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MMM 8: Wizard vs. Meacham PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Deschamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Silvinho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristiano Silvinho!
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, Jean Deschamp!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jean Deschamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschamp lunges at Silvinho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvinho's hand.
Deschamp lands a left and a right that send Silvinho crashing to the mat, dazed. Deschamp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silvinho is rocked!
It looks like Cristiano Silvinho has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deschamp throws a series of punches but Silvinho avoids them all with ease.
Oh Silvinho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvinho shoots in and drives through. Deschamp sprawls well.
Silvinho seems to have got his legs back now.
Deschamp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Deschamp throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvinho.
Silvinho blocks a jab.
Deschamp misses with an uppercut.
Deschamp missing with a left hand there. Silvinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deschamp throws a hook but Silvinho avoids it easily.
Deschamp keeps the fight on the outside.
Deschamp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvinho.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deschamp throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho moves away from the strike by Deschamp.
A big right from Deschamp misses.
Silvinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deschamp.
Deschamp misses the jab.
Deschamp leaves Silvinho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deschamp lands a nice looking body shot.
Deschamp thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Deschamp misses its intended target.
Silvinho blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Deschamp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschamp throws a looping overhand right but Silvinho ducks down to avoid it.
Deschamp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvinho moves away.
Silvinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deschamp as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silvinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvinho defending well as Deschamp loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Deschamp misses.
Silvinho slips under a jab from Deschamp.
Silvinho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silvinho is breathing heavily.
Deschamp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvinho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silvinho checks a low kick from Deschamp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho checks a leg kick.
Deschamp cracks Silvinho with a good jab.
Silvinho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvinho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deschamp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvinho's calf.
Silvinho tries to move into range but Deschamp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvinho ducks under a wild hook from Deschamp.
Jean Deschamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deschamp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deschamp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvinho manages to avoid it.
Deschamp misses with a straight right.
Deschamp throws a big shot that misses.
Silvinho moves out of range as Deschamp strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschamp lands a big head kick that sends Silvinho tumbling to the mat! Deschamp takes a step backwards and waves Silvinho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Deschamp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deschamp.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschamp circles away.
Good shot there by Deschamp.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Silvinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Deschamp as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschamp swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvinho.
Silvinho slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Deschamp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Silvinho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deschamp tried to score with a low kick but Silvinho checks it.
Deschamp throws a nice looking combination but Silvinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvinho defending well as Deschamp loads up on a big left hand.
Silvinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deschamp.
Silvinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deschamp.
Deschamp scores with a jab. Silvinho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Silvinho blocks the low kick.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Silvinho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschamp scores with a hook.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschamp circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Deschamp there.
Deschamp stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deschamp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silvinho staying out of range there.
Deschamp throws a looping overhand right but Silvinho ducks down to avoid it.
Deschamp throws a solid leg kick but Silvinho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deschamp.
Deschamp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silvinho finds it's way round the side to connect with Deschamp's head.
No luck for Silvinho with that takedown attempt.
Silvinho avoids the body shot from Deschamp.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deschamp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deschamp tries to work over Silvinho's front leg with a kick but Silvinho checks it.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Deschamp circles away.
Silvinho has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Silvinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deschamp breaks from the clinch.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Deschamp keeps it at a distance.
Deschamp throws a jab when Silvinho was well out of range.
Deschamp misses with a straight right.
Deschamp misses with a wild body shot.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Deschamp circles away.
Silvinho slips under a jab from Deschamp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschamp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deschamp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deschamp is breathing heavily.
Deschamp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silvinho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvinho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deschamp.
Deschamp looks to land a left hand but Silvinho moved out of range nicely.
Deschamp misses with a straight right.
Silvinho shoots in for a double leg but Deschamp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silvinho just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Deschamp does no damage.
Silvinho misses with a head kick.
Deschamp throws a leg kick that misses.
Deschamp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deschamp.
Silvinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deschamp motions for Silvinho to come forward. Deschamp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvinho wants to clinch up but Deschamp keeps it at a distance.
Deschamp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deschamp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silvinho. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silvinho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Deschamp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristiano Silvinho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deschamp misses with an uppercut. Silvinho saw that one coming.
Deschamp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvinho.
Deschamp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deschamp misses with a body shot
and Silvinho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silvinho.
Deschamp keeping moving, preventing Silvinho from controlling successfully.
Silvinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silvinho wants to control from the top but Deschamp keeps moving.
Deschamp working a defensive guard but Silvinho passes into half guard.
Deschamp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschamp throws a strike from the bottom but Silvinho passes into side control!
Silvinho trying to control the action but Deschamp is working from the bottom.
Deschamp throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Deschamp is not content to let Silvinho control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deschamp lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschamp misses with a hook. Silvinho ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Deschamp.
Deschamp sizes up Silvinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Silvinho misses.
Silvinho has a takedown stuffed.
Silvinho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deschamp sprawls well. Deschamp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvinho gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Deschamp misses its intended target.
Silvinho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deschamp works Silvinho's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Deschamp.
Deschamp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deschamp throws a combination. Silvinho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Deschamp throws a shot from downtown. Silvinho moves away and avoids it.
Silvinho slips under a jab.
Deschamp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silvinho counters with a shoot takedown. Deschamp fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschamp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silvinho is aware though and is defending well.
Deschamp pulls Silvinho in close to prevent any damage.
Deschamp working for submissions but it's allowed Silvinho to get to half guard.
Silvinho wants to control but Deschamp is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschamp is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Silvinho wants to control but Deschamp is keeping him busy.
Cristiano Silvinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deschamp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jean Deschamp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deschamp wants to control but Silvinho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Deschamp looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Deschamp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deschamp 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Deschamp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Daniels!
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, Malcolm Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daniels napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Daniels gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster content just to control the position here.
Daniels wants to hold on but Lancaster pushes him away.
Lancaster is working for a guillotine from mount but Daniels frees his head quite easily.
Lancaster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Lancaster there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lancaster dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Joey Daniels has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Lancaster isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joey Daniels's cut is getting worse.
Lancaster thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Daniels tries to hold on but Lancaster pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Daniels scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lancaster land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lancaster stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty McGruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hopkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty McGruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGruber misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hopkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGruber defending well though.
Hopkins throwing shots but McGruber is blocking nicely.
Hopkins looks to land a strike but McGruber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hopkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGruber wants to sweep here but Hopkins controlling him for the moment.
McGruber is working hard here to advance position.
McGruber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hopkins shoots in for a double leg but McGruber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins looks gassed!
A punch combination from McGruber misses.
A punch combination from McGruber misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins walks into a stiff left hand from McGruber.
McGruber misses with a double jab.
Hopkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGruber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGruber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGruber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGruber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hopkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can McGruber finish him?
McGruber breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
McGruber misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGruber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGruber darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the cage.
McGruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGruber drops Hopkins with a beautiful combination! Hopkins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGruber is looking for the KO!
McGruber drops Hopkins with a straight right hand, right on the button! McGruber follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty McGruber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephan Lee!
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, Caleb Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Jackson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Caleb Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jackson biding his time, controlling Lee.
Lee preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jackson.
Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Lee misses with a combination
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Jackson keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee taking a breather.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stephan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jackson.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Lee is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Lee lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four 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.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee motions for Jackson to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Lee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson checks a low kick from Lee.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Caleb Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Jackson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Jackson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Li Fong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li Fong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Li Fong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fong throws a sloppy head kick and Markman moves out of range easily.
Markman gets the takedown into side control.
Fong parries the strikes from Markman easily there. Markman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fong to escape.
Markman is looking to take a break and control but Fong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Markman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Markman in side control, throwing shots but Fong defends.
Fong is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Markman.
Markman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Markman.
Fong is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman trying to control the action but Fong is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Markman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Markman throws a strike aimed at the side of Fong's head but Fong avoids it well.
Markman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Markman is putting a hurting on Fong here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markman scoring with punches from side control.
Markman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Markman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Markman lands a few punches from side control.
Fong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fong tries to buck Markman off but Markman is having none of it.
Fong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fong is rocked!
Fong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markman on the ground.
Markman cracks Fong with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Markman immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fong is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Markman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Markman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Meacham (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Edgar Wizard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Meacham!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meacham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown but Wizard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meacham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wizard!
Meacham swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wizard is now in Meacham's guard. A big mistake from Meacham there, giving up the dominant position!
Meacham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wizard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wizard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meacham keeping full guard, as Wizard tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wizard postures up in Meacham's guard and throws a big left but Meacham blocks it.
Wizard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Meacham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wizard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wizard is looking to work some ground and pound but Meacham has wrist control.
Wizard with a nice head shot there.
Wizard connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard is sitting in close to Meacham's body. Meacham has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wizard is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wizard is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Meacham.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Meacham!
John Meacham is the new middleweight champion!
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