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Dominance 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horton Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffin in the body.
Hoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoo.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Hoo with an uppercut!
Hoo misses with a head kick.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoo is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Griffin throws a hook but Hoo avoids it easily.
Hoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Hoo.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
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!
Hoo connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoo counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Griffin tries to bench press Hoo off him but Hoo keeps the position.
Hoo working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo lands some shots froms side control.
Griffin regains half guard, as Hoo was trying to land strikes.
Hoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin wants to control but Hoo is keeping busy.
Hoo works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hoo wants to advance to full mount but Griffin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hoo preventing the sweep.
Hoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoo!
Hoo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Griffin tries to control but Hoo wriggling away.
Griffin unloading with bombs!
Hoo can't escape the position.
Griffin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin trying to control but Hoo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hoo can't escape the position.
Griffin raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Griffin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hoo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoo manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin is pushing down on Hoo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoo is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffin has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoo throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Hoo.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Hoo's shoulder, as Hoo tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin 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.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Hoo circles away easily
and Hoo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griffin won't be happy with that.
Horton Hoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Griffin.
Hoo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Griffin struggling a bit here.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo with the ground and pound but Griffin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Griffin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoo throws an elbow that misses. Griffin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoo's guard. Nice move by Griffin!
Griffin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hoo tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoo tries to buck Griffin off but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hoo is avoiding damage well.
Hoo taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo sneaks back into half guard.
Hoo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Hoo is looking to improve his position.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoo tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin winds up and cracks Hoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoo tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin is just content to waste time from the top position. Hoo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Griffin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoo's head.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Hoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffin postures up in Hoo's guard and throws a big left but Hoo blocks it.
Hoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcus Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin throws a strike but Hoo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Griffin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hoo!
Griffin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoo parries the strikes from Griffin easily there. Griffin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoo to escape.
Griffin in side control, throwing shots but Hoo defends.
Hoo is looking for a sweep.
Griffin cracks Hoo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hoo is looking to regain half guard here but Griffin keeps moving and retains side control.
Griffin trying to control the action but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Hoo taking a bit of punishment here - Griffin scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo parries the strikes from Griffin easily there. Griffin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoo to escape.
Griffin wants to control for a moment but Hoo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoo defending well though.
Hoo is looking to improve his position.
Griffin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Hoo dodges it nicely.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Hoo defends it.
Hoo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoo missing with punches from the bottom.
Griffin moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Hoo.
Hoo wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Griffin is working Hoo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Griffin wants to control but Hoo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griffin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoo keeps working.
Griffin landing strikes.
Hoo parries the strikes from Griffin easily there. Griffin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoo to escape.
Hoo is looking to regain half guard here but Griffin keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoo parries the strikes from Griffin easily there. Griffin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoo to escape.
Griffin trying to control the position but Hoo is working away.
Griffin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Horton Hoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to bench press Griffin off him but Griffin keeps the position.
Hoo manages to get back to half guard.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Hoo is having none of it.
Griffin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is trying to control. Hoo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Marcus Griffin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griffin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ipod Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Strong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ipod Apple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Strong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apple gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Strong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strong drops back looking for a leg! Apple is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Apple manages to kick Strong off! Strong jumps back into Apple's guard.
Apple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Apple's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Apple knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strong on the ground.
Strong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Strong advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apple tries to escape but Strong is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apple tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Strong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strong in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Apple is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Strong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bijan Falahzadeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bijan Falahzadeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas jabs at Falahzadeh's body.
Falahzadeh moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Falahzadeh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Douglas thinking.
Falahzadeh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas works Falahzadeh's body with a nice hook.
Falahzadeh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falahzadeh misses with a wild body shot.
Falahzadeh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Falahzadeh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falahzadeh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Douglas slips a jab from Falahzadeh.
Falahzadeh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Douglas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falahzadeh throws a strike aimed at the side of Douglas's head but Douglas avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falahzadeh takes a little break here. Douglas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Falahzadeh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Douglas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Falahzadeh tries to advance to mount but Douglas denies him.
Douglas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Falahzadeh is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas stops Falahzadeh from passing to mount.
Douglas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Douglas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falahzadeh tries to score with some ground and pound. Douglas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Douglas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Falahzadeh.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Falahzadeh 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.
Falahzadeh controls the position from side control.
Falahzadeh wants to control but Douglas is keeping him busy.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Douglas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Falahzadeh.
Falahzadeh content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Falahzadeh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Douglas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falahzadeh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Falahzadeh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Falahzadeh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Douglas!
Falahzadeh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Falahzadeh dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falahzadeh lands a big elbow.
Falahzadeh lands a heavy elbow.
Falahzadeh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Douglas is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Falahzadeh! Douglas is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bijan Falahzadeh!
Bijan Falahzadeh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gab Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dastan Drake has been cut.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drake.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Drake won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Silva stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gab Silva.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake is looking for a takedown.
Drake tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drake tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gab Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dastan Drake.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gab Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dastan Drake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Gab Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gab Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dastan Drake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drake lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake working away.
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
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!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Drake tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Drake advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dastan Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dastan Drake'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!
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Drake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Drake is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Drake is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
A nice elbow there by Drake.
Drake has isolated one of Silva's arms. Silva looking to fight him off but Drake twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dastan Drake!
Dastan Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Monteforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Monteforte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clyde Monteforte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Samson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteforte moves away.
Samson digs a good body shot into Monteforte's ribs.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson throws a right and a left that Monteforte avoids nicely.
Monteforte slips under a jab from Samson.
Samson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monteforte counters with a three punch combo that has Samson backing up. Samson nods at Monteforte to acknowledge the strikes.
Monteforte slips a jab and a cross from Samson.
A left lands for Samson.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Samson misses with a wild combination.
Samson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteforte is just out of range.
Samson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monteforte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samson throws a series of punches but Monteforte avoids them all with ease.
Monteforte slips a jab and a cross from Samson.
Samson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Samson scores with a three punch combo!
Samson looks to land a combination but Monteforte avoids it well.
Samson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monteforte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samson throws a combination that misses
and Monteforte counters with a three punch combo that has Samson backing up. Samson nods at Monteforte to acknowledge the strikes.
Samson looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteforte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte takes one to the side of the head.
Monteforte lands an overhand right.
Samson misses the jab.
Samson throws a right hand that Monteforte ducks under and follows up with a left that Monteforte also avoids with ease.
Samson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Samson.
Nice straight punches there by Monteforte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monteforte.
Monteforte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Samson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monteforte!
Samson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samson swinging wildly here.
Monteforte misses with a wild body shot.
Monteforte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monteforte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Samson.
Samson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monteforte counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Samson! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Monteforte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommaso Baroni 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sammio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sammio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
Baroni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baroni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sammio is looking to land body kicks.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sammio to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sammio's head backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sammio.
Sammio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammio tries a low kick but Baroni avoids it.
Sammio feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
Sammio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sammio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sammio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sammio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a body kick.
Sammio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammio.
Baroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sammio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sammio tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Baroni misses.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Sammio.
Baroni 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.
Sammio moves forwards but Baroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Baroni wants to clinch.
Sammio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni lands a right hook to the body.
Sakari Sammio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni throws a body punch but Sammio moves out of range.
Baroni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sammio throws an elbow that misses.
Sammio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammio, right into the meat.
Baroni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Baroni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baroni.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Sammio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Sammio avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sammio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baroni's brow.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sammio's efforts to push away.
Baroni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sammio can't break the clinch.
Baroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sakari Sammio has been cut.
Sammio wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Sammio wants to get back to striking at distance but Baroni won't allow it.
Baroni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sammio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
Baroni jabs at Sammio's body.
Sammio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sammio slips under a jab from Baroni.
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!
Baroni tries to clinch but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but Sammio moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sammio.
Sammio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Sammio is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baroni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sammio under the eye.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Sammio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sakari Sammio will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sammio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Sammio lands a body shot.
Sammio throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
Sammio blocks a jab.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Sammio.
Baroni jabs Sammio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baroni walks into a straight right hand from Sammio.
Sammio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sammio connects with a crisp jab.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
Baroni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammio tries to work over Baroni's front leg with a kick but Baroni checks it.
Baroni connects with a nice looking jab.
Baroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio motions for Baroni to come forward. Sammio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
An inside leg kick lands from Sammio.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baroni scoring well with a low kick there.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baroni tries to clinch but Sammio is having none of it.
Baroni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Baroni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sammio manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Baroni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sammio was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sammio. That one must have hurt.
Sammio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baroni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baroni misses with a body punch
and Sammio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sammio misses with a straight left.
Baroni misses with a looping right.
Sammio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sammio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
Baroni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sammio finds it's way round the side to connect with Baroni's head.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Sammio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sammio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammio. That's going to slow Baroni down.
Baroni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Sammio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroni momentarily.
Sammio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baroni is out of range.
Sammio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sammio misses with a wild body shot.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but Sammio ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sammio.
Sammio clobbers Baroni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sammio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni misses with an uppercut
and Sammio counters with a right hand to the body.
Baroni moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
Sammio scores with a leg kick.
Sammio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baroni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sammio misses with a body kick.
Sammio throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
Sammio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baroni.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Sammio.
Sammio throws a front kick that sends Baroni stumbling back into the cage.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Sammio.
Baroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sammio looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
Baroni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sammio is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Sammio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Baroni punishes Sammio's body with a nice straight punch.
Sammio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Baroni.
Baroni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baroni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sammio dips to his left and cracks Baroni with an uppercut!
Sammio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baroni blocks a low kick nicely.
Baroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sammio.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sammio manages to avoid it.
Baroni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Baroni moved away.
A big left from Baroni misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch.
Sammio tries to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling the position.
Sammio tries to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling the position.
Baroni prevents Sammio from breaking the clinch.
Baroni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sammio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Baroni lands a nice elbow.
Sammio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Sammio.
Good exchange - Baroni coming out on top.
Baroni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good work by Baroni as he checks the leg kick.
Sammio misses with a left hand
and Baroni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baroni.
Baroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammio avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio is trying to push Baroni away but Baroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sammio breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni clinches with his opponent.
Baroni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sammio up against the cage.
Baroni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sammio tries to break free but Baroni pushes him back against the cage.
Sammio wants to get back to striking at distance but Baroni won't allow it.
Sammio is trying to force a seperation but Baroni has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Baroni.
Sammio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Sammio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baroni prevents Sammio from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Sammio is trying to break the clinch but Baroni is controlling him.
Baroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sammio has had enough of the clinch but Baroni keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sammio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baroni blocks the elbow strike.
Baroni slows down the pace here.
Sammio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baroni lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baroni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tommaso Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baroni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sammio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baroni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sammio manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a hook. Sammio ducked under it nicely.
Sammio misses with a body shot.
Sammio misses with a hook to the body
enabling Baroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sammio thuds his right hand into Baroni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
Sakari Sammio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sammio scores with a jab to the body.
Sammio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Sammio counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sammio cracks Baroni with an open hand slap.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Sakari Sammio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sammio sizes up Baroni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sammio throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommaso Baroni.
I think Sammio 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Sammio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Styles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good Times. David Styles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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232 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Styles with that takedown attempt.
Styles lands with an uppercut that bounces Schultz off the cage and back into range.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Good standup being displayed there by Styles as he connects with a hook.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
David Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Styles throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Styles.
Styles moves out of range of the leg kick from Schultz.
Schultz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Styles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles shoots in looking for a takedown. Schultz tries to sprawl out of it but Styles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schultz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Schultz finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz scores with a nice body kick.
Schultz scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
King Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schultz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Schultz slips under a jab from Styles.
Schultz tries to sprawl but Styles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schultz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz is looking to stand up but Styles isn't so interested in that idea.
Schultz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Styles!
Styles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schultz content just to control the position here.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schultz avoids the attempt from Styles to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Styles is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing shots but Styles is blocking nicely.
Schultz trying to control from half guard but Styles is working away.
Styles works his way to full guard. Good work.
Styles is controlling Schultz's posture.
Schultz preventing the sweep.
Styles trying to control the position.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
Schultz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. King Schultz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultz is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schultz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Styles scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Styles is looking to wear down Schultz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Schultz closes the distance but Styles moves to the side
and Styles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Styles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Styles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schultz's waist but Schultz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Styles off to one side.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Schultz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Styles digs a good hook to Schultz's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Styles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Schultz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schultz is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Schultz clinches.
Styles avoids the elbow strike from Schultz, against the cage.
Styles is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz tries to land knees in the clinch but Styles avoids the damage to the body.
Schultz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schultz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Styles finds it's way round the side to connect with Schultz's head.
Schultz lands with a thumping 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!
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Schultz moves away from the strike by Styles.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schultz is able to avoid easily.
Schultz lands a high kick!
Schultz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schultz tries to move into range but Styles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Styles throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
King Schultz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz lands a lovely overhand right.
Schultz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schultz throws a head kick that half lands.
Styles scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz connects with a solid leg kick.
Schultz lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schultz.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Schultz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styles is out of range and Schultz settles back down.
Styles lands a right hook to the body.
Styles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
Schultz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles shoots in and gets a takedown into Schultz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Styles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Styles throws a big elbow that misses.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Styles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Styles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles cracks Schultz with a solid left hand.
Styles landing with the ground and pound.
Schultz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Styles trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Styles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
Schultz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Styles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles is in close to Schultz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Styles stopping the sweep attempt from Schultz.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Styles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles is working Schultz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schultz keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
Schultz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 David Styles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Styles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schultz is trying to defend but Styles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schultz trying to control from the bottom.
Schultz is trying is best to control the position here.
David Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Styles wants to take a breather but Schultz is having none of it.
Styles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Styles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schultz defending well though.
Schultz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schultz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Schultz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Styles is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz has his feet on Styles's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Schultz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Schultz catches Styles right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Styles lands a right hook to the body.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles scores with a body shot.
Styles misses with a looping right.
Styles with a hook.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Styles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Styles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Styles throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schultz throws a hook but Styles blocks it.
No luck for Styles with that takedown attempt.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Schultz lands with a kick to the temple. Styles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Styles tries to move into range but Schultz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
Styles misses with a looping left.
Schultz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Styles.
Some bone on bone action there as Styles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Styles connects with a right hand. Schultz shakes it off.
Styles looking to score a takedown here. Schultz is defending well but Styles drives through and ends up in Schultz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
Schultz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Styles is one step ahead there.
Styles lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
Schultz trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
Schultz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Styles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Styles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Styles 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Styles!
After winning the bout, David Styles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjork Lensner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ian Logan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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266 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjork Lensner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lensner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lensner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lensner at a distance.
Logan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lensner moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Logan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lensner gets a takedown into half guard.
Logan pushes Lensner off looking to stand but Lensner dives back in and keeps control.
Lensner wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner stands up out of the half guard.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lensner's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Logan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan thumps Lensner with a low kick.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lensner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Logan misses.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ian Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lensner counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan avoids a wild elbow strike from Lensner.
Lensner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Logan.
Logan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lensner.
Lensner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lensner.
Lensner throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lensner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lensner avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
Lensner looking to throw knees to the head but Logan is blocking nicely.
Logan stops a takedown attempt from Lensner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Lensner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
Logan avoids a wild elbow strike from Lensner.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lensner throws an elbow but misses.
Logan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lensner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lensner working aggressively here.
Logan blocks the elbow strike.
Logan avoids a wild elbow strike from Lensner.
Logan is stalling here.
Lensner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Logan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ian Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjork Lensner.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Lensner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Lensner fails to land the takedown.
Logan throws a push kick but Lensner slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Lensner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left lands for Logan.
Lensner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Lensner seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat.
Lensner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ian Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Logan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Logan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lensner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lensner. Lensner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lensner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lensner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Lensner has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lensner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lensner throws an elbow but it misses.
Lensner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Lensner lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan blocks an elbow strike from Lensner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan cracks Lensner with a nice body shot.
Logan scores with a knee to the head.
Logan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Logan blocks an elbow strike from Lensner.
Lensner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan blocks the elbow strike.
Logan tries to stall but Lensner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Logan drops Lensner with a big knee straight up the middle! Lensner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lensner is rocked!
It looks like Bjork Lensner has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lensner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Logan - the referee stops the clock and Lensner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Logan. Lensner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lensner is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan cracks the inside of Lensner's front leg.
Lensner seems to have recovered his senses.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Lensner off balance momentarily.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lensner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lensner's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Lensner avoids the head kick by Logan.
Lensner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lensner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Logan. That's going to slow Lensner down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lensner blocks a head kick by Logan.
Lensner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lensner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Lensner off balance momentarily.
Lensner 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.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
Logan tests Lensner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lensner misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Logan.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Logan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Logan throws a head kick that half lands.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Logan.
Lensner 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.
Nice body kick from Logan.
Logan lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lensner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lensner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Logan lands a brutal head kick. Lensner looks out on his feet and Logan throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ian Logan!
Our winner, Ian Logan, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride as his entrance music. Kapitan Tutan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
201 lbs
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186 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Tutan walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Tutan misses with an uppercut.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutan.
Tutan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Tutan scores with a kick to the body.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Tutan throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Tutan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutan.
Tutan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kapitan Tutan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutan is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutan is just out of range.
Tutan walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
Tutan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tutan connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne cracks Tutan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tutan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wayne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tutan sprawling to the canvas! Tutan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wayne finish him?!
Tutan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Tutan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne staying out of range there.
Tutan connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tutan looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Tutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tutan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tutan misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Tutan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Tutan settles back down.
Tutan connects with an inside leg kick.
Tutan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutan.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tutan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wayne blocks a leg kick.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Tutan seems unphased.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Tutan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tutan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tutan. Tutan obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutan thows a body shot but no joy.
Tutan looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tutan.
Tutan throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Tutan only half commits.
Wayne takes a swing at Tutan's ribcage but misses.
Tutan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Tutan misses with a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Tutan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne tries a low kick but Tutan avoids it.
Wayne moves out of range as Tutan strikes.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Tutan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tutan jabs at Wayne's body.
Tutan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutan tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Tutan misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne throws a hook but Tutan blocks it.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
Tutan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tutan throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Tutan only half commits.
Tutan throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Tutan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tutan throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tutan.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Tutan.
Tutan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Tutan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tutan lands a body shot.
Tutan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Tutan tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Tutan moved out of range nicely.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tutan. Tutan obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne throws a hook but Tutan avoids it easily.
Wayne throws a nice head kick!
Wayne throws a body punch but Tutan moves out of range.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Tutan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne jabs at Tutan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Tutan moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Tutan throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Tutan.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Tutan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tutan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Tutan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
Tutan moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Tutan moves his leg out of the way.
Tutan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Tutan staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne 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 Tutan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Tutan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Tutan settles back down.
Tutan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Tutan.
Tutan slips a jab from Wayne.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutan moves away from the strike by Wayne.
An inside leg kick lands from Tutan.
Tutan tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Wayne checks it.
Tutan throws a body kick that misses.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tutan is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Wayne misses the jab.
Tutan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Tutan's knee but Tutan avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tutan scores with a nice strike.
Tutan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutan misses with an uppercut.
Tutan throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Tutan slips under a jab from Wayne.
Tutan throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Tutan had a free shot at his head there.
Tutan lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutan. That did some damage!
A low kick from Tutan misses
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutan.
Wayne lunges at Tutan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutan's hand.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tutan is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutan slips under a jab.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Tutan misses the jab.
Tutan swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Tutan looks to throw a body kick
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Tutan saw that one coming.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutan throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
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 Kapitan Tutan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tutan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tutan thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tutan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tutan is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
Tutan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Tutan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Tutan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tutan slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne drives through and clinches with Tutan against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Tutan fails to land.
Wayne digs a right hand into Tutan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tutan's gas tank.
Tutan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tutan.
Good body shot from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tutan working aggressively here.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Tutan's leg. Tutan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tutan.
Tutan slips under a jab from Wayne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tutan.
Tutan motions for Wayne to come forward. Tutan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Tutan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutan checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Tutan checks a leg kick.
Tutan throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tutan on the side of the head.
Tutan takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Tutan's ribs.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne cracks the inside of Tutan's front leg.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Tutan throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Tutan looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne tries to clinch but Tutan moves out of range.
Tutan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tutan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tutan walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tutan, right into the meat.
Wayne slips a jab from Tutan.
Tutan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Tutan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne lands a two punch combo.
Tutan throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Tutan misses
and Wayne counters with a big head kick but Tutan shrugs it off.
Tutan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne tries to bum rush Tutan with a series of wild strikes but Tutan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutan.
Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Tutan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Tutan avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutan throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Wayne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tutan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tutan takes a step back to recover.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Tutan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Tutan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Tutan misses with a leg kick
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tutan.
Tutan throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
Kenneth Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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