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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Cam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen March of Cambreadth as his entrance music. Zach Cam looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Cam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands a head kick that stumbles Cam and the fighters go to the mat.
Cam is rocked!
McDonald advances position into side control!
Oh Cam is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cam is trying to get back to his feet.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cam keeps working.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cam seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cam stops McDonald from passing to mount.
Cam tries to improve position but can't.
Cam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cam tries to get out of the position.
McDonald trying to control the action but Cam is working from the bottom.
Cam is breathing heavily.
McDonald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McDonald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McDonald decides to stand back up.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Cam moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
Cam closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cam has clasped his hands together around McDonald's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McDonald prevents Cam from improving position.
McDonald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cam!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cam is now in McDonald's guard. A big mistake from McDonald there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Cam pushes his legs off easily.
Cam drops back looking for a leg! McDonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McDonald manages to kick Cam off! Cam jumps back into McDonald's guard.
Cam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Cam stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cam!
McDonald works his way to his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is cranking Cam's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Cam! He's tightened the choke and Cam is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie McDonald!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Owen Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Goddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham Goddard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Jackson!
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, Graham Goddard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goddard has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Goddard blocks with his arms.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Goddard is blocking nicely.
A short left from Jackson.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson is working Goddard over against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Goddard won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goddard avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goddard just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goddard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goddard.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Goddard manages to get underhooks.
Jackson pulls guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Goddard postures up.
Goddard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goddard, into his guard.
Jackson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Goddard to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jackson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Goddard pulls down on the head and he's put Jackson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Graham Goddard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Calvin Thompson enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Rosenthal!
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, Calvin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson tries to bum rush Rosenthal with a series of wild strikes but Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Thompson tests Rosenthal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosenthal in the body.
Rosenthal moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Rosenthal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Rosenthal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenthal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
Rosenthal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson is trying to work for a sweep but Rosenthal has mounted him!
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal controlling the pace for now.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rosenthal.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Rosenthal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thompson's face.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rosenthal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thompson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rosenthal tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thompson's face.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rosenthal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosenthal working Thompson over with strikes here.
Thompson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rosenthal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thompson looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosenthal avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Thompson looks gassed!
Rosenthal landing shots from mount.
Rosenthal with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson taking shots to the head.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosenthal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Rosenthal prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Thompson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal lands with some strikes.
Rosenthal lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rosenthal with good strikes from the mount here!
Rosenthal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rosenthal with a couple of short strikes.
Rosenthal landing strikes from the mount.
Rosenthal lands with some strikes.
Rosenthal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rosenthal cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rosenthal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Rosenthal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rosenthal is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Rosenthal prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Thompson wants to control but Rosenthal passes into side.
Thompson tries to bench press Rosenthal off him but Rosenthal keeps the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson takes a swing at Rosenthal's ribcage but misses.
Rosenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses the jab.
Rosenthal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Rosenthal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Rosenthal's shoulder, as Rosenthal tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Rosenthal or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Rosenthal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosenthal is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rosenthal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Rosenthal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosenthal trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson controls Rosenthal momentarily but Rosenthal frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rosenthal counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
Rosenthal trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thompson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rosenthal slips nicely into half guard.
Rosenthal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rosenthal is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Rosenthal is controlling well.
Rosenthal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosenthal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson has a hand on Rosenthal's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rosenthal takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal controlling the pace for now.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal landing punches.
Rosenthal lands a big shot there that rocks Thompson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Rosenthal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
BOOM! Rosenthal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson tries to hold on but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosenthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rosenthal with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal controlling the position easily from mount.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rosenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
Rosenthal looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
Rosenthal working Thompson over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rosenthal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Rosenthal maintains control.
Rosenthal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound effectively.
Rosenthal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson wants to control but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Holden Rosenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosenthal raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Rosenthal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rosenthal looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is in a horrible position here. Rosenthal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rosenthal is landing with some decent strikes but Thompson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rosenthal cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosenthal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson stalks Rosenthal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rosenthal's face. Rosenthal staggers backwards, shaken.
Rosenthal shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Rosenthal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Rosenthal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosenthal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosenthal manages to get himself to full guard.
Rosenthal working a defensive guard here.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosenthal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson is in close to Rosenthal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Rosenthal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rosenthal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Rosenthal unloading with bombs!
Rosenthal raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Rosenthal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Thompson wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Rosenthal lands a big shot there that rocks Thompson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rosenthal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Thompson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rosenthal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson taking shots to the head.
Rosenthal landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rosenthal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Calvin Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a big elbow.
Rosenthal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Rosenthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rosenthal breaks from Thompson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson tries to hold on but Rosenthal postures up.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rosenthal prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosenthal cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson taking shots to the head.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosenthal with the ground and pound from mount.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound effectively.
Rosenthal breaks from Thompson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal landing shots from mount.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Thompson tries to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rosenthal lands with some strikes.
Rosenthal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosenthal landing strikes from the mount and Thompson is in trouble!
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rosenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Rosenthal's attempts to control the action.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rosenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosenthal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Chesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melving Manhoeff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoeff has chosen Young Jeezy ft Rick Ross - I'm a Boss as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Chesner!
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, Melving Manhoeff!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoeff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chesner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhoeff pinned against the cage. Manhoeff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chesner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chesner is working for a kimura but Manhoeff is defending it quite comfortably.
Manhoeff is positioning himself well to prevent Chesner advancing to mount.
Chesner is looking for a kimura but Manhoeff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chesner to get the leverage.
Manhoeff trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chesner works his way into side control.
Manhoeff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manhoeff looks gassed!
Chesner is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Manhoeff looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chesner gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Manhoeff is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chesner lets go of the hold and Manhoeff can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rock Chesner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Volte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Way You Make Me Feel. Nasir Volte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Franklin's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasir Volte!
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, Bob Franklin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volte looks for a takedown but Franklin sprawls well.
Bob Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A choreographed right hand from Volte misses the target.
Jab by Volte.
Volte checks a low kick from Franklin.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volte Rushes Franklin and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Franklin is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Volte Piles on the pressure and Franklin crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Volte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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, Harry Beaver!
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, Jack Kerns!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerns gets underhooks to prevent Beaver's takedown attempt.
Kerns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaver.
Kerns breaks the clinch.
Beaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerns throws a series of punches but Beaver avoids them all with ease.
Kerns looks to clinch
and Beaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beaver misses with a knee strike.
Kerns managing to block the knees to the body from Beaver.
Beaver is trying to stall.
Beaver wants a takedown but no success here.
Beaver can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Beaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kerns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Kerns.
Kerns manages to break the clinch.
Kerns shoots in and bounces Beaver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kerns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns postures up and lands a big shot to Beaver's brow.
Kerns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kerns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beaver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerns won't allow Beaver to sweep him here.
Beaver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kerns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kerns throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Beaver is looking to clinch but Kerns is avoiding it.
Beaver throws a head kick but Kerns moves out of range.
Beaver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerns manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Beaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Kerns.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerns throws out a loose jab but Beaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kerns throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Kerns 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.
Kerns is working Beaver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kerns wants to control from the top but Beaver keeps moving.
Kerns drops back looking for a leg! Beaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beaver manages to kick Kerns off! Kerns jumps back into Beaver's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaver trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns landing with the ground and pound.
Kerns landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beaver had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kerns is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Beaver Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kerns's back instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beaver doesn't have the hooks in and Kerns manages to turn into his guard.
Beaver is trying to control the position but Kerns postures up.
Kerns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beaver's head.
Kerns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beaver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns passes Beaver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kerns there.
Beaver is staying active underneath Kerns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kerns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver is looking to improve his position.
Kerns decides to return to a standing position.
Beaver feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kerns is on top in guard.
Beaver has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kerns should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Beaver has tightened it up now! Kerns should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harry Beaver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prince kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Mat Matmat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mat Matmat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
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, Maritn Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matmat swivels and escapes.
Boudreaux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matmat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matmat scores with punches from side control.
Boudreaux struggling a bit here.
Matmat advances to mount.
Boudreaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matmat breaks from Boudreaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matmat landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matmat breaks from Boudreaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
Boudreaux is rocked!
Boudreaux regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matmat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Matmat.
Boudreaux won't allow Matmat to pass to mount.
Boudreaux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat is in close to Boudreaux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matmat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matmat preventing the sweep.
Boudreaux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat pushes down on Boudreaux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boudreaux is looking to escape.
Matmat slips a nice elbow through Boudreaux's hands, connecting with Boudreaux's forehead.
Matmat stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matmat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matmat winds up and cracks Boudreaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matmat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matmat wants to take a breather but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boudreaux wants to get back to full guard.
Matmat working over Boudreaux with some ground and pound. Boudreaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matmat content to control rather than advance.
Boudreaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boudreaux looks gassed!
Boudreaux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boudreaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matmat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matmat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boudreaux has his foot on Matmat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matmat works his way back into a safe position though.
Matmat trying to control the position from guard on top but Boudreaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matmat distracts Boudreaux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matmat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matmat lands a couple of digs.
Matmat stays in close to Boudreaux's body and controls the position.
Matmat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matmat lands a couple of elbows.
Matmat wants to pass the guard but Boudreaux is keeping the position.
Boudreaux is trying to control the position but Matmat postures up.
Matmat chips away with some ground and pound.
Matmat works over Boudreaux with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boudreaux has his foot on Matmat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matmat works his way back into a safe position though.
Matmat passes into half guard.
Matmat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matmat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matmat working over Boudreaux with some ground and pound. Boudreaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matmat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matmat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boudreaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boudreaux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Matmat pulls his head out easily.
Matmat tries to pass to full mount but Boudreaux defends it.
Matmat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boudreaux throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat 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.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maritn Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matmat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matmat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Matmat circles away easily
and Matmat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boudreaux won't be happy with that.
Matmat working the ground and pound from side control.
Matmat wants to control for a moment but Boudreaux uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boudreaux is working for a submission of some sort.
Matmat manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat trying to strike off his back.
Boudreaux looking to sit in guard and control but Matmat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matmat throwing strikes from guard but Boudreaux blocks nicely.
Boudreaux is looking for a triangle but Matmat pushes his legs off easily.
Matmat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matmat tries to free his leg and advance position but Boudreaux is retaining full guard.
Matmat won't allow Boudreaux to sweep him here.
Boudreaux looking for a guillotine here but Matmat defends easily.
Matmat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Boudreaux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boudreaux misses with a takedown attempt
and Matmat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Matmat stops Boudreaux from standing up.
Matmat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudreaux is keeping the position for now.
Matmat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matmat passes Boudreaux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boudreaux is trying to stand.
Boudreaux looking for submissions off his back.
Boudreaux kicks off Matmat and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matmat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boudreaux pinned against the cage. Boudreaux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Matmat moves out of range easily.
Matmat shoots and misses
and Boudreaux counters with a big head kick but Matmat shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudreaux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
Matmat tries for a takedown but Boudreaux circles away easily
and Boudreaux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matmat's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Boudreaux wants to stand but Matmat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Matmat tries to strike from the bottom.
Matmat throwing short punches from the bottom.
Boudreaux forces his way into half guard.
Matmat trying to control here.
Matmat striking from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boudreaux drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matmat dives on top into guard.
Matmat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matmat prevents Boudreaux from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mat Matmat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux lands with a nice combination. Matmat backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boudreaux, right into the meat.
Matmat shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudreaux sprawls well. He's pushed Matmat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matmat shoots in and drives through. Boudreaux sprawls well.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Matmat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boudreaux looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boudreaux gets back to half guard.
Matmat prevents Boudreaux from improving his position.
Boudreaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matmat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boudreaux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat lands with a punch from half guard.
Matmat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boudreaux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boudreaux is looking to get to half guard.
Matmat lands a big shot there that rocks Boudreaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matmat scoring with strikes but Boudreaux is staying in there.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matmat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matmat raining down shots from the mount!
Matmat scoring with strikes but Boudreaux is staying in there.
Boudreaux is still in real trouble! Can Matmat finish him?
Boudreaux is looking to improve his position but Matmat isn't that keen on the idea.
Boudreaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Matmat working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudreaux taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mat Matmat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matmat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matmat in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boudreaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matmat avoids the attempt from Boudreaux to control.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boudreaux tries to lock up and control but Matmat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to improve his position but Matmat has a good base and remains in mount.
Matmat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matmat with shots to the head and body - Boudreaux looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Matmat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boudreaux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boudreaux is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Matmat.
Boudreaux is looking to improve his position but Matmat isn't that keen on the idea.
Matmat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matmat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boudreaux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matmat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matmat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boudreaux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matmat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matmat landing shots from mount.
Matmat working Boudreaux over with strikes here.
Matmat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matmat cracks Boudreaux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boudreaux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matmat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boudreaux manages to get to full guard.
Matmat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boudreaux working for a triangle but Matmat defends it easily.
Matmat trying to control but Boudreaux is working from the bottom.
Matmat advances to half guard.
Boudreaux wants to get back to his feet.
Maritn Boudreaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matmat in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matmat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boudreaux for as long as he can get away with.
Boudreaux tries to kick Matmat off but Matmat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Matmat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matmat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Matmat!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Wessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Wessel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Wessel!
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, Christian King!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wessel looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King is rocked!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wessel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wessel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
A punch lands to the side of Wessel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Wessel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King misses with a takedown
and Wessel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wessel wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wessel won't allow King to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Wessel is controlling the position.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King looks gassed!
King looking to control.
King working for a triangle but Wessel defends it easily.
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.
Wessel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King has his foot on Wessel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wessel works his way back into a safe position though.
Wessel trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King has momentary wrist control but Wessel slips an elbow through the middle.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wessel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wessel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wessel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wessel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King is looking for a sweep.
Wessel tries to stand but King is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wessel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wessel scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Wessel postures up.
King looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wessel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wessel shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Wessel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Wessel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wessel falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wessel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wessel tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wessel wants to clinch.
Wessel throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King trying to control but Wessel is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Wessel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wessel keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wessel wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wessel wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Wessel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wessel stuffs the takedown.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eric Wessel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wessel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Wessel fights it but they end up in guard.
Christian King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Wessel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King tries to move to full mount but Wessel actually manages to regain half guard.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Wessel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wessel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wessel regains full guard. Nicely done.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Wessel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wessel is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. King Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wessel's back instead.
Wessel trying to control the position but King manages to sink in the hooks.
Wessel covering up well and avoiding damage.
King avoiding Wessel 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King tightening his grip on Wessel, looking for the choke.
Wessel wants to escape the position.
King looking to break Wessel's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wessel remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wessel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wessel breaks King's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wessel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King is striking off his back. Wessel thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Wessel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King looks to land a combination but Wessel avoids it well.
Wessel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Wessel didn't expect that.
Wessel looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King looking to pass the guard.
King advances to half guard.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King 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.
Wessel tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands up out of the half guard.
Wessel lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into rage.
Wessel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King trying to control from half guard but Wessel is working away.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wessel has given up his back here. Will King look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wessel trying to control but not successfully.
Wessel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wessel won't allow King to pass to mount.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Wessel defends the submission attempt.
King wants to pass the guard but Wessel is defending well.
King with the ground and pound but Wessel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wessel works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wessel!
Wessel tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wessel falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eric Wessel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wessel shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Wessel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wessel throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian King!
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