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SPNY 120: Le Rone - McCaw PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
18 - 18 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Stann!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayden shoots in but Stann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fayden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stann counters with a three punch combo that has Fayden backing up. Fayden nods at Stann to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stann.
Fayden tries to clinch but Stann is having none of it.
Stann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fayden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown but Stann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fayden.
Fayden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stann to the ground. Fayden is now in Stann's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fayden stops Stann from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayden is pushing down on Stann's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stann is fighting to maintain full guard but Fayden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stann won't allow Fayden to pass to mount.
Fayden is keen to just control but Stann is a slippery customer.
Stann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fayden.
Fayden prevents Stann from standing back up.
Fayden is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden throwing shots but Stann is blocking nicely.
Fayden 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.
Fayden is trying to control the action in half guard but Stann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stann wants to get back to his feet.
Stann is defending against the submission attempts here by Fayden.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stann is looking to escape.
Fayden wants to control but Stann is keeping him busy.
Stann is trying to stand up here but Fayden is controlling him well.
Fayden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fayden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stann defends it well.
Fayden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stann defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stann is trying to stand back up but Fayden is controlling him
Fayden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stann's head.
Stann is trying to stand.
Stann is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fayden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fayden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayden is working for a kimura but Stann is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fayden is looking for a kimura but Stann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fayden to get the leverage.
Fayden is looking to advance position but Stann won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stann is trying to stand back up but Fayden is controlling him
Fayden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fayden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fayden trying to mount his opponent but Stann defends it.
Stann is trying to stand back up but Fayden is controlling him
Fayden is trying to work for a kimura but Stann is defending well.
Fayden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fayden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden is working for a submission of some sort.
Stann manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fayden keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fayden is working for takedown but Stann is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fayden working aggressively here.
Stann blocking some punches.
Stann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fayden is trying to work for a kimura but Stann is defending well.
Stann is trying to stand up here but Fayden is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fayden thows a huge punch but Stann dodges it nicely.
Fayden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dack Fayden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stann!
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stann misses with the combination.
Stann ducks under a wild hook from Fayden.
Fayden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stann.
Stann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown but Stann shows good takedown defense.
Stann thuds his right hand into Fayden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fayden takes one to the chin there.
Fayden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fayden darts in trying to clinch
and Stann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stann throws a poor cross that misses
and Fayden counters with a series of strikes. Stann will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Stann as Fayden shoots in.
Stann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayden was well out of range. Poor timing from Stann.
Stann throws a body punch but Fayden moves out of range.
Fayden slips a jab from Stann.
Fayden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fayden shoots for a double leg takedown but Stann sprawls well. He's pushed Fayden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stann dodges the punch combination from Fayden.
Fayden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stann.
Stann misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fayden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayden was well out of range. Poor timing from Stann.
Fayden avoids the body shot from Stann.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fayden closes the distance and clinches up with Stann, looking for a takedown. Fayden pushes Stann against the cage but Stann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dan Stann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stann just misses with a punch to the body.
Fayden tries to clinch but Stann is having none of it.
Fayden swinging wildly here.
Fayden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stann misses the shot to the body.
Stann scores with a hook.
Stann keeps the fight on the outside.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fayden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dack Fayden's cut is getting worse.
Stann circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Stann.
Dan Stann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fayden dives in and scores a takedown into Stann's guard.
Stann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fayden is controlling him.
Fayden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fayden pushes down on Stann's leg and manages to get into half 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!
Fayden wants to work for an arm triangle but Stann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dack Fayden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stann pushes Fayden off looking to stand but Fayden dives back in and keeps control.
Fayden not doing much here.
Stann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fayden.
Fayden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stann's head.
Stann is trying to stand.
Fayden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fayden stops Stann from getting back to his feet.
Stann tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fayden manages to move to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stann squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stann is breathing heavily.
Fayden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fayden tries to control but Stann wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stann looks to throw the jab but Fayden is out of range.
Fayden misses with a double jab.
Fayden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stann fails to land with a series of punches.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stann. Fayden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stann scores with a one two! Fayden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fayden doesn't manage to clinch there - Stann circles away.
Fayden wants to clinch up but Stann keeps it at a distance.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fayden darts in looking for a takedown but Stann gets double underhooks and turns Fayden into the cage.
Stann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fayden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dack Fayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stann stuffs the takedown attempt from Fayden. Fayden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fayden.
Stann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Stann.
Fayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dack Fayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fayden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayden moves away.
Stann lands with a good body shot.
Fayden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stann counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden tries to clinch but Stann is having none of it.
A left and a right from Stann both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fayden forces Stann back against the cage and clinches.
Fayden tries to work over Stann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fayden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stann circles away quickly and effectively.
Fayden shoots in and gets a takedown into Stann's guard.
Fayden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stann uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fayden has closed the distance and engaged Stann in a clinch.
Fayden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stann manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden tries to clinch there but Stann circles away.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fayden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stann.
Fayden tries to bum rush Stann with a series of wild strikes but Stann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stann wants it to stay on the feet.
Fayden moves away from the strike by Stann.
Stann misses with a double jab.
Stann pushes Fayden up against the cage in a clinch.
Stann breaks the clinch.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fayden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fayden misses with a takedown attempt - Stann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fayden shoots in and gets a takedown into Stann's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden trying to control the position from guard on top but Stann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fayden 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.
Stann scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fayden.
Fayden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fayden slips a jab from Stann.
Stann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stann 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stann!
A victorious Dan Stann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
222 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Gibson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Austin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson wants to clinch.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gibson is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Gibson takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Gibson's shoulder, as Gibson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Gibson's leg but Gibson calmly moves out of range.
Gibson dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gibson!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gibson 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.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson trying to control but Gibson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gibson's face.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gibson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gibson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gibson hang on?
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Gibson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Gibson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Anderson's lack of action.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gibson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gibson is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Gibson's head.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Gibson defends it.
Nice strikes from Anderson 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!
Anderson is keen to just control but Gibson is a slippery customer.
Gibson is looking to escape.
Gibson tries to kick Anderson off in order to stand up. Anderson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gibson is pushing Anderson's head away, looking to escape. Anderson manages to hold on to the position though.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Anderson landing a few strikes.
Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gibson, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to move to mount but Gibson blocks the move with his legs.
Gibson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Gibson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Gibson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gibson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Robert Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson'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.
Gibson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Gibson pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson 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.
Gibson wants to clinch.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibson off to one side.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Gibson takes one on the button.
Gibson shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gibson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Gibson walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Gibson is rocked!
Robert Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson 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.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gibson moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Gibson with an open hand slap.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Gibson darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gibson.
Anderson lands a jab to Gibson's midsection.
Austin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibson 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.
Gibson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gibson. That did some damage!
Gibson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibson's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibson.
Austin Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibson should have avoided that one.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibson on the side of the head.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gibson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gibson eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeez, Robert Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
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!
Gibson misses with a hook.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Gibson's belly button to the back.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gibson momentarily.
Robert Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gibson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Gibson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Gibson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
and Anderson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gibson! He's just covering up as Anderson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Anderson!
Austin Anderson 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 Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin McCork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. On his way into the cage it seems that Phan Tran Le has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phan Tran Le seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 lbs
11 - 14 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Calvin McCork!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCork looks winded!
McCork has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
McCork looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCork tries to break the clinch but Le is controlling the position.
Le landing knees to the body.
McCork misses with a punch on the inside.
Le lands a shot to the body.
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!
Le presses McCork against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le lands an elbow just above McCork 's eye.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Le.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le scores with a hook to the body.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le scores with a kick to the body.
Le lands with an uppercut that bounces McCork off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.
Le scores with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Le has knocked McCork down with a huge combo! Le steps away and waves a wobbly McCork back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McCork is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le drives through and clinches with McCork against the cage.
McCork is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?
A short left from Le.
Le lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCork to his knees! Le keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phan Tran Le!
A relieved looking Phan Tran Le thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis has chosen High Hopes by Pink Floyd as his entrance music. Alysian Karalis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Itto throws out a leg kick but Karalis moves out of range and Itto only half commits.
Karalis lands a right hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Karalis scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Itto misses with a body kick.
Good work by Karalis as he checks the leg kick.
Karalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Itto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Karalis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Itto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karalis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Karalis misses
and Itto counters with a nice leg kick.
Karalis scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck for Itto with that takedown attempt.
Karalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itto.
Itto is looking to slow Karalis down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ogami Itto's cut is getting worse.
Itto thumps Karalis with a low kick.
Itto stalks Karalis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karalis's face. Karalis staggers backwards, shaken.
Itto looks for the body kick but Karalis saw that one coming.
Itto checks a low kick from Karalis.
Itto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itto lands with an overhand left.
Itto ducks right into an uppercut from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a left hand
and Itto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Karalis blocks the low kick.
Itto loads up on a big right hand but Karalis slips the punch.
Itto tries a head kick but it misses.
Karalis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karalis lands a big head kick that sends Itto tumbling to the mat! Karalis takes a step backwards and waves Itto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A thudding body kick lands there by Karalis!
Karalis throws a front kick aimed at Itto's knee but Itto avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Karalis.
Karalis throws a head kick that half lands.
Ogami Itto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Itto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Karalis as he checks the leg kick.
Karalis connects with an inside leg kick.
Itto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Itto slips a straight right by Karalis.
Itto scores with a body shot.
Itto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karalis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itto's sensitive parts.
Itto is breathing heavily.
Karalis tries a head kick but it misses.
Karalis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Itto misses with a low kick.
Karalis misses with a head kick.
Itto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis lands a nice looking body kick.
Itto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Itto moves out of range of the leg kick from Karalis.
Karalis throws a body kick that misses.
Karalis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Itto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Itto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Itto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karalis fails to land with a series of punches.
Itto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalis throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
Itto avoids a kick to the body.
Karalis takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Karalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Itto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Itto slips under a jab from Karalis.
Itto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Itto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itto was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalis.
Itto misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Itto. Beautiful body shot.
Itto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karalis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Itto at a distance.
Karalis throws a shot from downtown. Itto moves away and avoids it.
Karalis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karalis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jeez, Ogami Itto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Itto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Itto takes a swing at Karalis's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alysian Karalis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
That's time! Itto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Karalis misses
letting Itto counter with a right hand.
Itto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karalis if he has to take too many more of those.
Itto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Itto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Itto trying to control from half guard but Karalis is working away.
Karalis is looking for a sweep. Itto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Itto connects with a nice short shot to Karalis's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itto is nestled in close to Karalis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karalis gets full guard.
Itto trying to control but Karalis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karalis looking to control.
Karalis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Itto manages to get himself to full guard.
Itto is trying to keep Karalis in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis drops back looking for a leg! Itto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Itto manages to kick Karalis off! Karalis jumps back into Itto's guard.
Karalis has gone for a leg lock! Itto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Karalis's guard.
Itto trying to control the position from guard on top but Karalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karalis pulls Itto in close to prevent any damage.
Karalis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Itto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Itto regains half guard.
Itto is looking to improve his position.
Itto is working hard here to advance position.
Karalis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Itto defends it well.
Karalis wants to work for an arm triangle but Itto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karalis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto tries to get to full guard but Karalis has control of the leg.
Itto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karalis is working away from the top position though.
Itto wants to get back to full guard but Karalis has mounted him!
Karalis avoids the attempt from Itto to control.
Karalis working for a submission but Itto is keeping him at bay.
Itto tries to hold on but Karalis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Itto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Itto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Itto trying to control from the bottom.
Karalis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Itto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karalis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Itto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto wants to control but Karalis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karalis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogami Itto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Karalis misses.
Itto throws a body punch but Karalis moves out of range.
Itto throws a right hand that Karalis ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalis also avoids with ease.
Itto throws a leg kick which misses Karalis's front leg but catches the back leg as Karalis tries to avoid it.
Itto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karalis.
Karalis lands a nice looking body kick.
Karalis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Itto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karalis is fending him off so far but Itto persists. Nope, Karalis circles away and we're back to standing.
Karalis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Itto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itto misses with a wild body shot.
Karalis thuds his shin into the meat of Itto's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Karalis. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis misses with a looping left.
Karalis throws an overhand right that lands on Itto's shoulder, as Itto tries to avoid the shot.
Itto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Itto ducks down to avoid it.
Karalis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Itto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalis throws a head kick but Itto moves out of range.
Ogami Itto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Itto tenderised Karalis's leg. Karalis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalis throws a combination that misses
letting Itto counter with a right hand.
Itto throws a nice looking combination but Karalis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karalis avoids the body shot from Itto.
Karalis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karalis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karalis.
Itto lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itto is looking to chop away at Karalis's legs.
Karalis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Itto on the side of the head.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karalis tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Karalis.
Itto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Itto.
Itto just misses with a punch to the body.
Alysian Karalis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karalis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karalis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Itto digs a good body shot into Karalis's ribs.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Itto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Itto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karalis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karalis!
A low kick from Karalis is predictable there
and Itto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Itto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karalis throws a nice looking combination but Itto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karalis misses with the combination.
Karalis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karalis moves out of range as Itto throws a body kick.
Karalis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Itto scores with a sloppy right hand. Karalis should have avoided that one.
Karalis blocks a head kick by Itto.
Itto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Itto.
Karalis lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto misses with a wild body shot.
Itto lands a glancing blow to the side of Karalis's head.
Karalis looks to land a combination. Itto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Itto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karalis throws a hook but Itto avoids it easily.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Itto.
Itto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karalis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karalis loads up on a big right hand but Itto slips the punch.
Karalis loads up on a big right hand but Itto slips the punch.
Karalis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Itto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Itto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Karalis checks the leg kick.
Karalis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alysian Karalis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karalis 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alysian Karalis!
An intense looking Alysian Karalis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Dude, bro, man, come on, you know? I mean come on, you know? Yeah! What!? Yeah!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy McLure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLure comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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303 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy McLure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jukka Omena!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omena gets a double leg takedown into McLure's guard.
Omena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omena is working McLure over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McLure can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Omena controls the pace.
Omena trying to control the position from guard on top but McLure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omena wants to stand and escape but instead McLure has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McLure being controlled here momentarily.
McLure is looking to stand up but Omena won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jukka Omena wasn't active enough on the ground.
Omena tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McLure defends well and Omena ends up having to push McLure into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Omena misses with a punch to the body.
McLure tries to break free but Omena pushes him back against the cage.
McLure tries a body shot but Omena blocks it.
Omena slowing the pace effectively.
Omena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Omena takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McLure chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McLure stuffs the takedown attempt from Omena. Omena gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from McLure lands.
It looks like Jukka Omena has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McLure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLure gets caught flat footed, as Omena shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Omena throwing strikes but missing.
Omena controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McLure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omena on the ground.
McLure pulls Omena in to control the position.
McLure on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McLure tries to get out of the position.
Omena looking to sit in guard and control but McLure gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Omena wants to sweep but no luck.
McLure being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy McLure has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McLure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jukka Omena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omena throws the left hand but McLure avoids the punch easily.
McLure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omena is looking to clinch but McLure is avoiding it.
Omena wants to clinch up but McLure keeps it at a distance.
McLure fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omena tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLure swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from McLure. No joy for Omena on that attempt.
Troy McLure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Omena.
McLure lands a slapping body shot.
Omena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Omena looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McLure counters with a nice leg kick.
Troy McLure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
and McLure counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Omena! He's just covering up as McLure starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy McLure!
Post fight, Troy McLure took to the microphone: '"Duff Man... says a lot of things! Oh, yeah!"'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Inflikted. Wilkinson has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Andrews moved away.
Wilkinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews slips under a jab.
Andrews staying out of range there.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Andrews moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilkinson misses with a straight right.
Wilkinson swinging wildly here.
Wilkinson is looking to land body kicks.
Andrews checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a left hand
and Andrews counters with a three punch combo that has Wilkinson backing up. Wilkinson nods at Andrews to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilkinson scores with a leg kick.
Andrews moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilkinson scores with a four punch combination!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilkinson, right into the meat.
Andrews avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses the jab.
Wilkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews slips a jab and a cross from Wilkinson.
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!
Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilkinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilkinson thumps Andrews with a low kick.
Andrews blocks the body kick.
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrews slips a straight right by Wilkinson.
Andrews blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.
Andrews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andrews moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Wilkinson lands a jab.
A cross from Wilkinson lands.
Wilkinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilkinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andrews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Andrews avoids it.
Wilkinson swings widly with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Andrews is out of range.
Wilkinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Andrews's head.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews blocks a leg kick.
Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilkinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilkinson tests Andrews's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andrews moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Andrews is out of range.
Wilkinson misses with a kick to the body.
Andrews blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andrews moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson swings widly with a right hand
and Andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good work by Andrews as he checks the leg kick.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrews.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkinson throws out a leg kick but Andrews moves out of range and Wilkinson only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews blocks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Andrews might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wilkinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilkinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Wilkinson connects with a leg kick. Andrews looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Andrews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Andrews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like BJ Andrews has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a lazy uppercut
so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wilkinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrews trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilkinson's guard.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkinson is retaining full guard.
Andrews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andrews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to move into half guard but instead Wilkinson has managed to sweep!
Wilkinson won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Clay Wilkinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Andrews moves out of range.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilkinson 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 Andrews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilkinson 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 Andrews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ Andrews's cut.
That's time! Andrews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wilkinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Andrews as he checks the leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilkinson tries a low kick but Andrews avoids it.
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Andrews moved away.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilkinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrews backs up against the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andrews checks a leg kick.
Andrews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andrews checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andrews checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson with a hook.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Andrews avoids it.
Wilkinson throws a combination that misses
and Andrews counters with a two punch combo.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses.
Andrews blocks the body kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andrews checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Wilkinson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrews blocks a jab.
Andrews moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Wilkinson feints and then cracks Andrews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrews down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkinson misses with a straight left.
Andrews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but Andrews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and Andrews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilkinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andrews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews is pushing down on Wilkinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilkinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Andrews has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilkinson tries to roll over but Andrews keeps him under control.
Wilkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrews with the ground and pound but Wilkinson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BJ Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrews chips away with some ground and pound.
Clay Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews wanted to stand there but Wilkinson had control of the position.
Andrews 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.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andrews trying to control but Wilkinson is working from the bottom.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews passes Wilkinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Andrews is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilkinson is just riding it out for now. Andrews eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clay Wilkinson.
I've got Wilkinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fuqua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy- Diesal Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
276 lbs
26 - 22 - 0 |
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32
263 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuqua drops Nelson with a beautiful combination! Nelson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fuqua is looking for the KO!
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuqua thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuqua swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Fuqua misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Fuqua sends Nelson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fuqua is motioning to the referee to let Nelson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuqua finish him?
Nelson glances at the clock... BAM! Fuqua nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Nelson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Nelson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frenchy Fuqua!
Frenchy Fuqua thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight Music D12. Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music. Jonny Bones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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225 lbs
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218 lbs
30 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Billet.
Billet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Billet.
Bones connects with an inside leg kick.
Bones lands a head shot.
Bones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Billet was covering up waiting for the punch and Bones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bones throws an elbow that misses. Billet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bones's guard. Nice move by Billet!
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Billet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bones pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Billet defending well though.
Bones seems to be looking for submissions.
Bones trying to control from half guard but Billet is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet looking for submissions off his back.
Bones seems to be working for a kimura but Billet defends the submission attempt.
Billet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bones pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Billet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Billet!
Bones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Billet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet is trying to maintain the position but Bones is very close to passing his half guard.
Bones wants to free his trapped foot but Billet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bones wants to control but Billet is keeping him busy.
Bones is thwarting Billet's attempts to control the position.
Bones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bones is trying to control. Billet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Billet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing shots but Billet is blocking nicely.
Billet is looking for a sweep. Bones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Billet keeping hold of Bones's head, controlling as best he can.
Still in half guard, Bones seems content to control.
Bones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Billet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bones thows a huge punch but Billet dodges it nicely.
Bones is looking to take a break and control but Billet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Billet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones chips away with some ground and pound.
Billet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Billet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones looking to sit in guard and control but Billet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Billet trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Billet looking to sit in guard and control but Bones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Billet's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Billet.
Billet lands a body shot.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Billet moves away and avoids it.
Bones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bones shoots for a takedown but Billet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bones checks a low kick from Billet.
Bones connects with a solid leg kick.
Billet throws a jab but it's blocked by Bones.
Bones dodges the punch combination from Billet.
Bones moves out of range as Billet throws a body kick.
Billet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Billet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Billet down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet is not content to let Bones control the position.
Billet can't do much from the bottom here.
Bones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Billet, who protects the arm well.
Billet struggling a bit here.
Bones working the head with strikes.
Bones trying to control the action but Billet is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Billet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones is looking to take a break and control but Billet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billet taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones lands a few punches from side control.
Billet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bones off and has taken his back!
Billet working for a choke but Bones is defending well.
Bones tries to escape but Billet has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Billet is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bones for a finish.
Bones is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Billet gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones rolls, trying to escape but Billet keeps control of the position.
Billet avoiding Bones 's attempts to control his hands.
Bones 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.
Bones is keeping busy.
Bones is trying to break free.
Billet trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bones can't escape the position.
Billet patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bones showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bones is trying to get back to full guard.
Bones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Billet trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Billet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billet forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Billet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bones takes one to the chin there.
Billet blocks a leg kick.
Bones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Billet moves out of range of the body kick from Bones.
Billet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bones counters with a stiff right hand.
Billet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Billet misses with an uppercut
and Bones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Billet!
Bones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Billet keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Billet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bones slips a nice elbow through Billet's hands, connecting with Billet's forehead.
Bones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bones throwing shots but Billet is blocking nicely.
Billet is refusing to be controlled, as Bones sits in half guard.
Bones throws a strike but Billet avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Billet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Billet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bones has managed to get both his arms back between Billet's legs - danger averted.
Billet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bones defends well.
Billet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones postures up in Billet's guard and throws a big left but Billet blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.
Billet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bones defends it easily.
Bones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Billet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bones wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Billet tries to strike from the bottom.
Billet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Billet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bones trying to control but Billet is working from the bottom.
Billet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Billet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Billet for as long as he can get away with.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Bones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bones dives in and grabs Billet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Billet pushes down on Bones's head and hops out.
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 Jonny Bones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bones!
A very excited looking Jonny Bones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Confrontation. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gnata counters with a one-two to the body.
Gnata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bravo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gnata after a bit of a struggle.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Gnata shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bravo tries to work over Gnata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bravo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Gnata from controlling successfully.
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gnata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gnata has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo 's legs - danger averted.
Gnata stands and throws Bravo 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to reverse the position.
Bravo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Gnata scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Gnata are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gnata has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gnata counters with a left and a right that hurts Bravo ! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Gnata jumps into full mount!
Bravo is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Bravo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gnata tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Gnata unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bravo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gnata celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Joey Rodinerio Bravo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sure he applied WD-40 to his body, so i couldn't get a hold of him!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie McCaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Rone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool. McCaw has chosen Seeing Things as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Le Rone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richie McCaw!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Rone moves away.
Toby Le Rone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le Rone. That's going to slow McCaw down.
McCaw gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McCaw is trying to ground and pound but Le Rone uses the momentary lack of control by McCaw to regain half guard.
McCaw throwing shots but Le Rone is blocking nicely.
Le Rone keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Le Rone regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le Rone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Le Rone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McCaw trying to control but Le Rone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone trying to control the position.
Le Rone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Toby Le Rone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Le Rone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Le Rone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Le Rone throws out a leg kick but McCaw moves out of range and Le Rone only half commits.
Toby Le Rone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Rone swats away the attempt to clinch by McCaw.
Le Rone wants to clinch up but McCaw keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCaw.
McCaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Rone circles away quickly and effectively.
McCaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Rone darts in and clinches McCaw up against the cage.
Le Rone lands with a left to the head.
McCaw working hard to break the clinch.
Le Rone has a couple of punches blocked by McCaw.
McCaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Le Rone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Rone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCaw trying to stall but Le Rone improves his position.
McCaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCaw backwards.
McCaw has had enough of the clinch but Le Rone keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Rone.
McCaw is trying to drag Le Rone to the mat but Le Rone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toby Le Rone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie McCaw.
McCaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Rone has McCaw pushed against the cage.
McCaw blocks a body shot from Le Rone.
McCaw wants to break free but Le Rone has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone throws a punch but it's blocked by McCaw.
McCaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Le Rone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCaw.
McCaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le Rone misses with the head strike.
Le Rone lands a right hand.
McCaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Rone tries a body shot but McCaw blocks it.
Le Rone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Rone is pressed up against the cage. McCaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Le Rone down to the mat. Le Rone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McCaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Rone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Le Rone catches McCaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Rone circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Rone.
Le Rone lands with a good body shot.
Le Rone tries to land a front kick but McCaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le Rone with a hook.
Le Rone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCaw moves away.
McCaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Rone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Rone closes the distance and clinches.
McCaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Le Rone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Le Rone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Rone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Le Rone lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Rone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Rone won't allow it.
Le Rone lands a nice uppercut.
Le Rone throws a head punch that misses.
McCaw blocks an uppercut.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as McCaw controls the action.
Le Rone throws a punch but it's blocked by McCaw.
Good body shot from Le Rone.
McCaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toby Le Rone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le Rone working aggressively here.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but McCaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaw looking to slow down the pace here.
McCaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Rone misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Rone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Rone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Rone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
McCaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Le Rone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Le Rone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Toby Le Rone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie McCaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCaw's efforts to push away.
McCaw blocking some punches.
McCaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Le Rone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Le Rone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Rone lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Le Rone.
Le Rone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Rone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Le Rone fails to land.
Le Rone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Rone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Le Rone scores with a shot to the side of McCaw's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Le Rone.
McCaw has Le Rone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Le Rone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Le Rone lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Le Rone fails to land.
Le Rone can't find room to land a body shot as McCaw controls the action.
Le Rone lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Rone gets underhooks to prevent McCaw's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on McCaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but McCaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Rone lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCaw backwards.
Le Rone lands a hook that snaps the head of McCaw backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCaw tries to clinch up.
Le Rone just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Rone darts in and clinches McCaw up against the cage.
McCaw is trying to break free.
McCaw prevents a body shot from Le Rone.
Le Rone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCaw is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Le Rone is defending well.
McCaw prevents a body shot from Le Rone.
Le Rone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Rone has a couple of punches blocked by McCaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Rone.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Rone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Le Rone pushes McCaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Rone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le Rone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCaw tries to circle away but Le Rone has him pinned against the cage.
Le Rone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCaw tries to break the clinch but Le Rone is controlling the position.
Le Rone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Le Rone throws a punch but it's blocked by McCaw.
Le Rone lands a nice uppercut.
McCaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaw moves out of range as Le Rone throws a body kick.
Le Rone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le Rone wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from McCaw misses.
McCaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Le Rone tests McCaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Rone rushes McCaw and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Rone leaning against his opponent.
Le Rone keeps control of McCaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le Rone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCaw.
Toby Le Rone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie McCaw.
Le Rone misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but McCaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Rone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le Rone scores with a hook to the body.
Le Rone prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Le Rone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Rone scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone gets through McCaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Rone misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Rone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Le Rone has a couple of punches blocked by McCaw.
Le Rone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCaw can do to turn this around?
McCaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCaw is trying to force a seperation but Le Rone has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Le Rone working aggressively here.
Le Rone lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Rone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Le Rone.
A shot in the inside from Le Rone.
Le Rone misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Le Rone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Le Rone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le Rone lands a big head kick that sends McCaw tumbling to the mat! Le Rone takes a step backwards and waves McCaw back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McCaw is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Rone lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCaw's sensitive parts.
McCaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Rone finish him?
McCaw looks up at the clock. Bad move! Le Rone lands a right hand from hell, dropping McCaw. Le Rone pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Le Rone!
Toby Le Rone retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Toby Le Rone, 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.
In defeat, Richie McCaw stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know..I did my best..I will be back and better than ever!!!'.
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