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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by How Much For One Rib?. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas checks a low kick from Watson.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watson throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Watson misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Watson.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Watson is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pulls Watson in close to his closed guard and prevents Watson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Watson has gone for a leg lock! Thomas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Watson's guard.
Thomas wants to stand but Watson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson 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.
Watson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Thomas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Watson controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson pushes a forearm under Thomas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thomas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mason Watson!
An out of breath Mason Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasumi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. On Roids has chosen Duke Nukem Quotes! as his entrance music. Kenshiro Kasumi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duke On Roids's chin.
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220 lbs
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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
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On Roids moves out of range of the leg kick from Kasumi.
On Roids gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasumi.
Kasumi tries to sprawl but On Roids drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kasumi won't allow On Roids to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasumi works his way to full guard. Good work.
On Roids wants to stand but Kasumi is controlling his posture from full guard.
On Roids throwing strikes but missing.
On Roids gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
On Roids fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
On Roids looks for a takedown but Kasumi sprawls well.
On Roids on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kasumi checks a leg kick.
Kasumi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasumi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
On Roids shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasumi defends it nicely.
Kenshiro Kasumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke On Roids.
On Roids fails with the takedown
and Kasumi counters with a head kick. That will keep On Roids thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
On Roids throws the kick towards the body but Kasumi avoids it.
A combination from Kasumi does no damage.
Kasumi looks to land a combination but On Roids avoids it well.
On Roids has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kasumi cracks On Roids with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
On Roids shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
On Roids with a poor takedown
and Kasumi counters with an outside leg kick.
Duke On Roids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On Roids tests Kasumi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasumi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Punishment in the buildup to the fight.
Kasumi throws a sloppy head kick and On Roids moves out of range easily.
On Roids takes a head kick and keeps coming.
On Roids slips a straight right by Kasumi.
A big left from On Roids misses.
Kasumi defending well as On Roids loads up on a big left hand.
Kasumi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasumi throws out a loose jab but On Roids uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
On Roids changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasumi tries to avoid it but On Roids manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasumi to the ground. Kasumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasumi throws a sloppy head kick and On Roids moves out of range easily.
On Roids misses with a hook
and Kasumi counters with a low kick, right behind On Roids 's knee.
On Roids blocks a head kick by Kasumi.
A punch lands to the side of On Roids 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasumi avoids the body shot from On Roids.
On Roids shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasumi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing On Roids's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
On Roids feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
On Roids has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
On Roids stands up and waves to Kasumi to follow him.
On Roids shoots in for a double leg but Kasumi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasumi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from On Roids does it's job there.
On Roids tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from On Roids does no damage.
On Roids misses the jab.
On Roids throws a head kick but Kasumi moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasumi.
On Roids misses with an uppercut. Kasumi saw that one coming.
Kasumi cracks the inside of On Roids's front leg.
On Roids checks a low kick from Kasumi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
On Roids shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
On Roids looks winded!
On Roids dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasumi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kasumi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but On Roids has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenshiro Kasumi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasumi stuffs the takedown.
On Roids jabs Kasumi right on the nose. Kasumi blinks but takes it well.
Kasumi slaps away a takedown attempt from On Roids, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kasumi. No joy for On Roids on that attempt.
Kenshiro Kasumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke On Roids.
Kasumi throws a series of punches but On Roids avoids them all with ease.
On Roids blocks a jab.
A combination from Kasumi does no damage.
On Roids blocks a head kick by Kasumi.
A big right from On Roids misses.
Kasumi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but On Roids manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from On Roids. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasumi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent On Roids stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from On Roids.
Kasumi cracks the inside of On Roids's front leg.
Kasumi misses with a body shot.
Kasumi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows On Roids to score an easy takedown into full guard.
On Roids gets to his feet - Kasumi follows without any prompting.
Kasumi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
On Roids tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kasumi defends well and On Roids ends up having to push Kasumi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
On Roids takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
On Roids is leaning against Kasumi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
On Roids working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for On Roids.
On Roids stalling in the clinch but Kasumi improves position.
Kasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasumi walks into a left hand.
Kasumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
On Roids lands a nice shot to the body.
On Roids works the jab nicely.
On Roids pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
On Roids misses with a looping left.
On Roids shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasumi sprawls well. He's pushed On Roids's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
On Roids shoots in looking for a takedown. Kasumi tries to sprawl out of it but On Roids keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kasumi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
On Roids is breathing heavily.
On Roids throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kasumi's waist but Kasumi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing On Roids off to one side.
Kasumi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
On Roids throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasumi avoids the head kick by On Roids.
Kasumi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
On Roids with a poor takedown
and Kasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
On Roids throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
On Roids looks to throw the jab but Kasumi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kasumi.
Kasumi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasumi is looking to slow On Roids down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Kasumi lands but On Roids takes it in his stride.
On Roids shoots in for a double leg but Kasumi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
On Roids might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kasumi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by On Roids or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasumi, which made it look bad.
That kick from Kasumi tenderised On Roids's leg. On Roids is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasumi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces On Roids back to the cage. Kasumi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
On Roids is rocked!
No luck for On Roids with that takedown attempt.
On Roids is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasumi finish him?
Kasumi drops On Roids with a big left hand! On Roids is injured, injured bad! Kasumi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshiro Kasumi!
Post fight, Kenshiro Kasumi took to the microphone: 'You are already dead....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lakanik throws a big right hand that misses.
Lakanik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lakanik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakanik trying to control but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Lakanik distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lyons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lakanik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lakanik throws a big right hand that misses.
Lyons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons trying to control the position here.
Lyons being controlled here, momentarily.
Lakanik throws a strike but Lyons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lyons wants to pass the guard but Lakanik is keeping the position.
Lakanik is trying to keep Lyons in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lyons's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lyons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lakanik has Lyons pulled in close to control his posture.
Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyons throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lakanik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lakanik managing to control the position.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rory Lyons was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lakanik.
Lakanik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lakanik is looking to score with low kicks.
Lakanik throws a sloppy head kick
and Lyons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lakanik misses with a low kick.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.
Lakanik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lakanik wants to clinch up but Lyons keeps it at a distance.
Lakanik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyons throws out a leg kick but Lakanik moves out of range and Lyons only half commits.
Lakanik dives in and scores a takedown into Lyons's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakanik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lakanik has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lakanik preventing the sweep.
Lakanik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Lakanik from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lakanik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lakanik clinches up with Lyons and pushes him back against the cage.
Lyons wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakanik won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lyons.
Lyons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lakanik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lakanik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lyons lands a jab to the head.
Lakanik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lyons or perhaps it was just good defense by Lakanik, which made it look bad.
John Lakanik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyons keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lakanik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lyons is in Lakanik's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lakanik is keeping the position for now.
Lakanik is looking to sweep but instead, Lyons has passed into half guard.
Lyons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lyons is trying to control. Lakanik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lakanik is trying to get back to full guard.
Lyons working over Lakanik with some ground and pound. Lakanik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lakanik keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyons.
Lyons wants to free his trapped foot but Lakanik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lyons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lakanik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lakanik tries to get out of the position.
Lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Lakanik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lakanik moves into full guard.
Lyons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.
Lyons postures up.
Lyons chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lyons throws an elbow that misses. Lakanik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lyons's guard. Nice move by Lakanik!
Lakanik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lakanik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyons looking to control.
Lakanik wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Lakanik is looking to work some ground and pound but Lyons has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Lakanik is proving a slippery customer.
Lyons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lakanik's guard.
Lyons trying to control but Lakanik is working from the bottom.
Lyons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lyons tries to free his leg and advance position but Lakanik is retaining full guard.
Lakanik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyons on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakanik is trying to control the position but Lyons postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lakanik thumps Lyons with a low kick.
Lyons throws a leg kick which misses Lakanik's front leg but catches the back leg as Lakanik tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lyons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyons keeps the fight on the outside.
Lakanik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Lyons circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lyons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lyons tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lakanik is looking to regain half guard here but Lyons keeps moving and retains side control.
Lyons trying to control the position but Lakanik is working away.
Lyons in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lakanik has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lyons but great work by Lakanik.
Lyons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lakanik wants to stand but Lyons has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons has his hands on Lakanik's head, controlling the position.
Lakanik throws a big elbow that misses.
Lyons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lakanik looking to sit in guard and control but Lyons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lyons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons advances position into side control!
Lyons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lakanik dodges the ground and pound from Lyons.
Lyons lands some shots froms side control.
Lyons in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lakanik taking a bit of punishment here - Lyons scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lakanik tries to bench press Lyons off him but Lyons keeps the position.
Lyons sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lakanik is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lakanik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lyons controlling the position.
Lyons is looking to take a break and control but Lakanik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lyons 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Lyons!
Rory Lyons made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'It has been a privilege to share with Jules, and an honor to win this title. I would like to thank my fans, my camp, and my mom. I coming home with the gold!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes throws the left hand but Babitu avoids the punch easily.
Babitu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes throws a right hand that Babitu ducks under and follows up with a left that Babitu also avoids with ease.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Babitu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hughes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hughes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Babitu to the ground. Hughes is now in Babitu's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Babitu trying to control the position.
Babitu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Babitu.
Babitu keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Babitu keeps moving.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Babitu keeps moving.
Hughes stops Babitu from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babitu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babitu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babitu has his hands on Hughes's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Hughes throws a strike but Babitu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babitu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu is fighting to break Hughes's control of his arms but Hughes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Babitu.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Babitu looks to throw a body kick
and Hughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babitu thinking.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Hughes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Babitu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Babitu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hughes closes the distance and pushes Babitu back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Babitu gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Babitu digs a right hand underneath Hughes's ribcage. Hughes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hughes can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babitu scores with a shoulder strike.
Babitu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babitu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babitu throws a head punch that misses.
Babitu tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Babitu back against the cage.
Babitu tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes tries to break free but Babitu pushes him back against the cage.
Babitu is pressed up against the cage. Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Babitu down to the mat. Babitu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu misses with a double jab.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babitu's sensitive parts.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babitu slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babitu checks a low kick from Hughes.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but Babitu is out of range.
Babitu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Babitu manages to get underhooks.
Hughes tries to break free but Babitu pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Babitu regains guard immediately.
Babitu keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Babitu has wrist control.
Hughes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babitu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ratt Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babitu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babitu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babitu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babitu is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babitu.
Babitu is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Hughes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Babitu is controlling well.
Hughes gets back to full guard.
Babitu gets to his feet. Hughes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A leg kick checked by Babitu.
Hughes connects with the punch.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Babitu misses with a leg kick.
Hughes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hughes. Babitu shrugs it off though.
Babitu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Babitu counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babitu under the eye.
Babitu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babitu avoids it really well and circles away.
Babitu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Babitu sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes'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 Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Babitu as Hughes shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Babitu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes checks a low kick from Babitu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratt Hughes dominated that second round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Babitu.
Babitu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Babitu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babitu takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes tried to score with a low kick but Babitu checks it.
Babitu feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Babitu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babitu moves away.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Babitu scoring well with a low kick there.
Babitu slips under a jab from Hughes.
Babitu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babitu throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
Babitu misses with a wild combination.
Babitu scoring well with a low kick there.
Babitu wants to slow Hughes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hughes shoots in but Babitu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Babitu lands a leg kick that knocks Hughes off balance momentarily.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Babitu moved away.
Joeli Babitu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babitu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughes will feel that in the morning.
Babitu lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babitu moves away.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babitu misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babitu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babitu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Babitu.
Babitu tries to land a front kick but Hughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babitu walks into a straight right hand from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Babitu only half commits.
Crunch! Babitu slams his shin into Hughes's torso.
Babitu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babitu wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Babitu.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Babitu moved out of range.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Babitu.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Babitu is just out of range.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Babitu avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babitu.
Babitu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babitu throws a big shot that misses.
Babitu misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Babitu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Babitu 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!
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Babitu tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babitu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Babitu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes checks a low kick from Babitu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeli Babitu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratt Hughes!
Ratt Hughes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes's entrance music is Winter Warz. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen Alvarez as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johnny Johnson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Rhymes moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson swings for the body but Rhymes moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rhymes swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Rhymes.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rhymes.
Rhymes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Rhymes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Rhymes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Rhymes moves out of range easily.
Rhymes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rhymes swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhymes misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhymes lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Johnny Johnson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Rhymes.
Rhymes is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Rhymes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhymes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a low kick but Rhymes avoids it.
Rhymes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rhymes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rhymes wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rhymes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rhymes throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhymes's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is fighting to break Rhymes's control of his arms but Rhymes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhymes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Rhymes moved out of range.
Rhymes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rhymes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Rhymes's legs.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhymes. Rhymes obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson motions for Rhymes to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhymes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rhymes thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rhymes is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rhymes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rhymes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rhymes gets to his feet and stands over Johnson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Johnson felt that one! Rhymes unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Johnson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Busta Rhymes!
Busta Rhymes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom's entrance music is Prodigy - Spitfire. A fine choice. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lars Thunstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Thunstrom blocks the leg kick.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunstrom to score with a decent uppercut.
Mathers with a hook.
Thunstrom throws a sloppy body shot
and Mathers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mathers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mathers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mathers trying to control but Thunstrom is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunstrom has momentary wrist control but Mathers slips an elbow through the middle.
Thunstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
Mathers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thunstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathers has managed to get both his arms back between Thunstrom's legs - danger averted.
Thunstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Mathers is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mathers throws a big right hand that misses.
Thunstrom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mathers won't allow Thunstrom to sweep him here.
Thunstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
Thunstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mathers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mathers throwing strikes from guard but Thunstrom blocks nicely.
Mathers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mathers passes into half guard.
Mathers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mathers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mathers winds up and cracks Thunstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mathers working the head and body with strikes.
Mathers prevents Thunstrom from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thunstrom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mathers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thunstrom is staying active underneath Mathers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thunstrom trying to control from the bottom.
Thunstrom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thunstrom trying to control the position.
Thunstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mathers defends well.
Mathers won't allow Thunstrom to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thunstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mathers distracts Thunstrom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mathers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mathers landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunstrom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mathers is aware though and is defending well.
Mathers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
Thunstrom is working an open guard so Mathers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut
and Mathers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunstrom walks into a left hand.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Thunstrom.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Mathers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom 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.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Thunstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Thunstrom moved out of range.
Thunstrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mathers connects with a single shot there.
Mathers throws the left hand but Thunstrom avoids the punch easily.
Mathers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mathers slips a jab and a cross from Thunstrom.
Mathers slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathers counters with a left to the body.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathers thumps Thunstrom with a low kick.
Mathers throws a hook but Thunstrom blocks it.
Mathers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunstrom.
Mathers delivers a nice body kick.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thunstrom gets a double leg takedown into Mathers's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers controls Thunstrom momentarily but Thunstrom frees himself.
Marshall Mathers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunstrom preventing the sweep.
Thunstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathers is retaining full guard.
Thunstrom trying to control but Mathers is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mathers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marshall Mathers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Thunstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunstrom tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mathers slips under a jab from Thunstrom.
Mathers misses with a leg kick.
Thunstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mathers wants it to stay on the feet.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Thunstrom sees coming a mile off.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Thunstrom finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a shot from downtown. Mathers moves away and avoids it.
Mathers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thunstrom misses with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a thumping low kick.
Mathers misses with a body punch
and Thunstrom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers trying to control the position.
Mathers is adopting a defensive guard.
Thunstrom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
Thunstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on Thunstrom's shoulder, as Thunstrom tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunstrom off the cage and back into range.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathers misses with an uppercut. Thunstrom saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Mathers slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thunstrom misses with a looping left.
Thunstrom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunstrom looks to land a right hand but Mathers moved out of range.
Thunstrom throws a right hand that misses
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunstrom misses the target.
Thunstrom is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mathers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thunstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mathers sizes up Thunstrom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mathers dodges the punch combination from Thunstrom.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathers pinned against the cage. Mathers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Thunstrom misses.
Lars Thunstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunstrom looks to throw the jab but Mathers is out of range.
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Mathers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mathers lands with a punch from half guard.
Thunstrom looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is defending well.
Mathers drops an elbow to the side of Thunstrom's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thunstrom defending well though.
Thunstrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mathers.
Mathers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mathers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mathers trying to control from half guard but Thunstrom is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thunstrom punching from the bottom.
Mathers drops an elbow to the side of Thunstrom's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mathers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
During a confident post fight interview, Marshall Mathers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Show me how to live. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
McGuire feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
Ross misses with a hook
and McGuire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ross really felt that one!
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ross is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Ross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
Ross pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Ross settles back down.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGuire.
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGuire eats them both and turns towards Ross to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A good leg kick by Ross.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Ross.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ross counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross lands with a right hand.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuire throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ross blocks a body shot from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
McGuire pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
McGuire avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross misses with some punches.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Ross lands with a hook. McGuire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
Ross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Ross.
Ross has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross misses with a looping left.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ross drives through and clinches with McGuire against the cage.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Ross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ross misses with the combination.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ross.
McGuire checks a low kick from Ross.
Ross scores with a push kick.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Ross misses with a hook.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Ross's knee but Ross avoids it well.
Ross misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire jabs Ross right on the nose. Ross blinks but takes it well.
Ross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuire's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ross - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ross. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross misses with a hook.
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire cracks Ross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ross wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes one on the button.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ross counters with a thumping low kick.
Ross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ross throws an elbow but misses.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ross throws an elbow but misses.
McGuire misses with a knee strike.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Ross won't want to take too many of those.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but McGuire keeps him there for the moment.
McGuire looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross 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 McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire digs a good hook to Ross's body.
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Zander McGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Ross blocks an elbow strike from McGuire.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ross lands with a cross.
Ross throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Ross connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ross at a distance.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from McGuire misses.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Ross wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
Ross swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for McGuire.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross staying out of range there.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Ross.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire cracks Ross with a good jab.
Ross checks a low kick from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire lands a jab.
Ross forces McGuire back against the cage and clinches.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Rick Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ross throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
Ross avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ross scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Ross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ross takes a step back to recover.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ross's hands.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
McGuire gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Ross blocks a body shot from McGuire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Ross misses with an elbow strike.
Zander McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross misses the jab.
Ross cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ross. Ross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Ross didn't see that one coming.
Ross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ross misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
Ross's corner calls for a 1-2. Ross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ross cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 Zander McGuire.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
After the big win, Zander McGuire made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Jack Fall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fall looks to land a right hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range.
Yakovchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fall is looking to chop away at Yakovchenko's legs.
Yakovchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovchenko scores with a kick to the body.
Fall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yakovchenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yakovchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fall.
Fall checks a leg kick nicely.
Fall throws a nice looking combination but Yakovchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakovchenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fall won't allow Yakovchenko to sweep him here.
Yakovchenko is working hard here to advance position.
Fall throws a big elbow that misses.
Fall is looking to work some ground and pound but Yakovchenko has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko wants to control but Fall passes easily into half guard.
Fall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yakovchenko wants to control but Fall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yakovchenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yakovchenko defending well though.
Fall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fall is trying to control. Yakovchenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall is looking for a kimura but Yakovchenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fall to get the leverage.
Yakovchenko wants to get back to full guard.
Yakovchenko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fall trying to control from half guard but Yakovchenko is working away.
Yakovchenko is concentrating on defense, preventing Fall from advancing position.
Yakovchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Fall sits in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fall shoots in for a double leg but Yakovchenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall moves out of range of the body kick.
Fall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yakovchenko's head backwards.
Fall misses with a few strikes there.
Fall cracks Yakovchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab.
Fall shoots in for a takedown but Yakovchenko shows good takedown defense.
Yakovchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fall.
Fall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick aimed at Fall's knee but Fall avoids it well.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fall was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Fall tries to land a front kick but Yakovchenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakovchenko lands a right hook to the body.
Fall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakovchenko at a distance.
Yakovchenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jack Fall has been cut.
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!
Yakovchenko throws a push kick but Fall slaps the foot to one side.
Fall 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.
Fall cracks Yakovchenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yakovchenko moves out of range of the body kick from Fall.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fall throws a right hand that Yakovchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovchenko also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko misses with a hook
and Fall counters with a single leg into guard. Yakovchenko didn't expect that.
Yakovchenko pulls Fall in close to prevent any damage.
Fall throws a sloppy strike and Yakovchenko has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Fall is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Yakovchenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Yakovchenko!
A very excited looking Igor Yakovchenko 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Khanom Tom.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope stuns Khanom Tom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanom Tom circles away.
Khanom Tom misses with a few strikes there.
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Pope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanom Tom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope 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.
Pope blocks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom.
Pope throws a front kick aimed at Khanom Tom's knee but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pope, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope moves away from the strike by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom misses with a body kick.
Pope checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Khanom Tom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pope connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom. That's going to slow Pope down.
Khanom Tom motions for Pope to come forward. Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanom Tom circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a series of punches.
Khanom Tom jabs at Pope's body.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Khanom Tom pushes him off.
We've been told by Pope's head coaches at World Class Fitness and Grappling that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khanom Tom ducks right into an uppercut from Pope.
Pope thows a body kick. Khanom Tom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Khanom Tom looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pope.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Pope takes a swing at Khanom Tom's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pope is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope scores with a spinning back kick!
Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with the left hand. Khanom Tom knows he should have avoided that one.
Pope sizes up Khanom Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Pope.
Pope throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Khanom Tom crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trent Pope!
Trent Pope took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. Jacobs has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
269 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
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29 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockenschtuff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cockenschtuff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cockenschtuff moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacobs.
Cockenschtuff lands a big head kick that sends Jacobs tumbling to the mat! Cockenschtuff takes a step backwards and waves Jacobs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jacobs is rocked!
It looks like Russell Jacobs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cockenschtuff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Cockenschtuff finish him?
Cockenschtuff staying out of range there.
Jacobs seems to have recovered his senses.
Cockenschtuff moves away from the strike by Jacobs.
Russell Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cockenschtuff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Cockenschtuff's head.
Jacobs fakes the leg kick and cracks Cockenschtuff in the body.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacobs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Cockenschtuff misses its intended target.
Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Cockenschtuff slips the punch.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Cockenschtuff's front leg but catches the back leg as Cockenschtuff tries to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff connects with a jab.
Cockenschtuff slips under a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Cockenschtuff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff slips a straight right by Jacobs.
Cockenschtuff tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs lands a nice hook to Cockenschtuff's body. Cockenschtuff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacobs throws a jab but it's blocked by Cockenschtuff.
Jacobs takes a swing at Cockenschtuff's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cockenschtuff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Jacobs motions for Cockenschtuff to come forward. Jacobs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cockenschtuff moves away from the strike by Jacobs.
Jacobs catches Cockenschtuff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cockenschtuff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cockenschtuff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cockenschtuff throws a hook but Jacobs blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cockenschtuff moves away.
A clash of legs there as Cockenschtuff blocks the low kick.
Cockenschtuff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester Cockenschtuff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cockenschtuff as he jumps to the side.
Cockenschtuff ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A cross from Cockenschtuff lands.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cockenschtuff blocks a jab.
Jacobs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cockenschtuff defending well though.
Cockenschtuff tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Jacobs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff trying to control here.
Jacobs trying to mount his opponent but Cockenschtuff defends it.
Cockenschtuff is trying to get back to full guard.
Cockenschtuff is in trouble now - Jacobs has advanced to mount!
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cockenschtuff is trying desperately to improve position.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cockenschtuff is in a horrible position here. Jacobs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cockenschtuff is trying to escape the mount.
Jacobs avoids the attempt from Cockenschtuff to control.
Jacobs lands a couple of good shots and Cockenschtuff has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jacobs has managed to slip his arm under Cockenschtuff's chin. This could be all over... yep, Cockenschtuff is tapping out! Submission win for Jacobs.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Russell Jacobs!
Russell Jacobs is the new heavyweight champion!
Russell Jacobs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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