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MFL 2: Bush vs Rick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Rick.
Rick misses with a looping right.
Erickson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erickson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Rick misses.
Rick misses with a looping right.
Erickson moves forwards but Rick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Erickson.
Rick scores with a jab to the body.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Erickson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rick clobbers Erickson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rick catches Erickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rick misses with a shot to the body
and Erickson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rick misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rick ducks under a wild hook from Erickson.
Rick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Erickson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erickson walks into a straight right hand from Rick.
Erickson is rocked!
Rick drops Erickson with a big left hand! Erickson is injured, injured bad! Rick jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Boy Rick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ori Fanta (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Fanta!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fanta.
Tony misses the jab.
Fanta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fanta misses with a hook. Tony ducked under it nicely.
Fanta works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Tony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fanta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fanta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Ori Fanta has been cut.
Fanta looks to land a left hand but Tony moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Tony misses.
Tony scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fanta.
Fanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
A left lands for Tony.
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!
Fanta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Fanta counters with a body kick.
Fanta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Fanta.
Wilson Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tony misses.
Tony misses with an uppercut
and Fanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fanta slips a jab from Tony.
Fanta slips under a jab.
Fanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fanta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tony momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fanta.
Fanta moves away from the strike by Tony.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Tony misses its intended target.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fanta manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tony misses.
Tony lands a nice looking body shot.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Fanta counters with a thumping low kick.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Fanta slips the punch.
Fanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tony.
Fanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fanta lands with a hook. Tony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Tony misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Fanta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanta sizes up Tony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fanta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tony is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tony misses with a hook to the body
and Fanta counters with a good low kick that Tony was not able to check.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fanta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fanta slips a straight right by Tony.
Fanta looks to land a body kick but Tony moved away.
Tony gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fanta lands a head kick. Tony smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fanta slips a straight right by Tony.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fanta! But no joy.
Tony misses with a hook
and Fanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tony misses with a hook
and Fanta counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Fanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Fanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fanta throws out a counter right but Tony avoids it with no problem.
Tony misses with a hook to the body
and Fanta counters with a good low kick that Tony was not able to check.
Tony slips under a jab.
Tony was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tony scores with a jab to the body.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Fanta moved out of range nicely.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
Fanta slips under a jab.
Tony takes a swing at Fanta's ribcage but misses.
Fanta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tony lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fanta at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ori Fanta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ori Fanta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fanta defending well as Tony loads up on a big left hand.
Fanta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fanta slips a jab from Tony.
Fanta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fanta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tony scores with a body shot.
Tony walks into a left hand.
Fanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tony.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Ori Fanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fanta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tony might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Tony there.
A swing and a miss from Tony.
It seemed like Fanta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fanta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tony swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fanta counter with a right hand.
Fanta thumps Tony with a low kick.
Tony misses with an uppercut
and Fanta counters with a nice leg kick.
Tony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tony throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fanta on the side of the head.
Tony throws a poor cross that misses
and Fanta counters with an outside leg kick.
Fanta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fanta scores with a head kick. Tony tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tony throws a right hand that misses
and Fanta counters with an inside leg kick.
Fanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tony.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with an uppercut
and Fanta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fanta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tony counter with a right hand.
Fanta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fanta walks into a left hand.
Fanta throws a good cross that connects.
Tony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fanta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fanta feints and then cracks Tony's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tony down.
Fanta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tony catches Fanta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fanta throws a sloppy head kick and Tony moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Fanta moved out of range nicely.
Fanta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fanta ducks under a wild hook from Tony.
A little jabbing left from Fanta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tony throws a body punch but Fanta moves out of range.
Fanta misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Tony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fanta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tony.
Fanta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fanta, right into the meat.
Fanta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fanta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tony.
A nice side step and Fanta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fanta counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tony's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tony throws a lazy uppercut
and Fanta counters with a body kick that stops Tony in his tracks momentarily.
Fanta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fanta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tony on the side of the head.
Tony misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fanta misses with a wild body shot.
Fanta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tony 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.
Fanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tony catches Fanta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ori Fanta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ori Fanta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tony works Fanta's body with a nice hook.
Tony misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanta counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tony.
Fanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Fanta responds with a good body kick, but Tony manages to step out the way in time.
Tony swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fanta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tony throws a body punch but Fanta moves out of range.
Fanta scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fanta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony throws a poor cross that misses
and Fanta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony scores with a sloppy right hand. Fanta should have avoided that one.
Fanta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fanta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fanta looks for the body kick but Tony saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tony's calf.
Fanta misses with a two punch combination.
Tony scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fanta is rocked!
Fanta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tony.
Tony was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fanta is still on wobbly legs! Can Tony finish him?
Tony misses the jab.
Fanta shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tony throws an overhand right that lands on Fanta's shoulder, as Fanta tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Fanta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fanta seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Tony there.
Fanta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tony lands a jab.
Tony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fanta.
Fanta slips a jab from Tony.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a body punch but Fanta moves out of range.
Tony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fanta slips under a jab.
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony.
Fanta ducks right into an uppercut from Tony.
Fanta lands with a slapping head kick.
Tony throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fanta on the side of the head.
Tony misses with a right hand
and Tony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fanta lands with an uppercut that bounces Tony off the cage and back into range.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanta moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tony misses with an uppercut.
Fanta throws a fast counter high kick but Tony manages to duck under it in time.
Tony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Fanta throws a jab but it's blocked by Tony.
Tony misses with a hook.
Tony throws a body shot but no joy.
Fanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Tony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fanta.
Fanta avoids the body shot from Tony.
Fanta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a lunging right hand
and Tony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Fanta counters with a good low kick that Tony was not able to check.
Tony connects with a right hand. Fanta shakes it off.
Tony connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fanta's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tony lands with an uppercut that bounces Fanta off the cage and back into range.
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony connects with a jab.
Tony misses with a body shot
and Fanta counters with a good low kick that Tony was not able to check.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
Fanta avoids the body shot from Tony.
Fanta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fanta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Ori Fanta!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dill Frankson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Diaz (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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dill Frankson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Frankson walks into a left hand.
Frankson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Frankson shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Frankson trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frankson defends well.
Frankson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Frankson wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Frankson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Frankson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frankson is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Frankson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frankson.
Diaz trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frankson is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Frankson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frankson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Frankson has control of the leg.
Frankson wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frankson wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frankson is breathing heavily.
Frankson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz wants to control but Frankson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Frankson prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frankson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz is trying to control Frankson's posture but Frankson avoids it.
Frankson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Frankson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frankson with a poor takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Frankson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frankson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankson is just content to waste time from the top position. Diaz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Frankson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankson keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frankson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frankson is trying to improve his position.
Dill Frankson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz has hold of Frankson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Frankson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Frankson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Frankson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Noel Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to stall.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Anderson presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Anderson is defending well.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has hold of Anderson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Anderson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Anderson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Anderson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Neal Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Crazy Six has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Six is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Six throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
Six throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Six throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden thuds his right hand into Six's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Six connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Six trying to control the position but instead, Durden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Six into the cage.
Durden scores with a hook to the body.
Durden works on Six's body with a couple of short punches.
Six is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Durden.
Durden lands a body punch.
Durden digs a right hand underneath Six's ribcage. Six let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durden scores with a shot to the side of Six's head.
A shot in the inside from Durden.
Durden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Durden gets through Six's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Durden.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
Six is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Durden as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Six is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durden drops Six onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Six is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Durden.
Six seems to have got his legs back now.
Durden drops Six onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Six is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Durden lands an uppercut.
Durden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Durden lands a right hand.
Durden pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Six out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
Ward lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Ward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Ward lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
It looks like Black Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz decides to pull guard.
Diaz looks winded!
Ward slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ward looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to move to mount but Diaz blocks the move with his legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ward is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ward is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz has one of Ward's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ward tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ward is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz tries to buck Ward off but Ward is having none of it.
Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Ward works to advance to full mount. Diaz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ward jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ward tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
Ward tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Ward trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Ward wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Ward jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Diaz trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to control but Diaz passes easily into half guard.
Neal Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Ward defending well.
Ward is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ward looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Ward gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two 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.
Diaz passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ward is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Ward is having none of it.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Ward is defending well.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ward defends it well.
Diaz prevents Ward from improving his position.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Ward actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Ward won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ward working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Black Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Black Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz has Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Ward decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ward keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Ward being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Ward is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
That's two 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.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Ward is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Diaz to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ward stalling.
Ward is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ward to get the leverage.
Diaz looking for subs from the bottom but Ward mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ward looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ward trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ward moves to back control.
Ward has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Black Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ward looking for the RNC.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is in bad spot here.
Ward is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Neal Ward!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Neal Ward!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Neal Ward!
Neal Ward wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tooth quickly recovers to half guard.
Tooth wants to control but Dawes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tooth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dawes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tooth wants to get back to full guard.
Tooth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dawes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dawes's back!
Dawes tries to break free.
Dawes is taking damage to the body and head.
Tooth lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tooth.
Dawes staying busy and making it hard for Tooth to control.
Tooth gets his hands free as Dawes looks to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tooth keeps control of the position as Dawes tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tooth controlling the positon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth is looking to control Dawes but Dawes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dawes wants to control his opponent's hands but Tooth gets his hands free.
Dawes rolls, trying to escape but Tooth keeps control of the position.
Dawes trying to control the position but Tooth manages to sink in the hooks.
Tooth tries to keep control of the position but Dawes is staying busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawes just trying to survive but Tooth is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dawes is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can Dawes hold on?! Tooth is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
You can see the frustration on Dawes's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth punches Dawes on the ear.
Dawes turns into Tooth and is now in his guard.
Tooth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tooth tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tooth holds on and takes a little breather.
Tooth trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tooth wants to sweep here but Dawes controlling him for the moment.
Dawes tries to free his leg and advance position but Tooth is retaining full guard.
Tooth keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.
Dawes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tooth pulls Dawes in close to prevent any damage.
Dawes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tooth controlling Dawes's posture.
Tooth looking to control.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.
Tooth controls Dawes momentarily but Dawes frees himself.
Tooth 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.
Dawes trying to control but Tooth is working from the bottom.
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.
Tooth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dawes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tooth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dawes has Tooth in his guard.
Dawes working for submissions but it's allowed Tooth to get to half guard.
Tooth is pressing down on Dawes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dawes is holding on for now.
Tooth winds up and cracks Dawes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawes actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dawes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tooth did well to prevent Dawes getting side control.
Tooth trying to control from the bottom.
Tooth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tooth.
Dawes throws a big elbow that misses.
Dawes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tooth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tooth has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dawes has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Dawes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tooth rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dawes's guard! Nice work there by Tooth!
Dawes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tooth's head.
Tooth is trying to keep Dawes in close.
Dawes looking to pass the guard.
Tooth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawes's guard.
Tooth is working Dawes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tooth 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tooth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tooth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawes tries to strike from the bottom.
Tooth working some strikes from top position.
Dawes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tooth defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tooth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tooth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawes has momentary wrist control but Tooth slips an elbow through the middle.
Tooth chips away with some ground and pound.
Tooth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tooth has managed to get both his arms back between Dawes's legs - danger averted.
Dawes working for a triangle but Tooth defends it easily.
Tooth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tooth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth scoring with some ground and pound.
Dawes is still in real trouble! Can Tooth finish him?
Tooth loads up on a big left hand. Dawes felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tooth looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dawes can't hide his disappointment, as Tooth celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Rick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rick to the mat! Rick manages to get full guard.
Steller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steller has managed to get both his arms back between Rick's legs - danger averted.
Steller throwing strikes but missing.
Rick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Steller tries to free his leg and advance position but Rick is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller landing with the ground and pound.
Rick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steller defends it easily.
Rick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Steller should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rick has tightened it up now! Steller 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 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Little Rick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles RIck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles RIck!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RIck with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
RIck tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
RIck takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RIck tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles RIck.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
RIck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz digs a right hand into RIck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on RIck's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz cracks RIck with a nice body shot.
RIck looks winded!
RIck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
RIck jumps guard but Diaz stands there with RIck around his waist. RIck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz has RIck pressed against the cage.
RIck takes a shot to the head.
Diaz is leaning against RIck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz is leaning against RIck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
RIck takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is working RIck over against the cage.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
RIck takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged RIck in a clinch.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that RIck can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands a right hand.
RIck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Chuck Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
RIck wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
RIck is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of RIcks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz gets through RIck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
RIck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles RIck.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz presses RIck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
RIck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with RIck, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down RIck.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
RIck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz gets through RIck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz avoiding damage.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is pushing RIck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath RIck's ribcage. RIck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz stalling against the cage.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
RIck is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz clearly takes that round.
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.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with RIck, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
RIck is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of RIcks head.
RIck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
RIck wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of RIcks head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
RIck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz pushes RIck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles RIck.
RIck takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of RIck's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of RIck backwards.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz gets through RIck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
RIck blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but RIck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz had his way with Charles RIck in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
RIck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. RIck is in Diaz's guard.
RIck wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
RIck drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick RIck off! RIck jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
RIck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling RIck's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RIck won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
RIck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
RIck trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
RIck forces his way into half guard.
RIck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
RIck is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RIck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
RIck 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.
RIck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RIck wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
RIck seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
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.
Diaz has his hands clasped together around RIck's back. He's all about the action.
RIck wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Charles RIck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RIck is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. RIck eventually gives up the hold.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles RIck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Chuck Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Chuck Diaz is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Bush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick moves into the clinch.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush wants a takedown.
Bush is trying to drag Rick to the mat but Rick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rick pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Rick. That snapped Bush's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick clinches up against the cage.
Bush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Bush has hold of one of Rick's legs. Rick is fighting the takedown attempt but Bush gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bush is standing up over Rick. Rick looks to escape but Bush dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush working the body and head with strikes.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick taking a bit of punishment here - Bush scoring with strikes.
Rick is rocked!
Bush in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Rick looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bush turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Bush!
JJ Bush is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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