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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast Masterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickety Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Masterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cricket takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cricket on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masterson. Cricket shrugs it off though.
Masterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cricket dips to his left and cracks Masterson with an uppercut!
Cricket lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masterson at a distance.
Cricket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick
and Cricket counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cricket jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cricket counters with a nice right hand that sends Masterson toppling to the canvas! Masterson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cricket finish him?!
Masterson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cricket finish him?
Cricket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Masterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket misses the shot to the body.
Masterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cricket moves into the clinch.
Cricket lands with a left to the head.
Masterson is trying to push Cricket away but Cricket has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cricket really is a fat lump.
Cricket works on Masterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Masterson looks winded!
Good body shot from Cricket.
Cricket lands with a left to the head.
Masterson wants to break free but Cricket has control.
Cricket lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
Cricket lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cricket.
Cricket drops Masterson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Masterson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cricket lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cricket - that landed with a thud.
Cricket throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cricket lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Cricket - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cricket drops Masterson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Masterson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cricket lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket throws a big uppercut that drops Masterson! More strikes from Cricket and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Masterson lies dazed against the cage as Cricket celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickety Cricket!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickety Cricket 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kale Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Blaze all day by- KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kale Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smokey Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simpson thinking.
Strong slips under a jab.
Simpson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Strong thumps Simpson with a low kick.
Strong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
A punch lands to the side of Simpson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simpson scrambles back to his feet.
Strong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simpson throws a body shot but no joy.
Simpson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strong's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson with the counter takedown but Strong avoids it easily.
Kale Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Strong misses.
Simpson defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simpson has time to react.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strong tests Simpson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Strong misses.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Kale Strong has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Simpson misses.
Simpson scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Strong throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Strong throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Strong cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simpson momentarily.
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
Simpson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong misses with a shot to the body
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Simpson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong lands a nice hook to Simpson's body. Simpson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strong misses the body punch
and Simpson counters with a one-two to the body.
Strong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson moves out of range as Strong throws a body kick.
And Simpson tries to counter it with a takedown but Strong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Simpson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strong. Strong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strong is rocked!
Strong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Strong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson cracks Strong with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Strong falls to his knees and Simpson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smokey Simpson!
As Smokey Simpson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You just got GINGERED'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by The RAVISHING 1 strutting down the isle as confetti falls. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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272 lbs
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268 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, San Terra!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude wants to clinch.
Terra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Terra looks to move away, Rude throws a big counter combo bu Terra just gets out of the way.
Rude scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rude tries to bum rush Terra with a series of wild strikes but Terra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terra misses with a looping right.
Terra lands a head kick!
Terra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terra misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terra lands a head shot.
Terra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terra misses with a looping left.
Rude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terra.
Rude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra throws a head kick that misses.
Terra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rude misses with a few strikes there.
Terra throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Rude on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rude scores with a body shot.
Terra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rude fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like San Terra has been cut.
Rude blocks a head kick by Terra.
A jab from Rude finds it's way through Terra's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
It looked like Rude wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terra walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Terra. Those never looked like landing.
Terra throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude misses with the combination.
Rude scores with a jab to the head.
Terra throws a head kick but Rude moves out of range.
Rude seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rude seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Terra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws a head kick that half lands.
Rude avoids the head kick by Terra.
Rude swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Terra throws a lazy right hand but Rude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rude moves away from the strike by Terra.
A cross from Terra lands.
Rude is rocked!
Terra throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rude crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). San Terra!
San Terra was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Rick Rude was interviewed post fight and said 'That was just RUDE!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Arthur Carvalho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Face darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy left from Face finds it's target.
Face throws out a powerful jab.
Face blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Face with a nice cross.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Face lands a lovely overhand right.
Carvalho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Face avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Face wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face lands with a cross.
Face throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Angel Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carvalho.
Face scores with a nice right hand.
Face cracks Carvalho with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carvalho looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Face finish him?
Carvalho is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Face swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angel Face!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angel Face thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Tinkl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinkl fails with the takedown
and Tinkl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tinkl gets the takedown into side control.
Hussain is trying to improve his position.
Hussain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tinkl is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tinkl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hussain is looking for a kimura here.
Hussain is trying to work for a kimura but Tinkl is defending well.
Tinkl is looking for a sweep. Hussain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throwing shots but Tinkl is blocking nicely.
Tinkl flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkl tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Hussain wants to free his trapped foot but Tinkl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tinkl trying to control but Hussain postures up.
Hussain wants to take a breather but Tinkl is having none of it.
Hussain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hussain trying to mount his opponent but Tinkl defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tinkl trying to hold on to Hussain 's head to control him but Hussain postures up.
Tinkl looking for submissions off his back.
Tinkl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hussain pulls his head out easily.
Hussain controlling the action here.
Hussain thows a huge punch but Tinkl dodges it nicely.
Tinkl tries to get to full guard but Hussain has control of the leg.
Tinkl is refusing to be controlled, as Hussain sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl shoots for a takedown but Hussain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Tinkl avoids it easily.
Hussain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tinkl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tinkl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussain avoids it really well and circles away.
Tinkl fails with the takedown.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Tinkl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tinkl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is refusing to be controlled, as Tinkl sits in half guard.
Tinkl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hussain tries to roll over but Tinkl keeps him under control.
Tinkl 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hussain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saladin Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hussain dives in and grabs Tinkl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinkl pushes down on Hussain 's head and hops out.
Tinkl tries to counter with a takedown but Hussain is quick to defend against it.
Tinkl throws a nice looking combination but Hussain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tinkl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hussain defends well and Tinkl ends up having to push Hussain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hussain feints a counter leg kick.
Tinkl looks for a takedown but Hussain sprawls well.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Tinkl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain leaves Tinkl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Tinkl.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Tinkl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tinkl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Tinkl avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl shoots in looking for a takedown. Hussain tries to sprawl out of it but Tinkl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hussain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hussain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tinkl has his takedown stuffed
and Hussain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tinkl won't be happy with that.
Hussain wants to take a breather but Tinkl manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hussain .
Tinkl looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl looking for a sweep. Not yet Tinkl, not yet.
Hussain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinkl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinkl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hussain defends it easily.
Tinkl looking to control.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Tinkl keeps moving.
Hussain forces his way into half guard.
Tinkl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain prevents Tinkl from improving his position.
Hussain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tinkl keeps working.
Hussain is working for a submission of some sort.
Hussain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tinkl is looking to control Hussain 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tinkl avoid being mounted?
Hussain is trying to control. Tinkl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hussain wants to free his trapped foot but Tinkl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tinkl is looking for a sweep. Hussain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussain is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tinkl sees it coming and defends easily.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl is keeping him busy.
Tinkl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussain .
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tinkl gets the takedown into side control.
Hussain is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl postures up.
Hussain tries to buck Tinkl off but Tinkl is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saladin Hussain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tinkl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tinkl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussain defends it nicely.
Hussain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tinkl fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Tinkl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hussain defends well and Tinkl ends up having to push Hussain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Hussain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hussain .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl tries to clinch
and Hussain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tinkl working for a triangle but Hussain defends it easily.
Hussain passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Saladin Hussain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinkl slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hussain postures up in Tinkl's guard and throws a big left but Tinkl blocks it.
Tinkl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hussain is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl keeping full guard, as Hussain tries to pass.
Tinkl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hussain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinkl is keeping the position for now.
Hussain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussain trying to control but Tinkl is working from the bottom.
Tinkl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hussain defends well.
Hussain won't allow Tinkl to sweep him here.
Hussain throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hussain trying to control but Tinkl is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Tinkl.
Hussain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tinkl throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tinkl drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl in side control, throwing shots but Hussain defends.
Hussain manages to get back to half guard.
Tinkl trying to control from half guard but Hussain is working away.
Hussain wants to control but Tinkl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hussain is controlling Tinkl's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tinkl wants to pass the guard but Hussain is defending well.
Hussain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tinkl pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkl is trying to control the action in half guard but Hussain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Billy Tinkl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tinkl pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saladin Hussain .
I've got Hussain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saladin Hussain !
Saladin Hussain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Jaqquard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaqquard has chosen Rebirthing-Skillet as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Fitzgerald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devin Jaqquard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaqquard.
Good exchange - Fitzgerald coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Jaqquard.
Jaqquard with the counter takedown but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
Jaqquard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaqquard throws a one two combo.
Jaqquard scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzgerald lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaqquard's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaqquard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgerald.
Jaqquard punishes Fitzgerald's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaqquard lands with a nice body punch.
Jaqquard misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzgerald misses its target.
Fitzgerald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaqquard under the eye.
Jaqquard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaqquard looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaqquard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fitzgerald pushes Jaqquard off looking to stand but Jaqquard dives back in and keeps control.
Jaqquard prevents Fitzgerald from improving his position.
Jaqquard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaqquard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzgerald keeps working.
Jaqquard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fitzgerald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fitzgerald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaqquard wants to pass the guard but Fitzgerald is defending well.
Fitzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaqquard on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaqquard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitzgerald won't allow Jaqquard to pass to mount.
Jaqquard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep. Jaqquard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fitzgerald gets caught napping as Jaqquard dives in and scores a takedown. Fitzgerald manages to retain guard.
Jaqquard trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Jaqquard chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaqquard is looking to advance position but Fitzgerald has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fitzgerald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fitzgerald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fitzgerald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaqquard tries to lock up and control but Fitzgerald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fitzgerald prevents Jaqquard from getting the reversal.
Fitzgerald throws some wild stikes that Jaqquard manages to avoid easily.
Jaqquard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fitzgerald.
Jaqquard blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jaqquard because Fitzgerald loaded up on that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald avoids the attempt from Jaqquard to control.
Jaqquard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fitzgerald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jaqquard gets back to full guard.
Jaqquard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devin Jaqquard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fitzgerald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaqquard misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Jaqquard.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Jaqquard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaqquard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzgerald throws a big counter combination but Jaqquard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jaqquard scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a combination that misses
and Jaqquard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaqquard winds up and cracks Fitzgerald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jaqquard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fitzgerald trying to hold on to Jaqquard's head to control him but Jaqquard postures up.
Jaqquard drops an elbow to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald trying to control from the bottom.
Jaqquard seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaqquard wants to control but Fitzgerald is keeping him busy.
Jaqquard is pressing down on Fitzgerald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fitzgerald is holding on for now.
Jaqquard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaqquard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzgerald keeps working.
Fitzgerald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fitzgerald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaqquard forces his way into half guard.
Jaqquard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fitzgerald!
Fitzgerald avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jaqquard.
Fitzgerald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitzgerald tries to get out of the position.
Jaqquard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fitzgerald has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fitzgerald!
Jaqquard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaqquard is on top in guard.
Jaqquard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaqquard throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaqquard tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitzgerald is retaining full guard.
Jaqquard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaqquard throwing strikes but missing.
Jaqquard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Devin Jaqquard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fitzgerald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fitzgerald wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaqquard 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.
Jaqquard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaqquard throwing strikes from guard but Fitzgerald blocks nicely.
Jaqquard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fitzgerald's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzgerald is refusing to be controlled, as Jaqquard sits in half guard.
Fitzgerald is defending against the submission attempts here by Jaqquard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Jaqquard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fitzgerald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaqquard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Jaqquard ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaqquard also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Jaqquard misses.
Jaqquard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaqquard lunges at Fitzgerald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzgerald's hand.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown attempt from Jaqquard. Jaqquard gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaqquard misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fitzgerald jabs Jaqquard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaqquard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzgerald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fitzgerald blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaqquard manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaqquard is out of range and Fitzgerald settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick but Jaqquard moves out of range.
Fitzgerald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaqquard throws a hook to the side of Fitzgerald's head but Fitzgerald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaqquard misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely.
Fitzgerald throws a chopping leg kick but Jaqquard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Jaqquard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzgerald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaqquard lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaqquard throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaqquard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald connects with a jab.
Jaqquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fitzgerald counters with a right hand to the body.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jaqquard prevents Fitzgerald from getting back to his feet.
Jaqquard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaqquard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaqquard prevents Fitzgerald from getting back to his feet.
Fitzgerald is trying to keep Jaqquard in close.
Jaqquard won't allow Fitzgerald to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald keeping full guard, as Jaqquard tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jaqquard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jaqquard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzgerald manages to get himself to full guard.
Fitzgerald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaqquard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitzgerald is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jaqquard passes into half guard.
Jaqquard throwing shots but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaqquard trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaqquard lands a nice short elbow.
Jaqquard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fitzgerald is refusing to be controlled, as Jaqquard sits in half guard.
Fitzgerald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaqquard.
Fitzgerald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jaqquard is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Devin Jaqquard just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaqquard misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaqquard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that misses.
Jaqquard avoids the head kick by Fitzgerald.
Jaqquard fails to land the takedown.
Jaqquard throws a hook but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Jaqquard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaqquard misses the jab.
Fitzgerald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaqquard tries to bum rush Fitzgerald with a series of wild strikes but Fitzgerald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaqquard misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgerald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaqquard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devin Jaqquard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzgerald drops his hands momentarily and Jaqquard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Jaqquard.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzgerald misses its target.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Jaqquard.
Fitzgerald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jaqquard or perhaps it was just good defense by Fitzgerald, which made it look bad.
Jaqquard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fitzgerald lands the left hand.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald with a jab.
Fitzgerald staying out of range there.
Jaqquard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaqquard trying to control the action but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Jaqquard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jaqquard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fitzgerald has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jaqquard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fitzgerald defending against the ground and pound.
Jaqquard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fitzgerald to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Fitzgerald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Jaqquard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jaqquard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fitzgerald sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jaqquard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fitzgerald, who protects the arm well.
Jaqquard trying to control the position but Fitzgerald is working away.
Jaqquard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fitzgerald sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Jaqquard postures up.
Fitzgerald taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jaqquard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jaqquard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fitzgerald is trying to improve his position.
Jaqquard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jaqquard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaqquard looks up at the clock and then as Fitzgerald takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jaqquard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Jaqquard dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fitzgerald's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaqquard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzgerald scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaqquard.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaqquard as he connects with a hook.
Jaqquard 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.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Jaqquard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaqquard.
Jaqquard lands a jab to Fitzgerald's midsection.
Fitzgerald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaqquard connects with a body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Jaqquard does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaqquard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitzgerald doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaqquard misses with a hook. Fitzgerald ducked under it nicely.
Fitzgerald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaqquard checks it well.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from Jaqquard.
Fitzgerald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaqquard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzgerald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jaqquard is in Fitzgerald's guard.
Jaqquard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jaqquard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaqquard stands up over Fitzgerald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaqquard looking to pass the guard.
Fitzgerald wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jaqquard is now in half guard.
Jaqquard wants to pass to mount but Fitzgerald is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fitzgerald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaqquard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fitzgerald's head.
Fitzgerald holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jaqquard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jaqquard moves nicely into side control.
Jaqquard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fitzgerald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaqquard wants to control but Fitzgerald is keeping him busy.
Jaqquard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Devin Jaqquard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaqquard is working Fitzgerald over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaqquard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jaqquard trying to control the position but Fitzgerald is working away.
Fitzgerald seems a little lost for a moment, as Jaqquard dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jaqquard cracks Fitzgerald with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Jaqquard postures up.
Jaqquard trying to control the action but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Thaddeus Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaqquard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fitzgerald works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep. Jaqquard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaqquard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fitzgerald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Jaqquard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaqquard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Jaqquard!
Devin Jaqquard is the new bantamweight champion!
Devin Jaqquard looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This moment is too surreal. It's still like a dream to me.All's im saying is if you work hard and work your butt off dreams really come true. Hats off to Thad, he was a great competitor and a great champion. Im gonna keep working harder to keep this belt around my waist. Thanks WC for the opportunit'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Batter-up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porcelain Punisher.
Louie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porcelain Punisher.
Louie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porcelain Punisher.
Louie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Louie misses with a wild body shot.
Porcelain Punisher defending well as Louie loads up on a big left hand.
Porcelain Punisher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
Louie looks to score with a jab to the body but Porcelain Punisher is just out of range.
Louie lunges at Porcelain Punisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Porcelain Punisher's hand.
Mib Louie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porcelain Punisher takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louie with a nice cross.
Porcelain Punisher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Louie throws a head kick that misses
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Mib Louie's cut even more.
Porcelain Punisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louie throws a body punch but Porcelain Punisher moves out of range.
Louie misses with a low kick.
Louie misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Louie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porcelain Punisher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louie.
Porcelain Punisher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Louie scores with a body shot.
Louie takes a swing at Porcelain Punisher's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Louie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a looping right.
Louie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The cut above Mib Louie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Porcelain Punisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louie throws a hook but Porcelain Punisher avoids it easily.
Porcelain Punisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louie moves away.
Louie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Louie throws a poor cross that misses
and Louie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Porcelain Punisher to score with a decent uppercut.
Louie is rocked!
Mib Louie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Louie lands a right hook to the body.
Porcelain Punisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Porcelain Punisher looks to throw the jab but Louie is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porcelain Punisher.
Louie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Porcelain Punisher's calf.
Porcelain Punisher slips under a jab.
Porcelain Punisher is looking to counter punch.
Louie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mib Louie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
Matt Porcelain Punisher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mib Louie spoke after the fight, saying 'you win some you lose some today was his day.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skunk Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Sprockets might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Stones- Monkey Man. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dieter Von Sprockets!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skunk Asap!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Von Sprockets.
Asap misses with a low kick.
Von Sprockets 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.
Skunk Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Sprockets scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Sprockets scores with a nice body kick.
Von Sprockets throws a head kick that misses.
Von Sprockets lands with a slapping head kick.
Von Sprockets misses with a wild body shot.
Asap attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Sprockets avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asap throws a push kick but Von Sprockets slaps the foot to one side.
Von Sprockets wants to land a leg kick but Asap is out of range.
Asap takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asap has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Sprockets shoots in looking for a takedown but Asap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Von Sprockets's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Asap replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Von Sprockets blocks it well.
Von Sprockets wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asap looks winded!
Asap throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asap avoids a kick to the body.
Von Sprockets with a lazy takedown attempt
and Asap counters by moving into the clinch.
Von Sprockets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Von Sprockets's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Von Sprockets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Asap.
Von Sprockets working aggressively here.
Von Sprockets tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Sprockets tries to break the clinch but Asap is controlling the position.
Asap just leaning against Von Sprockets, taking a breather.
Asap landing knees to the body.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Sprockets.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Sprockets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Sprockets tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap lands with a light punch inside.
Von Sprockets using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asap looking to slow down the pace here.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Asap to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Von Sprockets landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Sprockets slows down the pace here.
Von Sprockets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Sprockets closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asap did well to prevent Von Sprockets getting side control.
Von Sprockets stalling.
Von Sprockets is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Von Sprockets stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Asap doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Von Sprockets.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Sprockets wants to free his trapped foot but Asap is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Von Sprockets seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Asap does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Asap tries to roll over but Von Sprockets keeps him under control.
Von Sprockets works his way into side control.
Von Sprockets wants to control but Asap is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Sprockets dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Asap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Sprockets goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Sprockets checks the leg kick.
Von Sprockets tries a head kick but it misses.
Asap avoids the head kick by Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets lands a jab to the nose.
Von Sprockets thuds his shin into the meat of Asap's side.
Asap blocks the body kick.
Asap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets scores with a shot to the body.
Asap tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Sprockets throws a head kick that misses
and Asap counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asap misses with a body kick.
Asap is breathing heavily.
Asap avoids the head kick by Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets moves out of range as Asap throws a body kick.
Von Sprockets will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asap misses with a head kick.
Von Sprockets changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap looks to land a right hand but Von Sprockets moved out of range.
Asap misses with a head kick.
Asap throws a head kick that misses.
Von Sprockets scores with a push kick.
Asap throws a sloppy head kick and Von Sprockets moves out of range easily.
Von Sprockets sizes up Asap with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets is looking to wear down Asap with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Sprockets throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets keeps Asap at a distance using the push kick.
Von Sprockets looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Sprockets looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Sprockets misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asap blocks the body kick.
Asap thinks about the counter body kick.
Von Sprockets misses with a body kick.
Von Sprockets pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asap takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Von Sprockets.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap moves out of range of the body kick from Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets is looking to slow Asap down with leg kicks.
Von Sprockets misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asap throws a body kick that misses.
Von Sprockets feinted with a counter takedown.
Von Sprockets tries to land a front kick but Asap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asap throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asap steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von Sprockets. That one must have hurt.
Von Sprockets is looking to land body kicks.
Von Sprockets throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Sprockets is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asap can do to turn this around?
Asap takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Von Sprockets thuds his shin into the meat of Asap's side.
Asap avoids the head kick by Von Sprockets.
Asap looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dieter Von Sprockets is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Sprockets lands a head kick. Asap smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap is looking to land body kicks.
Von Sprockets lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Von Sprockets looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Sprockets throws a body kick that misses.
Asap throws a front kick aimed at Von Sprockets's knee but Von Sprockets avoids it well.
Von Sprockets looks for the body kick but Asap saw that one coming.
Von Sprockets gets the takedown into side control.
Von Sprockets has hold of Asap's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Asap seems comfortable defending it but Von Sprockets has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Asap is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Asap is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Von Sprockets couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dieter Von Sprockets!
Dieter Von Sprockets retains his light heavyweight title!
Dieter Von Sprockets decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Offley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Offley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Offley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Offley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wad.
Wad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Offley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Offley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wad sprawls and moves away.
Wad slaps away a takedown attempt from Offley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Offley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wad as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wad! But no joy.
Offley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wad defends well and Offley ends up having to push Wad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Offley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offley dodges the punch combination from Wad.
Offley attempts a counter takedown but Wad avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wad.
Dick Wad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Offley closes the distance and clinches up with Wad, looking for a takedown. Offley pushes Wad against the cage but Wad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Offley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Offley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Offley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Offley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Offley tries to free his leg and advance position but Wad is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Offley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Offley 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.
Offley throws a big right hand that misses.
Wad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Offley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wad pulls Offley in close to prevent any damage.
Offley drops back looking for a leg! Wad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wad manages to kick Offley off! Offley jumps back into Wad's guard.
Offley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wad is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wad has escaped and now he's on top!
Wad 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.
Offley has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wad passes into side control.
Offley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wad's best efforts.
Wad moves nicely into side control.
Offley is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offley regains half guard.
Offley tries to roll over but Wad keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wad in particular looking to stall.
Offley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Offley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Offley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Wad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Offley dives in and grabs Wad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wad pushes down on Offley's head and hops out.
Wad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Offley.
Wad is looking to clinch.
Offley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wad closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wad.
It looks like Clinton Offley has been cut.
Offley jumps guard but Wad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Offley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Offley tries to pull guard but Wad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Wad has him pressed against the cage.
Offley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Offley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wad misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Wad.
Wad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wad lands with a short shot to the head.
Offley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wad walks away with a smile on his face. Offley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wad lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Offley fails to land the takedown.
Offley misses with a takedown
and Wad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wad.
Offley tries to pull guard but Wad holds him up against the cage and eventually Offley drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offley tries to pull guard but Wad holds him up against the cage and eventually Offley drops back down to his feet.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Wad has him pressed against the cage.
Wad is leaning against Offley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Offley jumps guard but Wad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Offley pulls guard successfully.
Wad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Offley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wad has managed to get both his arms back between Offley's legs - danger averted.
Wad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Offley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wad is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offley working a defensive guard here.
Wad looking to pass the guard.
Wad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wad tries to free his leg and advance position but Offley is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Offley closes the distance and clinches up with Wad, looking for a takedown. Offley pushes Wad against the cage but Wad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wad gets a clinch.
Wad is pressed up against the cage. Offley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wad down to the mat. Wad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Offley misses with a body punch
and Wad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wad.
Clinton Offley's cut is getting worse.
Wad lands an uppercut.
Offley manages to pull guard.
Offley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wad defends well.
Offley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Wad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clinton Offley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Offley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Offley misses with a takedown attempt - Wad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Offley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wad circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Offley tries to pull guard but Wad holds him up against the cage and eventually Offley drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Offley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Wad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offley fails to pull guard.
Offley jumps guard but Wad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Offley gets control of Wad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Offley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Offley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wad stopping the sweep attempt from Offley.
Offley has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wad should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Offley has tightened it up now! Wad should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Clinton Offley!
A victorious Clinton Offley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ska Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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192 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ska Asap!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sevket did well to prevent Asap getting side control.
Asap looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sevket wants to get back to his feet.
Asap takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sevket trying to control but Asap postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Asap's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Asap is looking for a kimura here.
Asap is looking for a kimura but Sevket is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Asap to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Asap prevents Sevket from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap controlling the action here.
Asap prevents Sevket from improving his position.
Sevket trying to hold on to Asap's head to control him but Asap postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Asap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sevket's waist but Sevket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Asap off to one side.
Sevket throws a shot to the body.
Arnavut Sevket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sevket.
Sevket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asap was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Asap or perhaps it was just good defense by Sevket, which made it look bad.
Asap shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sevket sprawls well. Sevket wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asap gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ska Asap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asap gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sevket counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asap thinking.
Ska Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asap's head.
Sevket is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sevket stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sevket wants it to stay on the feet.
Sevket throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asap on the side of the head.
Sevket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sevket sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Asap with that takedown attempt.
Sevket moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sevket.
Asap wants a takedown.
Asap is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sevket is defending well.
Sevket scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sevket leaning against his opponent.
Asap wants to take the fight to the mat but Sevket manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sevket.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sevket.
Sevket lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asap is breathing heavily.
Asap wants a takedown.
Sevket lands a body punch.
Sevket lands a hook that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
Sevket lands a hook that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
A short left from Sevket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sevket is pressed up against the cage. Asap has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sevket down to the mat. Sevket avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sevket wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Sevket.
It looks like Ska Asap has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a nice shot to the body.
Asap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sevket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sevket with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sevket scores with a jab to the body.
Sevket scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asap in his tracks.
Jab by Sevket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asap.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevket displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asap is rocked!
Sevket throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sevket scores with a body shot.
Sevket is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asap rather than just go for the knockout.
Sevket lands a nice hook to Asap's body. Asap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sevket changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket has closed the distance and engaged Asap in a clinch.
Sevket lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnavut Sevket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ska Asap's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sevket lands a nice shot to the body.
Sevket lands a right hook to the body.
Sevket throws a body shot but no joy.
Asap attempts a counter takedown but Sevket avoids it well and moves away.
Asap shoots in looking for a takedown but Sevket manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Asap's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sevket connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asap's hands.
Sevket lands with a good body shot.
Sevket throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asap shoots for a takedown but Sevket saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sevket defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asap.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ska Asap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sevket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asap.
Asap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asap misses with a takedown attempt - Sevket sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sevket is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asap with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket clobbers Asap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sevket throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asap has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asap there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sevket has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sevket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap dives in and grabs Sevket's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sevket pushes down on Asap's head and hops out.
Sevket comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sevket has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sevket cracks Asap with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sevket stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sevket wants it to stay on the feet.
Sevket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sevket lands a lovely overhand right.
Sevket moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ska Asap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sevket bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Asap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asap tries for a takedown but Sevket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Asap seems to have got his legs back now.
Sevket with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sevket lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sevket.
Sevket rushes Asap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sevket as the two fighters clinch.
Sevket works on Asap's body with a couple of short punches.
Sevket throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sevket throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sevket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sevket scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sevket.
Sevket cracks Asap with a nice body shot.
Sevket lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sevket is working Asap over against the cage.
Sevket stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sevket presses Asap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Sevket.
Sevket dips a shoulder and cracks Asap with a mighty uppercut! Asap falls back against the cage and Sevket unloads with a barrage of strikes! Asap is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sevket screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnavut Sevket!
Arnavut Sevket is the new middleweight champion!
Arnavut Sevket decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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