebedev connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lebedev momentarily.
Lebedev is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Yuri Lebedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles connects with a body shot that sends Lebedev's belly button to the back.
Lebedev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lebedev misses the shot to the body.
Styles connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with a nice right hand.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lebedev.
Lebedev instigates a clinch.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lebedev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lebedev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Styles.
Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Styles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to take a breather but Lebedev is having none of it.
Styles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lebedev defending well though.
Lebedev tries to roll over but Styles keeps him under control.
Styles wants to advance to full mount but Lebedev doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Styles is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebedev has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to stand but Lebedev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lebedev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Styles trying to control but Lebedev is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devin Styles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lebedev checks a leg kick.
A jab from Lebedev does it's job there.
Lebedev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Styles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Styles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Styles blocks the body kick.
Styles misses with a hook. Lebedev ducked under it nicely.
Lebedev throws a head kick but Styles moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lebedev misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Lebedev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles tests Lebedev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Styles rushes Lebedev and presses him up against the cage.
Styles blocks an elbow strike from Lebedev.
Lebedev can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styles.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Styles lands an uppercut.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Styles 's eye.
Styles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styles.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebedev.
Lebedev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styles is defending well for now.
Lebedev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Devin Styles has been cut.
Lebedev lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Lebedev avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lebedev misses with a wild body shot.
Lebedev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Styles throws the kick towards the body but Lebedev avoids it.
Lebedev misses with a low kick.
Lebedev defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Lebedev tries to score with a low kick but Styles moves his leg out of the way.
Styles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Yuri Lebedev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebedev tries to land a leg kick but Styles saw it coming and moves away.
Styles misses with a straight left.
Lebedev checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebedev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebedev moves out of range of the body kick from Styles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lebedev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lebedev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Styles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lebedev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lebedev throws a body kick that misses.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Lebedev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Lebedev lands a high kick!
Styles throws a hook to the side of Lebedev's head but Lebedev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev avoids a kick to the body.
Lebedev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Styles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lebedev tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebedev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Styles.
Styles throws the left hand but Lebedev avoids the punch easily.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebedev slips a jab from Styles.
Styles digs a good body shot into Lebedev's ribs.
Styles fails with the takedown.
Lebedev thows a leg kick but Styles checks it
and Styles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lebedev is breathing heavily.
Styles moves out of range of the body kick from Lebedev.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Devin Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Lebedev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lebedev closes the distance and clinches.
Lebedev tries a knee to the head but Styles blocks it.
Lebedev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Styles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Styles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lebedev up against the cage.
Lebedev breaks the clinch.
Lebedev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Styles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lebedev. That did some damage!
Lebedev avoids the body shot from Styles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebedev moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Lebedev throws out a leg kick but Styles moves out of range and Lebedev only half commits.
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 Devin Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devin Styles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Styles connects with a right hand. Lebedev shakes it off.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Lebedev is just out of range.
Styles clinches up against the cage.
Lebedev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lebedev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lebedev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yuri Lebedev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lebedev misses with an elbow strike.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Lebedev avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles drops Lebedev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lebedev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lebedev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebedev is still on wobbly legs! Can Styles finish him?
Styles staying out of range there.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Lebedev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styles is out of range and Lebedev settles back down.
Lebedev seems to have recovered his senses.
Styles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lebedev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lebedev throws a low kick but Styles moves out of range easily.
Styles lands a really nice looking cross but Lebedev seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lebedev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Styles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Styles cracks the inside of Lebedev's front leg.
Lebedev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles throws a push kick but Lebedev slaps the foot to one side.
Styles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lebedev doesn't seem bothered though.
Lebedev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles lands a big uppercut and Lebedev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lebedev looks OK. Styles waves Lebedev back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Styles scores with a kick to the body.
Lebedev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Styles tries a low kick but Lebedev avoids it.
Styles misses with an uppercut.
Yuri Lebedev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebedev moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Styles.
Lebedev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Styles is able to avoid easily.
Styles digs a good hook to Lebedev's body.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Lebedev is just out of range.
Styles throws a good cross that connects.
Lebedev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebedev throws a leg kick but Styles checks it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Styles! Lebedev is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
Devin Styles very nearly forgot to thank 10th Degree Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tari Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunha comes to the cage accompanied by Chains. Stewart has chosen Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight as his entrance music. Donald Stewart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tari Cunha's chin.
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tari Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha lands with a good body shot.
Stewart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stewart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cunha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stewart!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A nice elbow there by Cunha.
Cunha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cunha scoring with strikes but Stewart is staying in there.
Stewart tries to hold on but Cunha postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunha unloading with bombs!
Stewart prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Cunha lands a big elbow.
Stewart is working to get back to half guard.
Cunha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stewart?
Cunha raining down shots from the mount!
Cunha is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stewart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Cunha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Donald Stewart has been cut.
Stewart gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cunha lands a nice short elbow.
Cunha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stewart trying to hold on to Cunha's head to control him but Cunha postures up.
Cunha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stewart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cunha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha throws a big elbow that misses.
Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cunha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Cunha frees his head nicely. Oh but Stewart has switched to an armbar! Cunha is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Donald Stewart!
Donald Stewart really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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