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HKFC 33 - Sandusky vs R PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Patiently Waiting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vincenzo Calliente could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Jackson's 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
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Calliente shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Calliente's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calliente fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calliente gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson tries to escape but Calliente is in control.
Jackson stops Calliente from passing to mount.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Calliente sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calliente. That did some damage!
Curtis Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calliente is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calliente.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Calliente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Calliente or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
A leg kick checked by Calliente.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Calliente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calliente shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Calliente looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson thows a body kick. Calliente tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calliente blocks a head kick by Jackson.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Calliente tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Calliente back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Calliente is rocked!
It looks like Vincenzo Calliente has been cut.
Jackson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Calliente crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Pappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pappa's choice of entrance music: DJ Icey - The One. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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167 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Pappa!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappa throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aoki.
Pappa misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Pappa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pappa tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aoki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki is working to tighten is grip on Pappa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pappa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Aoki is really squeezing tight and eventually Pappa passes out! Aoki breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shinya Aoki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Benton!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fontana fails with the takedown.
Fontana digs a good hook to Benton's body.
Benton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Fontana misses.
Fontana tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bob Benton has been cut.
Fontana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fontana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fontana's knee momentarily.
Fontana has his takedown stuffed
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fontana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fontana is breathing heavily.
Benton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fontana's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton works over Fontana's head and body with a nice combination.
Fontana blocks a low kick nicely.
Fontana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benton counters with a head kick that drops Fontana to the mat! Fontana scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fontana is rocked!
Benton throws an overhand right that has Fontana reeling! Benton follows up with more punches and Fontana is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Benton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serrano Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motley Crue - Wild Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serrano Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Lacey shoots in.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacey doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele slips a straight right by Lacey.
Steele jabs at Lacey's body.
Lacey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacey misses the target.
Lacey tries to keep at a distance but Steele has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Steele on the inside.
Lacey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steele just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steele pushes Lacey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacey blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele stalls.
Lacey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacey wants a takedown but no success here.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Lacey has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steele lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lacey goes for a takedown attempt but Steele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele is pressed up against the cage. Lacey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steele down to the mat. Steele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lacey showed some decent athleticism there.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Lacey has control of the leg.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lacey stands up from half guard.
Steele moves out of range as Lacey strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lacey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Lacey throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele is looking to slow Lacey down with leg kicks.
Steele feints and then cracks Lacey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lacey down.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Lacey walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele thumps Lacey with a low kick.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lacey circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele connects with a high kick.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacey closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Lacey pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Lacey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Lacey dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Lacey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Lacey was not able to check.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lacey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacey can't get the takedown.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Lacey is blocking nicely.
Steele is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Lacey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacey wants a takedown but no success here.
Lacey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lacey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacey darts in trying to clinch
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacey has his takedown stuffed
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serrano Steele dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lacey shoots and misses
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele throws a series of punches but Lacey avoids them all with ease.
Lacey shoots in and bounces Steele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lacey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lacey throws and elbow that misses. Steele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lacey's guard. Nice move by Steele!
Lacey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lacey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Steele trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey is striking from the bottom but Steele uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking to take a break and control but Lacey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lacey moves into the clinch.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steele prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steele uses from the top position.
Steele distracts Lacey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lacey wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele stops Lacey from standing up.
Steele decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lacey, up you get!
Lacey with a poor takedown
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Lacey misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steele lands a head kick. Lacey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Steele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lacey's head.
Serrano Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
Steele stalks Lacey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lacey's face. Lacey staggers backwards, shaken.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lacey backs up against the cage.
Lacey scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lacey.
Steele wants to get back to his feet but Lacey drags him back down.
Steele wants to control but Lacey postures up.
Lacey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Lacey working the ground and pound from side control.
Lacey working the ground and pound.
Steele is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lacey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lacey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lacey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steele down.
Lacey lands an elbow.
Steele takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lacey connects with a decent elbow.
Lacey landing strikes.
Lacey is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele can't do much from the bottom here.
Lacey advances to full mount.
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lacey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lacey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steele hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lacey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lacey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele with a nice cross.
Steele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Lacey looks to clinch
and Steele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lacey really felt that one!
Lacey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Steele.
Steele looks to land a combination but Lacey avoids it well.
Lacey with a poor takedown
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Steele scores with a four punch combination!
Lacey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Lacey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele throws a head kick but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Lacey. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacey, as that shot connected.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Lacey closes the distance but Steele moves to the side
and Steele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lacey is trying to drag Steele to the mat but Steele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lacey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lacey.
Lacey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lacey misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey lands a takedown into guard.
Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lacey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
Lacey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
Steele looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mike Lacey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lacey is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele tries to control but Lacey wriggling away.
Steele blocks Lacey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lacey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey wants to get back to his feet.
Lacey is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Steele.
Lacey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lacey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Steele controlling his opponent.
Steele wants to control the pace but Lacey is squirming around nicely.
Lacey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Lacey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Steele blocks Lacey's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lacey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lacey is looking to escape.
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Lacey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lacey trying desperately to get to his feet.
Steele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Lacey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lacey can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serrano Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serrano Steele!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Finan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Finan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox throws a shot to the body.
Larry Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finan lands in his opponent's guard.
Lennox wants to sweep but no luck.
Lennox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finan trying to control but Lennox is working from the bottom.
Finan has gone for a leg lock! Lennox slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finan's guard.
Finan wants to sweep here but Lennox controlling him for the moment.
Lennox wants to pass the guard but Finan is keeping the position.
Finan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lennox defends well.
Finan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lennox in particular looking to stall.
Lennox moves into full mount! Finan won't be happy about that!
Finan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lennox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lennox dominating with strikes here.
Lennox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Finan hang on?
Lennox lands a big elbow.
Lennox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finan wants to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox postures up.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lennox looking to control and managing it successfully.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Finan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
Lennox avoids the attempt from Finan to control.
Lennox controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finan is looking to escape.
Finan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox postures up.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finan is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Lennox just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lennox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lennox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lennox swats away the attempt to clinch by Finan.
Finan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lennox circles away.
Finan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lennox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finan moves into the clinch successfully.
Lennox can't break the clinch.
Finan tries to score a body lock takedown but Lennox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lennox is pressed up against the cage. Finan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lennox down to the mat. Lennox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Lennox pushes Finan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finan breaks the clinch.
Finan fails with the takedown.
Tyrone Finan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lennox throws a hook but Finan avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lennox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lennox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finan misses with a hook. Lennox ducked under it nicely.
Lennox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a few strikes there.
Finan throws a solid leg kick but Lennox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finan.
Finan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Finan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox is not content to let Finan control the position.
Lennox moves into full guard.
Finan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lennox is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lennox has escaped and now he's on top!
Finan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lennox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lennox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Finan's guard.
Lennox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finan wants to control but Lennox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finan trying to get back to full guard but Lennox takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lennox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finan wants to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Lennox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Lennox trying to control but Finan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox avoids the attempt from Finan to control.
Finan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lennox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Finan's face.
Finan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finan is squirming around, avoiding Lennox's attempts to control the action.
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.
Finan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lennox dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Finan shoots in and bounces Lennox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finan 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.
Lennox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lennox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finan manages to get himself to full guard.
Larry Lennox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lennox trying to control but Finan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Larry Lennox.
Finan fails with the takedown.
Finan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lennox is on top in guard.
Finan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lennox controls the pace.
Lennox is pushing down on Finan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finan is fighting to maintain full guard but Lennox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lennox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Finan is not content to let Lennox control the position.
Tyrone Finan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finan looking for submissions off his back.
Finan wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.
Well, if Lennox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Finan is looking to improve his position.
Lennox tries to pass to full mount but Finan defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finan shoots in and drives through. Lennox sprawls well.
Finan shoots for a double leg takedown but Lennox sprawls well. He's pushed Finan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Lennox scores a takedown into full mount!
Lennox lands a big shot there that rocks Finan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lennox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Finan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Lennox wants to control the pace but Finan is squirming around nicely.
Larry Lennox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finan working to try and regain half guard.
Lennox controlling from mount.
Finan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lennox. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Lennox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lennox 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Lennox!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Man Bearpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thompson Twins - If You Were Here kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Long Dong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Man Bearpig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Long Dong!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bearpig throws a low kick, looking for Dong's leg but Dong calmly moves out of range.
Dong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bearpig defends it nicely.
Bearpig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man Bearpig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Dong.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dong.
Dong shoots in looking for a takedown. Bearpig tries to sprawl out of it but Dong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bearpig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong blocks a head kick by Bearpig.
Dong shoots in for a double leg but Bearpig sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but Bearpig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dong avoids the body shot from Bearpig.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bearpig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt - Bearpig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bearpig circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dong.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bearpig throws a right hand that Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong also avoids with ease.
Dong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bearpig swivels and escapes.
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.
Dong wants to clinch up but Bearpig keeps it at a distance.
Dong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bearpig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Bearpig stuffs the takedown attempt from Dong. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Bearpig throws a front kick aimed at Dong's knee but Dong avoids it well.
Bearpig looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bearpig trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Bearpig wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Dong working for a triangle but Bearpig defends it easily.
Bearpig cracks Dong with a solid left hand.
Bearpig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bearpig looking to pass the guard.
Dong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bearpig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bearpig scoring with some ground and pound.
Bearpig working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Dong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bearpig is aware though and is defending well.
Dong looks gassed!
Dong keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Dong has an active guard here but Bearpig has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearpig frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bearpig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dong on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bearpig lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearpig trying to control but Dong is having none of it.
Dong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bearpig blocks Dong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man Bearpig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bearpig scores with a takedown into Dong's guard.
Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bearpig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bearpig tries to free his leg and advance position but Dong is retaining full guard.
Bearpig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dong throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bearpig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dong is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bearpig frees his head nicely. Oh but Dong has switched to an armbar! Bearpig is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Long Dong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible. Duke has chosen Pink Floyd - Money as his entrance music. Randolph Duke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas lands a lovely overhand right.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christmas.
Duke slips a jab from Christmas.
Christmas scores with a nice strike.
Christmas looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christmas.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christmas tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas scores with a jab. Duke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Christmas does it's job there.
Christmas throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke clinches with his opponent.
Duke has Christmas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Duke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Christmas tumbling to the mat - Duke dives into Christmas's guard.
Duke throws a big right hand that misses.
Duke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duke stands and throws Christmas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duke tries for a kimura but Christmas is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Christmas keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Christmas circles away.
Christmas lands with a good body shot.
Duke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christmas pinned against the cage. Christmas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duke looks gassed!
Duke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christmas defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas jabs at Duke's body.
Nice cross by Christmas.
Duke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randolph Duke.
Christmas cracks Duke with an open hand slap.
Christmas cracks Duke with a good jab.
Duke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas lands a nice shot that snaps Duke's head back.
Christmas connects with a nice looking jab.
Christmas stalks Duke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duke's face. Duke staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke is rocked!
Christmas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Christmas misses with a looping right.
Duke is still on wobbly legs! Can Christmas finish him?
Nice sprawl there from Christmas as Duke shoots in.
Vincent Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas lands with a right that hurts Duke. Duke looks to clinch but Christmas throws a short knee that drops Duke. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Vincent Christmas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jo Jo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilmer Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Jo Junior kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Be friends. Musa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by metallica enter sandman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Jo Jo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilmer Musa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musa throws a series of punches but Jo Jo Junior avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Musa misses.
Musa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Musa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jo Jo Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Musa.
Jo Jo Junior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jo Jo Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jo Jo Junior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Musa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the position but Musa is working away.
Jo Jo Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to get an arm triangle but Musa is defending well.
Jo Jo Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jo Jo Junior advances nicely into full mount.
Musa is squirming around, avoiding Jo Jo Junior's attempts to control the action.
Jo Jo Junior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Musa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior scoring with strikes but Musa is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Musa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Musa shrugs it off.
Jo Jo Junior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jo Jo Junior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jo Jo Junior looking to control but Musa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jo Jo Junior with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musa is squirming around, avoiding Jo Jo Junior's attempts to control the action.
That's four 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.
Musa can't escape the position.
Musa is trying to reverse the position but instead Jo Jo Junior has taken his back - oops!
Jo Jo Junior looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jo Jo Junior is persistently looking for the submission but Musa is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jo Jo Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Jo Jo Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jo Jo Junior fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Musa on the side of the head.
Musa is looking to clinch but Jo Jo Junior is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior fails to land the takedown.
Musa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jo Jo Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Musa tries to kick Jo Jo Junior off but Jo Jo Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jo Jo Junior 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior wants to control but Musa is keeping him busy.
Musa is trying to control but can't.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the action but Musa is working from the bottom.
Musa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jo Jo Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jo Jo Junior is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two 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.
Musa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jo Jo Junior.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jo Jo Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jo Jo Junior scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Musa is trying to stand back up but Jo Jo Junior is controlling him
Musa wants to improve his position but Jo Jo Junior is controlling well.
Jo Jo Junior working the head and body with strikes.
Jo Jo Junior is keen to just control but Musa is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior thows a huge punch but Musa dodges it nicely.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Musa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jo Jo Junior.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the action but Musa is working from the bottom.
Jo Jo Junior is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Musa sees it coming and defends easily.
Jo Jo Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Musa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Musa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Musa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jo Jo Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Musa.
Musa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jo Jo Junior is just out of range.
Jo Jo Junior dodges the punch combination from Musa.
Wilmer Musa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musa misses with a takedown
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Musa clinches but Jo Jo Junior breaks the clinch
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Musa's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jo Jo Junior dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Musa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Musa didn't expect that.
Jo Jo Junior prevents Musa from getting back to his feet.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control but Musa is working from the bottom.
Jo Jo Junior looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Musa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jo Jo Junior won't allow Musa to get back to his feet.
Joey Jo Jo Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior 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.
Musa keeping moving, preventing Jo Jo Junior from controlling successfully.
Jo Jo Junior won't allow Musa to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Musa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jo Jo Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musa looks to land a body kick but Jo Jo Junior moved away.
Musa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jo Jo Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jo Jo Junior is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musa defends it well.
Musa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jo Jo Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa wants to improve his position but Jo Jo Junior is controlling well.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musa defends it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Musa looks to clinch
and Jo Jo Junior counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Musa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilmer Musa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jo Jo Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jo Jo Junior throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jo Jo Junior working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Joey Jo Jo Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa regains half guard.
Jo Jo Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jo Jo Junior has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Jo Jo Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jo Jo Junior 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Jo Jo Junior!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Nafred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Matt Nafred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nafred looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Nafred persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wallace lands a jab.
Wallace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nafred to the mat! Nafred manages to get full guard.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Nafred is retaining full guard.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Nafred keeps moving.
Nafred is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Nafred is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Nafred looking to control.
Nafred being controlled here, momentarily.
Nafred looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wallace passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wallace's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wallace looking to finish Nafred with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nafred!
Wallace lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nafred is rocked!
Wallace wants to finish this one by submission but Nafred is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wallace.
Wallace lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Nafred is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nafred takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wallace's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Wallace!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandusky comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Gage R will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Sandusky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandusky takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Sandusky takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
R throws a right and a left that both miss.
R swings for the body but Sandusky moves out of range.
Sandusky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from R.
Sandusky throws the left hand but R avoids the punch easily.
Sandusky scores a takedown into full mount!
Sandusky tries to control but R wriggling away.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns R that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as R is looking to escape.
R tries to reverse the position but Sandusky maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky looking to finish R with some ground and pound. This is bad for R!
Sandusky punishing his opponent with strikes.
R wants to hold on but Sandusky pushes him away.
R is trying to escape the mount.
Sandusky avoids the attempt from R to control.
Sandusky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
R tries to get back to half guard but can't.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
R tries to lock up and control but Sandusky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns R that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sandusky cracks R with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sandusky with good strikes from the mount here!
Sandusky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
R is looking to improve his position but Sandusky isn't that keen on the idea.
Sandusky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky prevents R from getting the reversal.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sandusky is landing with some decent strikes but R is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
R slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky is looking to advance position but R won't allow it.
Sandusky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. R defending well though.
Sandusky prevents R from improving his position.
R slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sandusky thows a big elbow that misses.
Sandusky connects with a couple of short punches.
R has his hands on Sandusky's head, controlling the position.
Sandusky throwing strikes but missing.
R is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Sandusky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandusky wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
R lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sandusky backs up against the cage.
Sandusky misses with a body shot
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandusky is looking to clinch but R is avoiding it.
R decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
R thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R working over Sandusky with some ground and pound. Sandusky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandusky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
R stopping the sweep attempt from Sandusky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Sandusky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sandusky swings away with a body shot that misses
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandusky shoots in for a takedown but R shows good takedown defense.
Sandusky misses with an uppercut.
Sandusky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandusky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandusky digs a good hook to R's body.
Sandusky fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot lands for R.
R scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sandusky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandusky lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandusky got a little sloppy there for a moment and R has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandusky has managed to get both his arms back between R's legs - danger averted.
R manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandusky manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandusky, not yet.
R trying to control but Sandusky is working from the bottom.
Sandusky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandusky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandusky is on top in guard.
Sandusky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
R managing to control the position.
Sandusky wants to pass the guard but R is keeping the position.
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.
R looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
R lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sandusky!
R trying to control but Sandusky is having none of it.
Sandusky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sandusky wants to hold on but R pushes him away.
Sandusky is working to get back to half guard.
R is working for a guillotine from mount but Sandusky frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandusky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sandusky is working hard here to advance position.
R controlling from mount.
R looking to finish Sandusky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandusky!
Sandusky is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
R landing strikes from the mount and Sandusky is in trouble!
Gary Sandusky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
R trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sandusky is bucking up trying to escape but R cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sandusky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
R tries to control but Sandusky wriggling away.
Sandusky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
R looking for a guillotine from mount but Sandusky is having none of it.
R cracks Sandusky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandusky throws a predictable looking body shot
and R cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandusky misses the jab.
Sandusky misses with a shot to the body
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandusky defending well as R loads up on a big left hand.
Sandusky gets caught flat footed, as R shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
R looking to sit in guard and control but Sandusky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sandusky scoring with some ground and pound.
R tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandusky tries to free his leg and advance position but R is retaining full guard.
Sandusky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
R is looking to sweep but instead, Sandusky has passed into half guard.
Sandusky is keen to just control but R is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky is pressing down on R's thigh, looking to free his foot. R is holding on for now.
R moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sandusky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. R swivels though and keeps the full guard.
R wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandusky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. R swivels though and keeps the full guard.
R manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandusky manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandusky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
R wants to control from the top but Sandusky keeps moving.
Sandusky wants to sweep but no luck.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandusky is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in R's guard.
Sandusky trying to control the position from guard on top but R is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
R looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sandusky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandusky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandusky wants to pass the guard but R is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky postures up.
Sandusky wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
Sandusky working some strikes from top position.
R has his hands on Sandusky's head, controlling the position.
R is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
R thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandusky's head.
R wants to free his trapped foot but Sandusky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
R thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandusky's head.
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.
Sandusky flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sandusky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
R not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sandusky wants to improve his position but R is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
R bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sandusky misses with a jab to the body
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandusky throws a looping overhand right but R ducks down to avoid it.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandusky. Sandusky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from R.
R throws a body punch but Sandusky moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sandusky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? R is fending him off so far but Sandusky persists. Nope, R circles away and we're back to standing.
R fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandusky checks it well.
Sandusky misses the jab.
Sandusky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from R.
R tries to clinch up.
Sandusky thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandusky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
R is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
R scores with a hook.
Gary Sandusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sandusky lands.
R avoids the body shot from Sandusky.
Sandusky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sandusky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandusky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by R.
A big right from Sandusky misses.
R doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandusky circles away.
Sandusky misses with a takedown attempt
and R counters with a left and a right that stings Sandusky.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sandusky is looking to clinch.
R scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandusky doesn't seem bothered though.
R lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
R shoots in and bounces Sandusky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sandusky trying to keep a closed guard but R is proving a slippery customer.
R stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandusky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sandusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
R is stalling in the full guard.
R stands up over Sandusky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandusky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandusky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
R being controlled here momentarily.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandusky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
R is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandusky with shots to the head and body - R looks very uncomfortable down there.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
Sandusky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sandusky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sandusky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sandusky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
R keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandusky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
R connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandusky. Sandusky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from R misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandusky. R does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandusky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and R counters with a left to the body.
Sandusky throws a big shot that misses.
Sandusky is looking to wear down R with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sandusky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. R defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
letting R counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sandusky misses the body punch
and R counters with a nice body shot.
Sandusky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
R looking for submissions off his back.
Sandusky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandusky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. R manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
R regains full guard. Nicely done.
R throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sandusky escapes and throws R's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sandusky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sandusky advances nicely into full mount.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. R looks a forlorn figure.
Sandusky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
R is trying desperately to improve position.
Sandusky working R over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is working to get back to half guard.
R takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sandusky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sandusky goes for an armbar but R turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from R.
R stopping the sweep attempt from Sandusky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells R's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gage R is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
R won't allow Sandusky to sweep him here.
Sandusky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for R!
R is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gary Sandusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
R in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
R can't escape the position.
R wants to control but Sandusky is having none of it.
Sandusky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Sandusky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think R 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage R!
Gage R is the new middleweight champion!
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